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Sherburne County Soil & Water Conservation District
Tree Program
The tree program originated in order to provide landowners with an
affordable and convenient way to purchase trees and shrubs for
conservation practices, such as, windbreaks, shelterbelts, living
snowfences, scenic buffers, wildlife habitat and more.
The tree program is an important annual event. Individuals may place
orders with the Soil & Water Conservation District between January 1
and the end of April. The trees come from the Minnesota State
Nursery in
Download our 2010 Tree Order Form
Learn About our Planting Service
Find out what trees are right for you.
Native Plant Program
For many years the district has been providing landowners with the
opportunity to purchase tree seedlings at an affordable price. This
was started because tree planting is an important conservation
practice that provides countless benefits, and for most landowners
was cost prohibitive.
Restoration of native plant communities is equally important as
restoring forest communities and planting windbreaks. Unfortunately
this element of good land stewardship is not practiced to the extent
that it should due to limited availability of plants, cost, and lack
of convenience.
The
district is partnering
with Dragonfly Gardens to offer a wide selection
of native plant collections. People that purchased plants the last
few years were pleased with the plant stock from Dragonfly Gardens
with six different collections to choose from.
There is definitely something for
everyone; whether you want to add wildflowers to an existing
prairie, create a miniature prairie, plant a natural buffer along
your lakeshore, restore your woodland understory, or diversify your
wetland vegetation.
Download our Native Plant Order Form to learn more about each collection offered. Be sure to check out the new fern collection and woodland extras.