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DNR State Forest Nursery seedling orders start Sept. 3

• 8/20/2024 3:45:00 PM
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AMES - The DNR State Forest Nursery is gearing up for fall 2024 and spring 2025 seedling orders.

Iowa State Forest Nursery End of Season Sale

• 5/13/2024 2:49:00 PM
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All remaining State Forest Nursery seedlings are 30 percent off until May 24. Choose from a variety of hardwoods, shrubs and conifers.

Add spring color to your yard with quality native Iowa seedlings

• 2/20/2024 12:18:00 PM
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AMES - The Iowa DNR State Forest Nursery offers spring delivery in April and May for hardwood, conifer and shrub seedlings. Seedlings can be ordered through May 24.

Order Your Fall Seedlings Today

• 9/1/2023 3:24:00 PM
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The State Forest Nursery online store opens today for fall 2023 and spring 2024 seedling orders.

DNR State Forest Nursery seedling orders start Sept. 1

• 8/22/2023 12:18:00 PM
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AMES - The DNR State Forest Nursery is gearing up for fall 2023 and spring 2024 seedling orders.

Still time to order tree and shrub seedlings

• 2/21/2023 12:06:00 PM
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AMES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) State Forest Nursery offers spring delivery in April and May for hardwood, conifer and shrub seedlings. Customers can choose to have their order shipped or they can pick it up at the State Forest Nursery in Ames.

Order Your Fall Seedlings Today

• 9/1/2022 6:13:00 PM
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The State Forest Nursery online store opens today for fall 2022 and spring 2023 seedling orders.

DNR State Forest Nursery seedling orders start Sept. 1

• 8/23/2022 11:54:00 AM
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AMES - The DNR State Forest Nursery is gearing up for fall 2022 and spring 2023 seedling orders.

Communities impacted by EAB can receive free seedlings from DNR State Forest Nursery

• 9/8/2020 3:11:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), through a grant with the U.S. Forest Service, has been awarding communities in counties that have confirmed emerald ash borer (EAB) up to 200 free seedlings from the DNR’s State Forest Nursery. Seedlings have been awarded since spring of 2019, so if a community has not received its free seedlings, there is still time to apply.

State Forest Nursery Launches New Online Store

• 8/22/2017 11:42:00 AM
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Ordering trees from the DNR’s State Forest Nursery just got easier. A new online sales site features dozens of quality native Iowa trees and an easy check-out process.

Select nursery stock available at discount prices

• 5/18/2017 8:34:00 AM
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For one week only and while supplies last, the State Forest Nursery is offering select species from its remaining inventory at a 50 percent discount.

State Forest Nursery offers smaller minimum orders

• 4/26/2017 3:49:00 PM
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Landowners and homeowners can now order smaller quantities of high-quality native tree and shrub species from the State Forest Nursery. The nursery is now accepting minimum orders of 100 seedlings of one species and hopes to lower the minimum order quantity even further in the near future.

Plant edible habitat and conservation cover with the State Forest Nursery’s February specialty packet

• 2/7/2017 11:54:00 AM
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DES MOINES – Create some habitat and conservation foodscapes, with the Wild Edibles Specialty Packet from Iowa’s State Forest Nursery.

Iowa schools and communities encouraged to order free seedlings now for spring

• 11/29/2016 11:37:00 AM
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Iowa schools and communities are reminded that free seedlings will be available to them again this spring through the DNR’s Trees for Kids program.

It’s time to order tree seedlings

• 9/20/2016 1:11:00 PM
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Fall is a great time to plant trees and the DNR State Forest Nursery is gearing up for fall orders. 

Free Seedlings for Iowa Schools and Communities From Trees for Kids

• 3/8/2016 6:36:00 AM
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DES MOINES -- To celebrate Earth Week next month, the Trees for Kids program is offering free seedlings to schools and communities across Iowa.

Iowa DNR State Forest Nursery and Mills Fleet Farm Team-Up for Conservation

• 1/12/2016 10:17:00 AM
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The Iowa DNR State Forest Nursery and Mills Fleet Farm have teamed up for conservation.