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gptkbp:instanceOf
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tree planting project
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gptkbp:administeredBy
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gptkb:Civilian_Conservation_Corps
gptkb:Works_Progress_Administration
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Prairie_States_Forestry_Project
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:New_Deal
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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largest tree planting project in US history
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Great Plains Shelterbelt
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gptkbp:impact
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improved agricultural productivity
improved microclimate for crops
provided wildlife habitat
reduced wind erosion
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gptkbp:involvedState
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gptkb:Iowa
gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:Minnesota
gptkb:Nebraska
gptkb:North_Dakota
gptkb:Oklahoma
gptkb:South_Dakota
gptkb:Texas
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:United_States_Forest_Service
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gptkbp:length
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about 100 miles wide
about 18,600 miles long
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Great_Plains,_United_States
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gptkbp:purpose
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prevent soil erosion
combat Dust Bowl effects
provide windbreaks
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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New Deal programs
Dust Bowl
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gptkbp:startDate
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1934
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gptkbp:status
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many shelterbelts still exist
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gptkbp:treeSpeciesPlanted
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gptkb:red_cedar
gptkb:green_ash
gptkb:Russian_olive
cottonwood
hackberry
elm
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gptkbp:treesPlanted
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over 220 million
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Soil_Conservation_Service
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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