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Controlling Volunteer Trees


Don't lose forage to encroaching
trees and shrubs.

Contact the Meadowlark Initiative for removal techniques, information and available programs.

701-223-8501

Meadowlark Initiative logo
Meadowlark Initiative logo

More Resources and Tree Removal Techniques

Encroaching Trees and Shrubs

Volunteer trees often go unnoticed as they invade a grassland.

They quickly compromise livestock forage and grassland-dependent wildlife habitat, requiring significant time, labor, and expense to control or remove.

Russian olive trees growing on prairie
Russian olives invading a grassland

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