the plow meets the prairie 1873 - timber culture act
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The Plow Meets the Prairie
1873 - Timber Culture Act
The Dirty Thirties
1931 - Severe drought hits the plains.1932 - Dust storms increasing, 14 reported.1933 - FDR takes Office. 38 dust storms reported. 1934 - Great dust storms spread from the Dust Bowl
area.1935 - April 14: Black Sunday. 1936 - The SCS publishes a soil conservation district
law. 1937 - FDR's Shelterbelt Project begins. 1938 - Conservation methods resulted in a 65%
reduction in the amount of soil blowing. 1939 - The rain comes bringing an end to the
drought.
Prairie States Forestry Project
Community Forestry
1950s and 1960s
• ACP
• Fabric
• CRP
• Deer
• Rain
• Tree Promotion
Winter of 1996-1997
• CRP Scattered Shrub Plantings
Conservation Tree Planting is Declining in the Great Plains
New Products
New Species?
New Customers
….Plan for the future!
If you want to know your past, look into your present conditions.
If you want to know your future, look into your present actions.
Get kids involved
Emerging IssuesLand ValuesCommodity PricesGrowth in the WestDiversity of CustomersT&E SpeciesNon-Native Species Invasive/Noxious PlantsExotic PestsDo trees belong on the prairie?
Time to work together toward common goals
Speak ……in a Unified Voice
Partner…… with Others
Carry…… Common Messages
Lead……by Example
Learn…… All You Can
Practice……What you Preach
North Dakota Conservation Tree Planting Initiative!
In defense of the Siberian elm
Right Tree
Right Place
Right Reasons