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Forestry Farm Park and Zoo

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.

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Forestry Farm Park and Zoo

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 épouva 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 parcelles expérimentales, brise-vent et plantations d’ornement encore nombreux à Sutherland.

Location: 1903 Forestry Farm Park Drive, Saskatoon
Emplacement : 1903 Forestry Farm Park Drive, Saskatoon
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 52.155998, -106.584070
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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