Tree Planting Helpful Links:
All About Windbreaks:
- How Windbreaks Work
- Windbreak Establishment
- Windbreaks for Wildlife
- Windbreaks for Rural Living
- Windbreaks for Livestock Operations
- Windbreaks for Snow Management
- Windbreak Renovation
- Field Windbreaks
Tree Protection and Problems:
- Emerald Ash Borer
- Dutch Elm Disease
- Fire Blight Fact Sheet
- Cedar-Apple Rust Fact Sheet
- Protecting Trees from Deer
- Tree Irrigation Water Fact Sheet
- Damaging our Trees Fact Sheet
- Tree Water Management Fact Sheet
- Fertilizing Trees
- Pruning of Overgrown Shrubs
- Pruning a Deciduous Tree
- Pruning Evergreens
Other Helpful Agencies:
- North Dakota Grazing Lands Coalition
- North Dakota NRCS
- Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory
- Area 4 SCD Cooperative Research Farm
- The Regional Environmental Educational Series (TREES)
- Lincoln-Oakes Nurseries
- Big Sioux Nursery
- Towner Nursery
- USDA Farmers.gov
- Morton County Extension Office
- Soil Health Champions Network
- Arbor Day – Tree selection tips
- Audubon Dakota
- Project Wet
Conservation:
- The Story of Conservation Origins – Video
- Backyard Conservation – Special thanks to Ms. Ainsworth & her students for this helpful link!
- USDA Conservation Programs
- USDA Conservation
- High Tunnel Initiative
- NRCS High Tunnel Questionairre
- NRCS Conservation Practice Overview – High Tunnels
- Why Conservation Education Matters – Ted Talk
- What is a Soil Conservation District?
- Urban Agriculture – Ted Talk
- High Tunnel – Video
- Why Conservation is Important
- Rainfall simulator demonstration – soil health
- The Future of Food – Video Documentary by Burleigh Co SCD
The Future of Food walks back through the history of agriculture and takes a look forward to Regenerative Agriculture. Past increases in food demand were met with prairie and forest converted to cropland, increased fertilizer and pesticide usage, and an emphasis on volume. The Future of Food is based on diverse cropping systems and grazing systems utilizing cover crops, increased produce production both indoors and outdoors, direct marketing to consumers, stacking enterprises with a diversity of livestock, reductions in food waste, and nutrient density awareness. The 5 Soil Health Principles provide us with a Regenerative Agriculture starting point and path forward. Together we can make this happen, we hope you enjoy the video. – Introduction by Jay Fuhrer
MCSCD Docs:
- Long Range Work Plan (pdf)
- Cover Crops (pdf)
Employee Documents:
Employment Opportunities:
- seasonal help for tree planting:
– tree planter/fabric application
Scholarships: