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Title
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Denbigh Station and Experimental Forest
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Description
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Article on an experimental forest project in North Dakota operated by the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration to look for solutions to the problems caused by drought and soil erosion during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Created in 1930, Denbigh Station and Experimental Forest in McHenry County, North Dakota, station personnel studied tree varieties and soil conservation techniques to determine which would be most suitable to the plains states. The article describes creation of and work done at Denbigh, and how the forest is still used today as a seed source and has become an important habitat for wildlife.
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
