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Rows of young evergreen trees in pots, a shed, and equipment in the background.
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Agricultural field with rows of young trees, plastic mulch, and protective wire cylinders around trees.
Agricultural field with rows covered in plastic mulch, small plants emerging, trees in the background.
Rural landscape with rows of young trees and green ground cover, possibly a tree farm, under a clear blue sky.
A tree nursery with rows of young trees under a blue sky.
A tractor laying black plastic mulch on a field with clear skies.
A farm field with rows of crops, plastic mulch, and irrigation, surrounded by green grass and trees under a blue sky.
Rural landscape with a Quonset hut, trees, plowed field, and cloudy sky.
Rows of potted conifer plants at a nursery with some structures and a tractor in the background.
A tractor with seeding equipment on muddy farmland, laying down plastic mulch.
A tilted red trailer is attached to an SUV amidst greenery; image is sideways.
A pickup truck's open bed with young trees, a blue tarp, and a website URL on the rear window.
A vehicle's truck bed filled with evergreen saplings; blurred background of trees and a website URL on vehicle's window.
A plowed field with a tractor in the distance and a single plant in the foreground. Cloudy sky above.
Rows of cultivated farmland with young plants and plastic mulch.
Green field with tire tracks, yellow flowers, trees, and a cloudy sky.
Rows of young evergreen trees in pots, a shed, and equipment in the background.
A man operating a tractor laying plastic mulch in a field.
Vehicle with website text, green field, and water channels. Image is rotated 90 degrees.
Agricultural field with rows of young trees, plastic mulch, and protective wire cylinders around trees.
Agricultural field with rows covered in plastic mulch, small plants emerging, trees in the background.
Rural landscape with rows of young trees and green ground cover, possibly a tree farm, under a clear blue sky.
A tree nursery with rows of young trees under a blue sky.
A tractor laying black plastic mulch on a field with clear skies.
A farm field with rows of crops, plastic mulch, and irrigation, surrounded by green grass and trees under a blue sky.
Rural landscape with a Quonset hut, trees, plowed field, and cloudy sky.
Rows of potted conifer plants at a nursery with some structures and a tractor in the background.
A tractor with seeding equipment on muddy farmland, laying down plastic mulch.
A tilted red trailer is attached to an SUV amidst greenery; image is sideways.
A pickup truck's open bed with young trees, a blue tarp, and a website URL on the rear window.
A vehicle's truck bed filled with evergreen saplings; blurred background of trees and a website URL on vehicle's window.
A plowed field with a tractor in the distance and a single plant in the foreground. Cloudy sky above.
Rows of cultivated farmland with young plants and plastic mulch.

The Chippewa SWCD is committed to provide low-cost quality trees to Chippewa County landowners for conservation practices. We sell northern grown stock assuring that the trees will survive and prosper in our Minnesota climate.

Tree Sales, Tree Design & Installation

The Chippewa SWCD offers tree planning, design, and planting.

  • tree stock is available for sales
  • SWCD staff creates a proposed tree plan utilizing soil types and compatibility of trees
  • tree planting service available
  • SWCD technician works with landowners to access program funding for tree plantings. Cost-share may be available.

To order trees, contact the office at 320-269-2696 for more information about your site.

Living Snowfence

Have you noticed big snowdrifts near your property after a snowstorm? Are you concerned about your safety during a blizzard? Did you know that something can be done to stop blowing snow? Contact the SWCD office if you are experiencing roads in your area blowing shut from the winter’s snowfall.

Fabric Service

The SWCD offers a fabric laying service as part of the “tree” services they provide to their customers. The fabric is 6-foot-wide geo-textile material that allows moisture to pass thru it but does not allow weed growth to occur. Periodic mowing or lightly disking between the trees is still recommended to control weeds between the tree rows. The cost of the fabric installed is 60 cents per linear foot.

What steps do you take if you are planning a conservation tree planting?

  1. Decide where and what you are doing: a windbreak, windbreak renovation, field windbreak or wildlife planting.
  2. Call the conservation office for an appointment to set up a time to go over the site.
  3. A plan will be drawn up, trees recommended, soil map checked to determine what kind of trees will grow there and amount of room needed.
  4. Site preparation is done in the fall or spring.
  5. Trees are ordered in the fall for spring delivery. The earlier the order, the better chance of receiving the tree varieties you want.
  6. Trees are planted in the spring.
  7. Tree maintenance includes keeping them weed free and watered as needed. Several ways of keeping them weed free is using rolls of fabric matting, tree matt squares, or chemical control.