Native Alaska seedlings

Native alpine milkvetch and northern sweetvetch seedlings planted in trays by Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District.

Photo By/Credit

Summer Nay/Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District

Date Shot/Created

07/30/2024

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Species in "Seedlings Summer 2024" are Astragalus alpinus (alpine milkvetch) and Hedysarum boreale ssp. mackenziei (northern sweetvetch). The seeds were collected in 2023 and planted in late spring 2024. First leaves appeared within 3 weeks of planting. The goal is to use plants in restoration projects.