As the U.S. Department of Agriculture grant-funded Chilkat Valley Orchard Project nears the end of its educational workshop series, several residents are planning to apply their knowledge to orchards this spring.
“We had already cleared trees to put in an orchard, so the lecture series was serendipitous,” Haines Borough interim manager Alekka Fullerton said. She said the workshop has changed her family’s thinking about orchard layout.
“Our design concept has changed since taking part in…
