Tree & Shrub Sales

This program encourages landowners to plant effective wind barriers to protect buildings, cropland, and feedlots as well as for erosion control, reforestation, and other conservation practices. We encourage people to plan their windbreaks before planting. Technical assistance is available, free of charge. We sell seedling trees and shrubs at nominal costs because these trees and shrubs are for conservation practices. We take orders from November through mid-April each year.

Tree orders for 2024 are now closed!  Our 2025 order form will be available on our website in the fall of 2024, and the forms will be sent out in our winter 2024/2025 newsletter.

Please click on our ” Tree Buyer’s Guide” to view details about the trees and shrubs.  It’s a great reference for you to find which trees or shrubs are best suited for you and your land.

Shoshoni Wind Break Project

The LWRCD approached the Shoshoni School District August 2020 about a “demonstration” tree planting. The idea was to demonstrate conservation tree planting, weed fabric installation, and drip irrigation. The school district has ample property to the North and West of the schools. This area can be utilized for tree plantings which can reduce erosion and assist with energy conservation from the   prevailing winds from that direction.

A small planting was initially planned and students and faculty were to be involved in the planting of the trees and shrubs. A hands on exercise was planned but had to be scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The planting did happen with the help of school grounds employees and volunteers.

The hope is to continue this effort in the future and gradually plant more trees and shrubs in coming years and get the kids involved in the planting and care.

In 2020 the project consisted of 3 rows 500 ft long just North of the football field. There is one row of lilac, one of Rocky Mountain Juniper, and one of caragana seedlings.

In 2021 the LWRCD donated Caragana, Common Lilac, and Rocky Mountain Junipers in order to continue and expand their windbreak.

As the designation of “demonstration” might suggest, this project is a learning experience for all involved. Hopefully all will learn species establish with ease or not. Time will tell.