Drainage files, 1952-1955.

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Drainage files, 1952-1955.

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Files of David B. Vesall, assistant supervisor, Bureau of Wildlife Development, and Richard J. Dorer, supervisor, Bureau of Wildlife Development, concerning drainage and ditch improvement projects, mainly on proposed or active croplands, that affected wildlife (especially waterfowl) habitat and lake levels. They include correspondence with farmers and others, maps of drainage areas, and field reports on wetland conditions, the nature of proposed drainage projects, anticipated effects on wildlife, and recommendations. A number of the files also reflect the Bureau's coordination with the U.S. Soil Conservation Service.

0.7 cu. ft. (50 folders in partial box).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 6710340

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Vesall, David B.

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Minnesota. Bureau of Wildlife Development.

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United States. Soil Conservation Service

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Reports were prepared by various engineers with the Soil Conservation Service. From the description of Reports of a land management survey, Navajo Indian Reservation, 1930-1938. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31277347 Formed in 1935, the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) was an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Its function was to promote and lead efforts to protect against soil and watershed degradation as part of a broader concern fo...

Dorer, Richard J.

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Minnesota. Division of Game and Fish

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