Trees can be planted for several conservation purposes. These include windbreaks and living snow fences, wildlife habitat and forest restoration.Conservation Plantings: Planning, Design and Site PreparationConservation tree plantings can provide many benefits. However, successful plantings require well-defined objectives that help answer many questions.Some factors to consider in planning a tree planting, whether in the mountains or on the plains or whether it is designed to control wind or snow, or benefit wildlife:Tree plantings benefit land and ...