It’s been a tough winter on my spruce trees, and we’re only in December! The heavy snow and high winds have pulled a lot of needles and smaller twigs from the trees. It doesn’t help that, when I clear the driveway with[...]
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Dakota Gardener: Norfolk pine — A tropical Christmas tree
Despite my best intentions, I am always stressed by this point in the holiday season. As a mom, I feel the societal pressure to transform into Martha Stewart to create the ultimate holiday for my family. The only problem is that I[...]
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Tree planting event aims to prepare landfill for future park
This fall, Steinbach’s landfill is taking its first steps toward becoming a future park — with the help of volunteers and a few hundred trees. On October 5, TD Tree Days will bring community members together to plant 300 saplings, laying the[...]
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2000 Trees for Minot receives state tree award
Fourteen “Trees Award” winners from across the state were recognized at the 35th Trees Bowl and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, September 13th, 2025. The Trees Awards recognize individuals, organizations, and agencies who contribute in an outstanding way to forestry activities. Forestry activities[...]
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Fargo Shanley students join effort to plant 3,500 trees along Red River
On the banks of the Red River, Fargo is betting on trees to strengthen both the land and the community. This week, more than 3,500 elm, oak, willow, cottonwood, and native shrubs went into the ground, thanks to volunteers young and old.[...]
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Devils Lake coordinator is recognized with national award for integrating nature into education
For more than a decade, fifth-graders in Devils Lake have been learning math, language, and science not from a desk, but from the trees, trails, and quiet spaces of White Horse Hill. Led by Colleen Graue, the outdoor learning program has turned[...]
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Citywide inventory of trees underway in Mandan
Mandan is taking stock of its urban forest. Crews from Moore Engineering are spending the next couple of months cataloguing every tree on city property and public rights of way, noting species, size, and condition. The data will help identify hazards, track[...]
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City of Brandon offers tree planting program for homeowners
A new tree in your yard might just come with a $300 thank-you from the City of Brandon. Through its Tree Planting Reimbursement Program, the city is encouraging residents to green their neighborhoods by offering reimbursement for approved trees planted on private[...]
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2 ways cities can beat the heat: Which is best, urban trees or cool roofs?
As cities heat up, the search for smarter cooling strategies grows more urgent. New research shows that two simple tools—planting trees and installing reflective “cool roofs”—can make a measurable difference. But not every solution fits every street. Trees work wonders where they[...]
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Dakota Gardener: After the storm
When I was in college, I enjoyed country music a lot. In the late 1980s, Tanya Tucker had a No. 1 single titled, “Strong Enough to Bend.” The song relates strength to flexibility, with the analogy of a strong tree and a[...]
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Emerald ash borer confirmed for the first time in four Minnesota counties
A tiny green beetle with a destructive appetite has reached another milestone in its relentless march across Minnesota. The emerald ash borer—an invasive insect that kills ash trees by burrowing under their bark—has now been confirmed in Wadena and four other counties,[...]
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Tree planting effort moves Minot closer to 2,000 trees
Minot’s newest crabapple trees are more than landscaping—they’re a growing symbol of partnership, recovery, and vision. On Thursday, a team of Hess interns and local volunteers joined the 2,000 Trees for Minot effort in Green Valley Park, planting 13 trees where willows[...]
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Dakota Gardener: The best new fruit for the Dakotas
It’s fun to grow new fruit crops. Common fruits like apples and strawberries are okay, but there’s nothing special about them. It’s more exciting to grow—and taste—an exotic, new fruit. I have seen lots of promising fruits over the past 15 years[...]
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Minnesota researchers are planting ‘survivor’ trees in hopes of defeating Dutch elm disease
Decades after Dutch elm disease wiped out nearly all of Minnesota’s grandest trees, a quiet revival is taking root. At a senior living community in Oak Park Heights, 36 young elms—cloned from disease-resistant survivors—were planted with the help of two retired foresters[...]
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On This Day | Trees, Trees, Trees!
The State Forest Nursery in connection with the School has just completed their spring shipments of some 170,000 trees. These trees were sent to 352 farmers in 40 counties. These farmers had placed their [...]Read More... from On This Day | Trees,[...]
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On This Day | How to Plant Trees
1. Prepare the ground well. The soil should be plowed or spaded as deep as possible. The deeper the better. The dirt should be turned up at least twelve inches. Deep plowing makes a [...]Read More... from On This Day | How[...]