In the 1930s, mules helped harvest seedlings at what is now the George O. White State Forest Nursery near Licking. This picture dates to 1937. Today modern machinery helps the Missouri Department of Conservation nursery allocate more than two million trees for public and private needs across the state. Credit: Missouri Department of Conservation

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