This and That About Trees or 2 weeks training in 30 minutes

The “Rules”

CPA-052 Not so bad Good start of a conservation plan Encourages us to think of consequences Keeps NRCS out of hot water

Cultural Tree plantings are undertakings We will check –Some locally, some through state office On this – much easier to ask permission than beg forgiveness Plan ahead

One Call Generally not “Required” for tree planting BUT…….

Required “Stuff” FOTG IV Specs II 20-Year Tree Heights IV Tree Care and Management II Soil Map II Field Determination of Soil Components II Soil Interpretive Tables IV Windbreak Design Form

Setbacks

ND Laws / Rules That Apply to Setbacks 33 feet to section line - Century Code not within easement of overhead utilities, without recorded permission. not within 20’ of international boundary, at maturity 100’ crossing legal and private drainages, not within 16’ of property line without written permission from both parties ???’ based on local ordances or codes

’ 100’ ≥200’ ≥100’ or ≥3H ≥100’ ≥5H N Road and Building Setbacks

???Why are Setbacks Such a Big Issue???

Soils

Soil Components MLRA Symbol (National Symbol)Map Unit NameComponent Name Composition (percent) Slope (percent) Conservation Tree & Shrub Group C132B (2q2jh)Williams-Zahl loams, 3 to 6 percent slopesWilliams546-Mar3 C132B (2q2jh)Williams-Zahl loams, 3 to 6 percent slopesZahl166-Mar8k C132B (2q2jh)Williams-Zahl loams, 3 to 6 percent slopesZahill116-Mar8k C132B (2q2jh)Williams-Zahl loams, 3 to 6 percent slopesBowbells106-Mar1 C132B (2q2jh)Williams-Zahl loams, 3 to 6 percent slopesHamerly46-Mar2kk C132B (2q2jh)Williams-Zahl loams, 3 to 6 percent slopesTonka20-12 C132B (2q2jh)Williams-Zahl loams, 3 to 6 percent slopesLehr16-Feb6g C132B (2q2jh)Williams-Zahl loams, 3 to 6 percent slopesNoonan10-19n C132B (2q2jh)Williams-Zahl loams, 3 to 6 percent slopesParnell10-110

Potential Snowfence Location/ AOI from Web Soil Survey example

CTSG Soil Components example AaA Agar silt loam 0-2 % slope Occurrence CTSG –Agar90%3 –Eakin 4%3 –Onita4%1 –Hoven110 –Macken110 OnA Onita silt loam 0-2% slope –Onita901 –Degrey59C –Hoven510

Potential living snowfenc site.

Potential living snowfence site.

New Trees

‘Mongolian’ Scotch Pine

Lodgepole Pine

Douglas Fir

Arborvitae

Seed Sources It is not where it is grown But rather Where its genetics came from

Variance Request Info Needs Completed design form Name and address of client Legal description of variance location Specific request Why better than FOTG

Weighted Average Crop Yield Increase: Corn - 12% Soybeans -13 Barley - 25% Winter Wheat - 23% Spring Wheat - 8% Hay - 20% (Compilation of data from 50 world- wide studies ; John Kort, 1988) 1 = Area of windbreak not planted to crop 2 = Normal crop loss at field borders 3 = Crop loss due to nutrient and moisture competition near trees 4 = Crop gain due to windbreak effects 5 = Normal crop yield from field without windbreaks 4 minus 1 minus 2 minus 3 = net yield benefit due to windbreak Distance from Windbreak in Units of Windbreak Heights (H)

Quick Review Cliff Notes (Handout)

Glen Harold Mine Reclamation – About 10 years old

Wildlife Design Species of interest Address all four cover types; loafing, nesting, winter, escape Diversity Diversity Diversity Go native for most situations Be alert to off site spread potential God never planted in straight rows – Go radical – Plant crooked rows.