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Natural buffers for agricultural lands

Buffer strips of grass, trees and other perennial plants along stream banks can catch chemicals and contaminated water before they run off in farmer's fields.

By Mark Boswell

April 29, 2015 at 7:47PM

(Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Mark Boswell

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Mark Boswell is Deputy News Graphics Director at the Minnesota Star Tribune and has over 30 years experience as a visual journalist, illustrator and writer.

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