Steele County Soil Conservation District

Steele County Soil Conservation District «Conservation for the future»
Serving the residents and producers of Steele County, ND.

We have some additional surplus trees and will be open again from 12- 4 Friday June 5th for tree day sales! Located at ...
06/04/2026

We have some additional surplus trees and will be open again from 12- 4 Friday June 5th for tree day sales! Located at our Tree Shed 201 Dwight Ave in Finley!

We have low and limited stock in some species so message us here or email [email protected] to reserve or ask questions on availability!

Species available include:
🍃Shrubs
Almond Russian
Buffaloberry
Caragana
Sand Cherry
Black Chokeberry
Common Chokecherry
Black Currant
Golden Currant
Redosier Dogwood
Juneberry
Common Lilac
White Lilac
Hansen Hedge Rose
Sea-Buckthorn
🌳Deciduous Trees
Quaking Aspen
Paper Birch
Boxelder
Black Cherry
Native Cottonwood
Siberian Crabapple
Siberian Elm
Arnold Hawthorn
American Linden
Little Leaf Linden
Sugar Maple
McDermand Pear
American Plum
Hybrid Poplar
Golden Willow
Black Walnut
🌲Conifers
Eastern Red Cedar
Rocky Mountain Juniper

06/03/2026

Reminder our surplus tree day sale is tomorrow June 4th from 8-2! Located at 201 Dwight Ave Finley ND!

Species available include:
🍃Shrubs
Almond Russian
Buffaloberry
Caragana
Sand Cherry
Black Chokeberry
Common Chokecherry
Black Currant
Golden Currant
Redosier Dogwood
Juneberry
Common Lilac
White Lilac
Hansen Hedge Rose
Sea-Buckthorn

🌳Deciduous Trees
Green Ash
Quaking Aspen
Paper Birch
Boxelder
Black Cherry
Native Cottonwood
Siouxland Cottonwood
Red Splendor Crabapple
Siberian Crabapple
Siberian Elm
Hackberry
Arnold Hawthorn
American Linden
Little Leaf Linden
Rubrum Maple
Silver Maple
Sugar Maple
Bur Oak
McDermand Pear
American Plum
Hybrid Poplar
Golden Willow
Black Walnut

🌲Conifers
Black Hills Spruce
Colorado Blue Spruce
Meyer Spruce
Eastern Red Cedar
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Scotch Pine

06/02/2026

Windbreaks are one of the hardest-working features on the landscape. 🌳🌲

The Windbreak Renovation Initiative offers technical and financial assistance to private windbreak owners to restore, protect, and enhance their deteriorating windbreaks.

See full program details: www.dakotalegacyinitiative.com/programs/windbreak-renovation-initiative

North Dakota Forest Service

🌲 Steele County Soil Conservation District Surplus Sale Day 🌲Come check out our surplus sale on Thursday, June 4th from ...
05/28/2026

🌲 Steele County Soil Conservation District Surplus Sale Day 🌲

Come check out our surplus sale on Thursday, June 4th from 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM at the Tree Shed located at 201 Dwight Ave, Finley, ND!

We’ll have a variety of surplus items available while supplies last. Stop by early for the best selection!

📍 Tree Shed
201 Dwight Ave
Finley, ND

🗓 Thursday, June 4
⏰ 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Questions? Contact the Steele County Soil Conservation District office.

We hope to see you there!

🚜💧 The District’s 319 Watershed Assessment is officially underway and in full swing!Over the coming weeks, you may spot ...
05/20/2026

🚜💧 The District’s 319 Watershed Assessment is officially underway and in full swing!

Over the coming weeks, you may spot our crew out and about collecting water samples throughout the Middle Goose, Beaver Creek, and both North & South Golden Lake watersheds. These assessments help us better understand current water quality conditions and identify areas where conservation efforts can make the biggest impact.

Why does this matter?
Once the assessment phase is complete, the District will be eligible to apply for funding opportunities that can help local landowners cost-share important conservation practices such as:

🌱 Cover crops
🐄 Cross fencing
💧 Wells & septic system upgrades
🌾 Riparian buffers
🚜 And other eligible practices aimed at reducing non-point source pollution and improving water quality across Steele County!

Healthy watersheds benefit everyone — from agriculture and wildlife to recreation and future generations. We’re excited to continue working alongside landowners and community members to protect and improve our local natural resources.

Stay tuned for updates as the project progresses! 👏

I had the best morning visiting the Finley‑Sharon Kindergarten classroom! We read Trees Make the Best Pets together, and...
05/19/2026

I had the best morning visiting the Finley‑Sharon Kindergarten classroom! We read Trees Make the Best Pets together, and the kids jumped right into an activity exploring what every living thing needs to grow — nutrients, sunlight, and water.

To top it off, each student got to take home their very own "pet tree" Colorado blue spruce to plant and care for. I can’t wait to see how their tiny trees — and their excitement — grow over time.

Such a fun morning with an amazing group of young learners 🌲

05/15/2026

It takes over 100 years to form just 1 inch of topsoil.🌱📅

This rate depends on several factors, including parent rock material, climate and weathering conditions, organic material accumulation, vegetative cover and land use, and biological activity like worms, fungi, and microbes.

In areas with rich biological activity and moisture, topsoil might form in 100 years. In dry, cold, or heavily disturbed regions, it may take 500 to even 1000 years!

Soil is a living and slowly renewing resource. Protecting what we have is much easier than rebuilding what we lose.

Spring 2026 trees are officially in, and we’re busy getting hand plant orders bagged and ready for pick-up day this Satu...
05/07/2026

Spring 2026 trees are officially in, and we’re busy getting hand plant orders bagged and ready for pick-up day this Saturday from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM! 🌲

If you missed the May 1st cutoff for hand plant orders, don’t worry — we’ll be hosting our annual Tree Day in early June (weather permitting and depending on how smoothly machine plantings progress).

And one final reminder: the Outdoor Heritage Fund Cost Share Program is currently open through July 15th! This 75/25 cost share program can help with new field and farmstead windbreak plantings.

We’re looking forward to another great planting season!

Handplant pre-order pick-up day will be Saturday May 9th from 8 AM to 12 PM. There will be no additional trees availabl...
04/29/2026

Handplant pre-order pick-up day will be Saturday May 9th from 8 AM to 12 PM.

There will be no additional trees available for purchase at this time.

If you forgot to pre-order be sure to keep an eye on our page for our surplus sale that will take place in the beginning of June!

04/29/2026

Cost-share is available through Ducks Unlimited - Great Plains Region NAWCA - Working Lands Program for long-term protection of wetlands and uplands needed by waterfowl and other migratory birds.🦆🦆

Landowners with marginal cropland can use cost-share to replant degraded acres into native grass for grazing, and also fund infrastructure to run rotational grazing systems.

Address

101 Industrial Drive
Finley, ND
58230

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+17015242840

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