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
- Conservation of Natural Resources, Tutorials Point
- 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
MCSCD Docs:
- Long Range Work Plan (pdf)
- Cover Crops (pdf)
Employee Documents:
Employment Opportunities:
- seasonal help for tree planting:
– tractor driver
– tree planter/fabric application
Scholarships: