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Dams that control flood waters across the state may be harming a unique type of forest.
Floodplain forests --once abundant along river corridors-- now account for less than two percent of New Hampshire. The Nature Conservancy and the US Army Corps of Engineers are studying these forests to learn how to protect them while still safeguarding cities and towns from floods.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports on the forests’ distinctive ecology.