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
More Resources and Tree Removal Techniques
- Juniper Removal Program - North Dakota Wildlife Federation (links to North Dakota Natural Resources Tust information page)
- Landowners enrolled in NRCS EQIP practice 314 (brush management) may qualify for an additional $100 per acre offset for juniper removal.
- Counties: McKenzie, Dunn, Billings, Slope, Golden Valley, Bowman
- Audubon Great Plains – Russian Olive Removal
- Audubon Great Plains - The Threat to Our Grasslands That Isn't Getting Enough Press: Trees
- SDSU – Removing Young Trees From Grasslands Will Save Money and Effort
- Habitat Tip: Making a PVC Kill Stick by Conservation Blueprint
- Reducing Woody Encroachment in Grasslands: A Pocket Guide for Planning and Design
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 olives invading a grassland
