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.

Now, a grant program through the North Dakota Forest Service is ... “When we talk about windbreaks, we’re talking about those ...

“It’s not easy to grow trees in North Dakota.” The state planted windbreaks after severe dust storms in the 1930s, but their condition is aging. Forest Health Manager Lezlee Johnson said ...

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 ...

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 ...

Seen from the air, much of North Dakota’s forest grows ... and some shelterbelts have tree species reaching the end of their natural lives. “Those windbreaks still play a huge role out there.

The emerald ash borer has been confirmed in North Dakota, the latest among dozens of states where the dreaded, tree-killing insect has spread, state officials said Thursday. Adult beetles were ...

"I thought it would be great for wildlife if we could get more of these trees around." Later, while pursuing his master's degree at North Dakota State University, he decided to look for someone ...

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.

A few years ago, for instance, Prairie Forest Products cut up oak trees in a commercial development along North Dakota's Stump Lake. The lake, connected to the bigger, better-known Devils Lake ...