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This and That About Trees

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

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This and That About Trees

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

  2. The “Rules”

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

  4. 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

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

  6. 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

  7. Setbacks

  8. 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

  9. N Road and Building Setbacks ≥5H ≥200’ 200-600’ ≥100’ ≥100’ or ≥3H 100’ ≥200’ ≥5H ≥200’ ≥200’ ≥100’

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

  11. Soils

  12. Soil Components

  13. Potential Snowfence Location/ AOI from Web Soil Survey example

  14. CTSG Soil Components example • AaA Agar silt loam 0-2 % slope Occurrence CTSG • Agar 90% 3 • Eakin 4% 3 • Onita 4% 1 • Hoven 1 10 • Macken 1 10 • OnA Onita silt loam 0-2% slope • Onita 90 1 • Degrey 5 9C • Hoven 5 10

  15. Potential living snowfenc site.

  16. Potential living snowfence site.

  17. New Trees

  18. ‘Mongolian’ Scotch Pine

  19. Lodgepole Pine

  20. Douglas Fir

  21. Arborvitae

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

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

  24. Increased Yields 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 1934-1984; John Kort, 1988) Distance from Windbreak in Units of Windbreak Heights (H) 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

  25. Quick Review Cliff Notes (Handout)

  26. Wildlife in a Windbreak

  27. Wildlife as the Main Purpose

  28. Glen Harold Mine Reclamation – About 10 years old

  29. 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.

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