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Ramsey County Soil Conservation

All members of the ND Soil Conservation Districts are democratically elected. The Soil Conservation District is a legal subdivision of the Sate of North Dakota, organized under the North Dakota Soil Conservation Districts Law enacted in 1937 and as later amended. These local Soil Conservation Districts are managed by a board of supervisors elected by local constituents. Soil Conservation Districts are responsible for carrying out a program of soil and water conservation on cooperating farms within the district boundaries. The Soil Conservation District is supported by charges for some services and can levy taxes.

Services

We offer services for tree planting, soil maintenance and more.

Tree Orders 

Trees are the glue for our soil, we sell many varieties & offer planting.

County History

Our county has a rich history of agriculture. Our legacy is our soil.

Education

We work to share the importance of trees with students.

Why Conservation?

Ramsey County Soil Conservation District offers assistance with windbreaks, grass seedings educational programs, and by assisting farmers in any questions they may have about conserving their land for the future.

Oversight and direction is given by our Board of Supervisors, who establishes policies and directs those employed
by the Soil Conservation District.

Our Mission

To provide leadership in the conservation of our natural resources through educational and technical assistance to
individuals within our districts.

The Management Team

Announcements

Please get your tree orders into David at the office ASAP! Larger stock becomes more difficult to order the later into the fall/winter we go. Ordering early helps ensure you receive the trees you want.

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Ramsey County Soil Conservation District

We service the Ramsey County area in both rural and urban landscapes. Call or stop by the office and talk to David or Claire to see if we can provide assistance with your projects.
Ramsey County Soil Conservation District
Ramsey County Soil Conservation District5 days ago
Monday, May 19, 2025

BISMARCK – Governor Kelly Armstrong has proclaimed May 19-26, 2025, as Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week in North Dakota.

Native to Asia, the emerald ash borer (EAB) attacks true ash trees (Fraxinus spp.). The larvae feed under the bark, disrupting the movement of water and nutrients and killing the tree within several years. EAB has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees in the United States over the past decade.

“EAB was found in LaMoure County last year and is also found in 36 additional states and 5 Canadian provinces, including our neighbors, Minnesota, South Dakota and Manitoba,” said Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. “It is important that North Dakotans take action to prevent further spread of the beetle as they travel.”

North Dakota has more than 90 million ash trees. Based on tree inventories in more than 100 North Dakota communities, ash trees make up between 20 percent to 80 percent of trees along streets and in city parks. They are also found in rural plantings, riparian areas and native forests.

“EAB spreads slowly on its own, but it can be moved long distances in firewood and ash nursery stock,” State Forester Tom Claeys said. “Please buy your firewood from local sources, and if you are coming from out of the state, please don’t bring firewood with you.”

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA), North Dakota Forest Service (NDFS) and NDSU Extension have been working together on emerald ash borer outreach, education and training since 2008. The NDDA, NDFS and city foresters will be placing surveillance traps around the state in the next couple weeks. Nearly 300 EAB traps will be placed in cities, state parks, recreation areas, campgrounds, rest stops and other areas of high risk to survey for EAB.

The two-foot-long, three-sided, purple traps are baited with a lure attractive to emerald ash borers. The traps will be monitored through the summer during the adult flight period.

Goehring and Claeys asked that people encountering one of these traps to please leave it undisturbed.

Treatments are available to prevent EAB from establishing in an ash tree that a homeowner desires to save. Treatments are not recommended until EAB has been found within 15 miles of the tree’s location.

It is prohibited to move firewood or other ash articles outside of a regulated area. LaMoure County is currently regulated for EAB.

More information about EAB, including treatments, is available on the NDDA website at www.ndda.nd.gov/eab. To report a suspect ash tree, go to https://www.ndda.nd.gov/reab.
Ramsey County Soil Conservation District
Ramsey County Soil Conservation District3 weeks ago
If you ordered trees from us - pick up is May 9th from 4-5:30PM and May 10th from 9-11AM
Ramsey County Soil Conservation District
Ramsey County Soil Conservation District3 weeks ago
Tis the season! Trees are arriving!
Ramsey County Soil Conservation District
Ramsey County Soil Conservation District
Ramsey County Soil Conservation District4 weeks ago
We celebrated Arbor Day last Friday, April 25th, with 4th and 5th graders in Devils Lake! We handed out 200 Bur Oak trees to HOPEFULLY be planted all over Ramsey county! 🌳
Ramsey County Soil Conservation District
Ramsey County Soil Conservation District1 month ago
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