Hay Huts Dot Boreal Floodplain (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Hay Huts Dot Boreal Floodplain

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Huts used for storing fodder dot the floodplains, where sedges have been harvested for hundreds of years without additional fertilization. Early settlers cleared willows to encourage and harvest sedges and grasses.

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T DeLuca/U of Washington

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