Tree Planting Demonstration Was Well-Attended

 

May 12, 2021

While explaining the benefits of pruning, Hillary Maxwell, the Family Consumer Science MSU Extension Agent for the Fort Belknap Reservation, shows those attending the tree planting event last week the proper procedures for pruning a fruit tree.

On May 6, the tree planting demonstration held at the Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC) Greenhouse had approximately sixty people in attendance as USDA Extension Program Director Manny Morales and Hillary Maxwell, the Family Consumer Science MSU Extension Agent for the Fort Belknap Reservation, delivered their presentations.

Because the give-away was so well-attended, the fruit trees and fruit shrubs ran out quickly. In fact, not all those who braved the road construction were rewarded with plants. However, the handouts with information pertaining to planting and caring for trees and shrubs were pl...



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