Crazy Woman Canyon

Conservation Trees

2012 TREE PROGRAM

689 mature trees  and 1570 seedlings were sold and planted for conservation purposes. It was our largest year to date.

LDCD provided 90 conifer seedlings to 3^rd graders for Buffalo Ag Day, 90 conifers to 4^th graders for the 4^th Grade Foresters.  Also donated were 100 trees to the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce’s 2^nd Annual  Going Green Day, a joint celebration of Arbor Day and Earth Day.                                     

(Left and Right) Clear Creek Middle School students planting trees to replace removed Russian Olives in the City Green Belt

(Above) 2012  Mature Tree Program Delivery Day

Last Modified on May 20, 2013

Lake DeSmet Conservation District partnered with the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce’s first annual Going Green Day which was a joint celebration of Arbor Day and Earth Day, by providing 100 trees for give a ways.

 

The district assisted with many tree disease diagnosis this past spring and summer.  Several new tree problems arose this year throughout the area due to the wet spring and summer.

2013 TREE PROGRAM

 

The Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts (WACD) WEB site has several videos that that will assist you in your tree planting activities. LDCD would like to call your attention to the videos on Living Snow Fences and Windbreaks that can be found at their site.

 

Here are links to three Colorado State University Nursery Publications that will help with the planning, buying, planting and care of your new seedling trees:

· Planting Guide

· Trees for Conservation: A Buyer's Guide

· Trees for Conservation: Planning, Planting & Care

 

The South Platte Natural Resource District in Nebraska has created this Weed Barrier Video about how to mitigate Tree Fabric Girdling in Conservation Trees.

 

Lake DeSmet Conservation District also provides assistance with windbreak design and planting tips and guides.