Fort Folly First Nation Christmas Tree Program
The Fort Folly First Nation has embarked on a Christmas Tree plantation project. This is the fifth year
that the Reserve has taken this on.
In order to achieve our goal of having these trees survive we work in stages. As you will see by the following
write up.
The first stage of this project involves searching areas with acidic soil suitable for the seedlings.Once we
have accomplished this then we set out to do the second stage which is clearing the area of any trees or bushes with a
bushsaw. After this is done stage three begins by planting the seedlings and surrounding them with proper soil.
Stage four is the upkeep of these seedlings throughout the length of the program. After the completion of
stage four then we can move on with the next stage. They have to find and mark the previous years trees and prune them up.
Label previous planting by separating years with different colored flags. Researching of the trees to find out which
ones are wild and which ones have been planted throughout previous years of programs.
Mapping of the sites consists of inputting the sites of the planted areas onto a GPS. This includes all
5 years of planting. Grid and graph areas for planting seedlings equal distances of 6 feet.
This years project is being headed up by 2 females. The Fort Folly First Nation has hired 2
reserve members to oversee this project. They went in knowing very little about this project but have gained knowledge
via researching the internet, asking questions to people who specialize in this field and by hands on experience.