TIOGA, N.D. — A North Dakota Forest Service program could help residents restore tree windbreaks that were destroyed last month by historic wildfires. Authorities have approved the use of ...

Topics in the “Friday Forestry Series” include how to scout a windbreak, challenges of growing trees in North Dakota and information about the North Dakota Windbreak Renovation Initiative.

Windbreaks, according to the USDA ... According to the North Dakota Forest Service (NDFS), the loss of these tree rows will have a significant impact on North Dakota’s landscape, rural ...

FARGO — Nine new champion trees were found last year across North Dakota, including a cottonwood in Cass County that is considered by the North Dakota Forest Service to be the largest tree in ...

Ron Smith, extension horticulturalist at North Dakota State University in Fargo, said that the more recently-planted the tree, the greater the risk of winter dessication and winter kill.

In climates where wind chill can be an issue during colder months, windbreaks are very helpful. When cattle are stressed by wind and cold, they seek shelter. Karl Hoppe, Extension Livestock ...