Lucky Peak Nursery
Welcome
to the Lucky Peak Nursery. A place that grows trees so that your
forests are forever.
Trees are one of nature's most abundant and beautiful
creations in the forest. But aside from their beauty, trees are
important for other reasons. They protect the soil and keep the
rain from washing it away. Trees provide shade, protection, and
homes for wildlife. They produce the oxygen we need to breathe,
and put moisture into the air. And trees provide us with lumber
for our homes, and paper for us to write on.
The Lucky Peak Nursery is actually a tree farm that
grows trees that will be replanted in forests that need them. Established
in 1959, the Lucky Peak Nursery stores seed and grows trees for
all of the National Forests in Southern Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Western
Wyoming, Arizona, and new Mexico.
Every
year, the nursery grows about five million trees on 60 acres of
land. The nursery grows many different kinds of trees, such as ponderosa
pine, lodgepole pine, Douglas-fir, Englemann spruce, and western
larch.
These trees are used to replant areas that have been
damaged by fire, insect attacks, high winds, and decay. They are
also used to replant areas that have been harvested to make wood
products.
Lucky Peak Nursery
(208) 343-1977
School Tours
School tours are available April through June,
Monday-Friday, 10:00-12:00 noon. There is no cost for these tours.
This meets first grade and fourth grade science core curriculum.
Reservations are required.
For more information on the tour or to make a reservation contact
Kelly at 208-343-1977
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