Savenac Nursery Historic District is located near Haugan in Mineral County , Montana . It is 15 miles from St. Regis , Montana . Savenac was once one of the largest and oldest USDA Forest Service tree nurseries in the western United States , operating from 1907 until 1969 . The nursery was created by Elers Koch , of the Forest Service , who also helped fight the Great Fire of 1910 that destroyed much of the Rocky Mountains in the northern part of USA , including the nursery . Savenac once produced over 12 million seedlings annually for use in reforestation of national forests throughout the United States . Its former operations have been moved to the Coeur d'Alene Nursery in Idaho
Great Fire of 1910
Great Fire of 1910
Savenac Nursery Historic District