Tree/Wildlife Habitat Program
Tree Planting Tips
Please call the office for availability of tree species
Whether you are planting a tree in your yard or an entire tree belt in a field, there are a few tree planting tips that you can follow to ensure that your trees have a good start. Our tree species vary year-to-year, and are only available to order from November to May — setting you up for a great spring.
The only type of trees that are available to purchase through the Upper Niobrara White NRD are conservation-grade seedlings. These trees are 2 to 3 years of age from seed and are usually no more than 2 feet tall. A variety of evergreens, deciduous trees and shrubs are available in the spring – both potted and bare root. If you will be planting larger trees and shrubs, you should contact your local nursery for more information.
Potted versus bare root trees are shown here:
The best time to plant your trees is in the early spring or fall – they need time to acclimate to their surroundings before intense heat or cold sets in. UNWNRD trees are only available in the spring.
If you or your family has recently had a new addition born in the Upper Niobrara White NRD (Dawes, Box Butte, Sheridan or Northern Sioux counties), we would be happy to donate a tree seedling or shrub for you to plant in their honor.
Conservation Trees for Nebraska booklet
For more information, please visit nrdnet.org/tree-program
Upper Niobrara White NRD
Tree Program
Plan for the Future, Plant Trees Today! 97,000 Trees were planting in the 2024 season.
2025 Tree order are accepted starting November 1, 2024. An updated tree order form is avaible at the NRD or 2025 Prices
How to handle volunteer trees in your windbreak
Farmstead Forest: In older windbreaks, volunteer trees such as maple, mulberry and Siberian elm can be real invaders. Should they stay, or should they go?
Why Plant Trees?
- Soil erosion prevention
- Flood control
- Wildlife habitat
- Shade
- Shelter from the wind for wildlife, livestock and humans
- Trees can be a “Living Snow Fence” along roads or around buildings
- Aesthetic value
- Privacy
- Noise filtration
- Trees produce oxygen
- Trees filter carbon dioxide and pollutants out of the air
- Trees provide us with thousands of essential products including medicines, food, paper, etc.
Buy Trees
Phone:
(308) 432-6190
Fax:
(308) 432-6187
Mailing Address:
430 East Second Street
Chadron, Nebraska 69337
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