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MA 5. Lynnfield Marsh. Acreage: 300. 



Location: Essex and Middlesex counties; about 1.5 miles NE of Wakefield; 

 reached via Rt. 128. 



Description: Cattail marsh; traditional site for finding migrant marsh birds, sur- 

 rounded by sprout hardwoods and numerous, scattered houses. 



Encroachments: Industrial and amusement park developments have come right 

 up to the edge on two sides; a golf course is on a third. Parts may be in control 

 of local conservation commissions but it is annually subjected to treatment for 

 mosquito control. 



Data source: William H. Drury, Jr., Hatheway School of Conservation Educa- 

 tion, Lincoln, Mass. 01773. 



Other knowledgeable persons: Bennett Keenan, 17 Hart Rd., Lynnfield Center, 



Mass. 01940. 



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