A Fort Collins nursery is being rebuilt to grow up to 2 million seedlings a year
More than $15 million in state and federal money is modernizing the Colorado State Forest Service nursery on CSU's Foothills Campus so it can supply trees and shrubs for wildfire recovery, watersheds, and habitat.
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Colorado expects the Colorado State Forest Service nursery in Fort Collins to turn out 1 million to 2 million container seedlings a year, The NoCo Herald reported. The nursery, on Colorado State University's Foothills Campus, has been renovated with more than $15 million in state and federal money.
The work adds greenhouses and shade houses, better irrigation, and a new headhouse meant to mechanize seeding. The state said the extra plants are for restoration after wildfire, for watershed protection, and for habitat. The figure is a production target for the rebuilt nursery, not a count of trees already in the ground.
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The Colorado State Forest Service has a nursery in Fort Collins, on Colorado State University's Foothills Campus. It is getting a big update, paid for with more than $15 million from the state and the federal government. New greenhouses, shade houses, irrigation, and a building for seeding are meant to help workers grow more plants with less hand work. The state expects the nursery to produce 1 million to 2 million seedlings in containers each year. Those trees and shrubs are for places that need replanting after wildfire, and for streams and wildlife habitat.
- Why grow a tree in a container before planting it in a burned forest?
- What is the difference between a greenhouse and a shade house?
- Who might use a million seedlings in one year?
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