Trees

Green on Green, and Other Reasons why you Cannot Find your Seedlings.

August 9, 2021 native, Restoration, riparian, seedlings, Trees, wetland

Hello, I’m Megan Andre, Executive Director with AWES.

Joining AWES just last summer, I’ve been around for about one year. It’s been a whirlwind coming up to speed with quite a few large projects in flight. Navigating this transition however, left planting season 2021 to fall into familiar habits. For me, that means riparian restoration planting. This style of planting has similarities to AWES signature Eco-Buffers, including increasing biodiversity by planting native tree and shrub at a high density. However, the structure and preparation of the linear Eco-Buffer are lost, and so are the trees… at least this is what we are hearing.

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Ponderosa Pine: The tree you’ll be pining over…

May 10, 2021 Agroforestry, education, shelterbelt, Trees

By: Bob Underschultz

Looking for your next favourite tree? Then look no further, cause the ponderosa takes the cake! Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) is native to the western United States and central and lower British Columbia and can grow in hardiness zones 3-7 (that means central and southern Alberta!).

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Shelterbelts, Eco-buffers & Tree Care Workshop

February 3, 2020 Agroforestry, disease, eco-buffer, fruit tree, pest, pruning, shelterbelt, Trees

Embrace the cold and begin planning your summer agroforestry projects!

Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society, Camrose County and Toso Bozic (formally of WEP) are pleased to invite you to an evening of Shelterbelts, Eco-buffers & Tree Care.

Topics to be covered include:
• Shelterbelt and Eco-Buffer
establishment and maintenance
• Identifying and Managing Tree Pests
and Disease
• Fruit Tree/Rose Pruning Techniques
• Field demonstration and hands on
activities included, weather permitting

$10/person (dinner included)

To attend the workshop, please pre-register (by March 3)
by registering on Eventbrite

or by calling Jodie Bogstie at the Camrose County3755 43 Ave
Agriculture Services Office at 780-672-4765.

Tree Shelterbelt and Eco-buffer Workshop

June 19, 2019 Agroforestry, AWES, eco-buffer, Manning, pollinators, shelterbelts, tree planting, Trees, wildlife, Workshop

Are you interested in enhancing your land’s habitat value for wildlife such as pollinators? Reducing wind-stress on your crops, livestock, or farm-site? Trapping snow where you want it to be trapped? Making your land more resilient to flooding and droughts?

Join the Agroforestry Woodlot Extension Society (AWES) in conjunction with Northern Lights County and North Peace Applied Research Association (NPARA) at the NPARA Research Farm for a workshop aimed at helping participants understand the purpose and benefits of shelterbelts and Eco-buffers. Participants will leave with the skills required to create their own Eco-Buffer or shelterbelt design, site prep and plan and customized management plan. Available resources and funding opportunities to help with establishing Eco-Buffers and Shelterbelts can also be discussed.

Guest Speakers:

Noel St. Jean and Rebekah Adams, Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society

The event will be hosted at the NPARA Research Farm (NPARA’s Research Farm is located 4 miles south of Manning and ½ mile west NW 32 – 90 – 23 – W5M; Please visit http://npara.ca/about-us/contact/ for directions)

This event has no charge. Please contact Noel St Jean at 1-780-245-5540 or nstjean@awes-ab.ca for more information and to register.

All posts tagged Trees

Green on Green, and Other Reasons why you Cannot Find your Seedlings.

Ponderosa Pine: The tree you’ll be pining over…

Shelterbelts, Eco-buffers & Tree Care Workshop

Tree Shelterbelt and Eco-buffer Workshop

Agroforestry & Woodlot Extension Society