Sitka Spruce Plantation - View this location on map This is the site of the oldest recorded afforestation project (1805) on the North American continent, representing a Russian attempt to make the colony at Unalaska self-sufficient in timber. The number of trees originally planted is not known; however, in 1834, 24 trees stood. As of 1975, six orginal trees remained and there are hundreds of new seedlings. Unalaska vicinity, Unalaska, Alaska Historical

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