Volunteer Power

Volunteers, technicians, and Refuge staff pose for a picture after planting over 1700 aspen tree seedlings in two exclosures totaling five acres in size at a Refuge timber improvement project site to facilitate Wildland Urban Interface. The timber improvement project will help mitigate wildfire dangers near the Refuge headquarters.
Aspen seeds were hand collected from six different mother trees around the Refuge and propagated into 12"-18" seedlings by the Montana Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation tree seedling nursery.
Many thanks to the volunteers and all who volunteered their time and efforts on a chilly snowy mid-May to plant tree seedlings. Photo by Cortez Rohr/USFWS.