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Show Tree seedlings available As an alternative to high energy bills why not consider planting a windbreak wind-break around your home? Recent studies have indicated in-dicated that a properly located windbreak could help reduce summer cooling cool-ing costs and winter heating costs by as much as 20 percent. The State Seedling Nursery is now taking orders for tree and shrub seedlings. The seedlings are available at a low cost ($17.00100) or ($142100) and are sold on a first come, first serve basis. Seedlings are delivered in the spring, generally around the middle of April. The seedlings are sold only in units of 50 plants per species. Minimum order is 100 plants. Trees can be used to construct windbreaks control erosion, provide wildlife habitat, or be grown for sale as Christmas trees. The trees cannot be used for ornamental or landscape purposes or resold as living liv-ing trees. No orders for Russian Olive will be filled fill-ed for the Uintah Basin due to its classification as a noxious weed. Free technical assistance is available from the Area Forester in the planning of woodlots, windbreaks, Christmas tree plantations, and shelterbelts. Seedling order forms are available at all County Extension Offices or from the Area Foresters Office in Vernal. Ver-nal. ,, "TT-j.i |