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Number One Shelterbelt – Willow OK

Map of major planting areas of the shelterbelt project  from 1934-1942

Map of major planting areas of the shelterbelt project  from 1934-1942

U.S. Forest Service - The Forest Service: Fighting for Public Lands by Gerald W. Williams

Map of major planting areas of the shelterbelt project  from 1934-1942

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Map of major planting areas of the shelterbelt project  from 1934-1942

U.S. Forest Service - The Forest Service: Fighting for Public Lands by Gerald W. Williams

Map of major planting areas of the shelterbelt project  from 1934-1942

U.S. Forest Service - The Forest Service: Fighting for Public Lands by Gerald W. Williams

Project type: Forestry and Agriculture, Erosion Control
Agency: Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
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Description

The first tree of the Great Plains Shelterbelt, an Austrian pine, was planted at the Ed Curtis farm near Willow, Oklahoma, on March 18, 1935. The state forester of Oklahoma, George Phillips, did the honors.

The Great Plains Shelterbelt was designed to mitigate damage from the 1930s dust storms.

Source notes

https://southernforests.org/resources/publications/the-southern-perspective/the-southern-perspective-september-2010/update-from-the-states/the-no.-1-shelterbelt-celebrates-75-years


Wikipedia, Great Plains Shelterbelt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plains_Shelterbelt), accessed Aug. 2022.


"Fighting the Drouth" Popular Mechanics, October 1934.

Project originally submitted by Barbara Pendleton on August 15, 2022.

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Location Info

Willow, OK 73673

Coordinates: 35.6136724, -95.958284

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