CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT: DIVISION OF GAME AND FISH:

An Inventory of Its Drainage Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. Division of Game and Fish.
Title:Drainage Files.
Dates:1952-1955.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract: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.
Quantity:0.7 cubic feet (50 folders in partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Arranged by county.


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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Division of Game and Fish. Drainage Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 985-187

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017100190104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
131.H.15.2FBecker County.
Blue Earth County.
Brown County.
Carver County.
Chisago County.
Chippewa County.
Clay County.
Cottonwood County.
Faribault County.
Fillmore County.
Freeborn County.
Hubbard County.
Itasca County.
Kandiyohi County.
Kandiyohi: Crow River Basin.
Lake of the Woods County.
Lac Qui Parle County.
Lac Qui Parle: Ten Mile Creek.
Le Sueur County.
Lincoln County.
Lyon County.
Mahnomen County.
Marshall County.
Martin County.
McLeod County.
Meeker County.
Murray County.
Nicollet County.
Norman County.
Norman: Spring Creek Watershed maps, 1944.
Otter Tail County.
Pennington County.
Polk County.
Pope County.
Redwood County.
Rice County.
Scott County.
Sibley County.
Steele County.
Swift County.
Waseca County.
Yellow Medicine County.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Drainage -- Minnesota.
Wetlands -- Minnesota.
Persons:
Dorer, Richard J.
Vesall, David B.
Organizations:
Minnesota. Bureau of Wildlife Development.
United States. Soil Conservation Service.

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