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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 2016-08-17, Page 1850 ACRE HOBBY FARM 80804 Maitland Ave., Clinton $549,000 Call Fred or Rick MLS#202989 18 News Record • Wednesday, August 17, 2016 When crops are off and weather cools, plant trees Fall is good time to plant windbreaks or other projects to preserve topsoil, buffer watercourses, improve forest conditions, says Forestry and Stewardship Specialist There are several weeks of summer left but as we pro- gress through the second half of the season, people can look towards autumn and fall tree planting. Local landowners order trees through spring and fall tree order programs and Ausable Bayfield Conservation staff members say the fall tree order form is now online at abca.on.ca. Property own- ers ordering trees may mail or fax orders by September 16, 2016 or place orders accompanied by payment until September 30, 2016. Local landowners pur- chased more than 50,000 trees this spring (2016) through the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) tree program. The fall program is smaller than the spring one, but autumn is a good time to order trees and think ahead to spring. "Fall is a great time to plant potted deciduous trees as well as ball and burlap evergreens," said Ian Jean, ABCA Forestry and Land Stewardship Specialist. "We have two -foot balled and burlap Spruce and Cedar that are ideal to create shel- terbelts and windbreaks on fields and farms." Autumn is still weeks away but some forward -thinking residents are already think- ing of spring planting as well. Jean advises those who are thinking of planting in the spring of 2017 to begin site preparation in September and October of this year. "Call us and we can help with planting plans, site preparation, forest manage- ment plans, and erosion control advice," he said. "When people start to plan now it gives time to get cost - share funding in place for next spring and to do proper site assessment." The fall tree order program provides trees for sale to landowners for windbreaks, watercourse buffers, and other planting projects. Trees are purchased through this program for afforesta- tion, windbreaks, and other stewardship projects, not for landscaping. Tree species offered for sale through the fall program are: White Cedar, Norway Spruce, White Spruce, Blue Spruce, White Pine, Silver Maple, Sugar Maple, Red Oak, Bur Oak and Tulip Tree. The watershed is dry at the moment, but in most areas the spring planted seedlings 11 ion ROYALLEPAGE T �. Hammi. Heartland Realty ImIrUiilmir IMAM Al m Helping you is what we do.TM OFFICE 519-482-3400 1 Albert St., Clinton = To view all our listings go to: www.rlpheartland.ca 07' .f i. 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PROPERTY 217 Harbour St., Kincardine $1,199,000 Call Rick MLS#780725 MIXED BUSH 78252 Parr Line, Central Huron $117,500 Call Rick or Fred MLS#851059 INDUSTRIAL LOT Lot 53 Irwin St., Clinton $79,900 Call Rick or Fred MLS#650790 T are doing surprisingly well. Some late -summer and early -autumn rains would be very helpful but watering young trees is also very important, according to Jean. "In this weather trees would like at least an inch of rain equivalent per week," he said. A full five -gallon pail pro- vides almost an inch of water spread over a square yard. Transplanted trees need at least that much water per week, and the larger the trans- plant, the more water is required. The forestry and stewardship specialist expects larger transplants and even established trees will begin to show signs of drought stress this year. "I am seeing early leaf drop already in many areas," he said. "It's a response to a lack of water that is similar to your lawn grass turning brown:' Some larger transplants may completely defoliate, but Jean suggests trees may still sur- vive. "To check if your tree is alive, scrape back some bark on the smaller branches," he said. "If it's green underneath, the tree is still alive and it should be fine next year!' Jean advises to keep water- ing such trees once per week until regular rains return. Grants may cover a portion of the cost of some tree plant- ing projects. "The funding is 50 per cent in a lot of cases, but in some areas you may reach up to 100 per cent cost recovery," Jean said. He encourages local land- owners to call the Ausable Bayfield Conservation office at 519-235-2610 or toll- free 1-888-286-2610 to find out about grant programs that may be available to help with the cost of planting farm windbreaks, water- course buffers, land retire- ment, and other stewardship projects. For instance, there is cost - share funding for establish- ing field windbreaks in Huron County through the Clinton Lawn Bowling August 8th Ladies High: Cheryl Trewartha Gail Pelton Men's High: Robert Lee Burt Greidanus and Allan Lavis Sam Bradica August llth Ladies High: Isabel MacDonald Cheryl Trewartha Huron Clean Water Project. Approved windbreaks or watercourse buffers may receive up to 50 per cent funding for the cost of trees and planting. There is also cost -share funding to farm businesses, for planting trees in the watershed, from the Species at Risk Farm Incen- tive Program (SARFIP). Up to 50 per cent funding is available for eligible pro- jects, said Jean. (Farms must have a 3rd or 4th edition Environmental Farm Plan to qualify for that grant pro- gram, which is administered by the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association). To find out more about fall tree orders, or to order trees, visit abca.on.ca. Type `trees' into the search box at the top of the home page. Then press 'enter' and the 'order trees' page should be one of the top choices. The page can also be found as a drop-down menu item under the Forestry and Stewardship button on the home page. Men's High: Allan Lavis Burt Greidanus if it's local, it's here clintonnewsrecord.com OFFICE HOURS The Office Hours for The Clinton News Record are as follows Mondays - 9am - 5pm Tuesdays - CLOSED Wednesdays - 9am - 5pm Thursdays - 9am - 5pm Fridays - 9am - 5pm 53 Albert St., Clinton, ON PH: 519-482-3443 • www.clintonnewsrecor ' om ;