POLK COUNTY -- The Polk County Environmental Services Division logged nearly 300 orders during their 2024 tree sale, which totaled 16,950 total trees and shrubs sold to area residents and 150 packages of native seed mixes.
Polk County’s Tree and Shrub Program has been offered for over 38 years and offers a variety of pines, hardwoods and shrubs for interested area residents to plant. They are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis and are picked up by the customer. This year was the first time that the County has accepted orders online.
The Tree Sale helps maintain the natural beauty of Polk County and the rest of Northwest Wisconsin. Proceeds from the Tree Sale are used to fund youth programming offered by the Polk County Land and Water Resources Department. One example of these programs is the Poster contest. This is a contest for all school age students within Polk County to create posters with a conservation theme. Winners move onto an area contest, and winners of the area contests compete at the state level. This year’s theme was “May the Forest be With You Always”, and Polk County’s winner, Audra Belisle from the South Milltown 4-H Club, went on to place third at the state level.
Another program that proceeds from the tree sale helps fund is the Tri-County Soil Judging Contest. Each fall, this event is put on by Polk, Burnett and Washburn Counties for all High School students. Soils are judged by the students by texture, slope, land use capabilities and structure. Locations are hosted on a rotating basis; this year’s contest will be hosted by Burnett County.
Last Update: May 04, 2024 10:46 am CDT
