Sheridan County Conservation District Tree Program Underway For 2022-23

While planting season is over, it’s time to start thinking big and early about the next planting season.

The Sheridan County Conservation District is accepting orders for their annual Conservation Tree Program.

The program provides low-cost conservation seedling trees to Sheridan County residents for conservation practices such as windbreaks, living snow fences, erosion control, and habitat plantings.

Normally the district gets the majority of its trees through Colorado State University Forestry, but it is not accepting orders this year.

Instead the district has renewed its partnership with Piney Island Native Plants in Sheridan, but the only thing that can’t be ordered is large tube seedlings.

Jackie Turner is the program specialist and explains the purpose of the program.

“It’s just that idea of conservation. Getting more trees, we’re looking at wildlife habitat, pollinator habitat and of course other things that people can benefit from. Using it as a snow fence or a wind break.”

Turner says there were more than 7,100 seedlings ordered last year, which is the highest number since the program started in 1993.

She attributes that to social media promotion and on-line ordering.

Click here for more information on how to order.