Sutherland Forest Nursery Station La Pépinière de Sutherland The Sutherland Forest Nursery Station, like the earlier nursery at Indian head, made an important contribution to tree-planting on the Prairies. Established by the federal Forestry Branch in 1913, it was created to promote shelterbelts and European ideals of farm beautification. Until 1966, hardy shrub and tree varieties were tested and developed here, and millions of seedlings were distributed to farmers. The forestry stations also demonstrated horticultural techniques, as evident in the abundant examples of surviving experimental plots, shelterbelts and ornamental plantings at Sutherland. La Pépinière de Sutherland, tout comme celle d'Indian Head, établie auparavant, contribua largement au boisement des Prairies. Aménagée par la Direction fédérale des forêts en 1913, elle visait à promouvoir les brise-vent et les idéaux européens d'embellissement des fermes. Jusqu'en 1966, on y éprouva et développa des arbustes vivaces et des essences forestières et on distribua des millions de jeunes plants aux agriculteurs. Les pépinières servirent aussi à l'expérimentation de techniques horticoles, comme en témoignent les parcells expérimentales, brise-vent et plantations d'ornement encore nombreux à Sutherland.

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