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52. Cox, W. T. 1939. Marsh firebreaks a boon to wildlife. Am. For. 45:109-111, 137.
Deep peat lands in northern Minnesota have been damaged by drainage and subsequent fire. These have been returned to more natural conditions by resettling farmers and building dams to raise water levels to control fire. Fire, originally uncommon, is once again largely absent from the area. [K-L-S]
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