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Windbreak-Shelterbelt Establishment

A windbreak shelterbelt is a strategically planted row of trees and shrubs designed to reduce wind speed and provide shelter from the wind's effects.

Attached here is the spec sheet from the National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), detailing the practice standards:

Windbreak-Shelterbelt_Establishment_380_NHCP_CPS_2021.pdf

Linked below is a fantastic, quick video introduction to windbreak-shelterbelts:

Here are some photos of various successful windbreak-shelterbelts:

A field of leafy green plants with trees in the background under a clear sky.
Credit to USDA Forest Service
A row of dense green shrubs and trees along a grassy area under a partly cloudy sky.
Red-stemmed dogwood can provide an additional income source. Credit to USDA National Agroforestry Center photo
A grid of agricultural fields with tree lines separating them in a rural landscape.
Credit to University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources
A field of leafy green plants with trees in the background under a clear sky.
A row of dense green shrubs and trees along a grassy area under a partly cloudy sky.
A grid of agricultural fields with tree lines separating them in a rural landscape.
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