Last year it was western red cedar, this year it’s black spruce. This week staff at UNBC’s IK Barber Enhanced Forestry Lab, sowed over 2000 black spruce seeds for ALRF. When they are ready in 3 months, the seedlings will be planted on wet soils within Block 22 this spring as a demonstration site for species diversity. Stay tuned as we post updates on the seedlings as they grow in the greenhouse!