HELP International Shelterbelt Center - SPRING 2027 TREE SALES NOW OPEN!

CEO SPRING 2027 LAUNCH LETTER

SPRING 2027 TREE SALES NOW OPEN!

HELP International Shelterbelt Center

Early-Bird Discounts and Bonuses — Save Up to 17%

A Personal Message from the Founder and CEO

Dear Friends, Customers, and Prairie Communities,

I am pleased to announce that HELP International Shelterbelt Center is now accepting orders for Spring 2027!

For more than three decades, HELP International has worked to make hardy, affordable shelterbelt trees and shrubs available to farmers, acreage owners, rural communities, municipalities, and other landowners throughout Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta.

Our mission remains unchanged: to help Prairie residents establish successful, long-lasting shelterbelts, improve their properties, protect their land, and contribute to a greener and more sustainable Prairie landscape.

A NEW TREE-PLANTING SEASON — AND EXCELLENT SAVINGS!

Our Spring 2027 early-bird order discounts decline by one percentage point each month:

October 2026: 7% | November: 6% | December: 5% | January 2027: 4% | February: 3% | March: 2% | April: 1%.

Special early-bird discounts apply to online orders AND paper orders paid by cheque at the time of ordering. Paper orders paid by e-transfer do not qualify for early-bird discounts. All methods of purchase qualify for 5% bonus trees plus an additional 5% bonus for customers who pick up their orders at the nursery. These bonuses are additional to any applicable early-bird discount; the published offer is described as up to 17% in combined benefits.

We encourage customers to plan spring shelterbelt projects early, allowing time to select suitable tree varieties, ages, sizes, and planting arrangements.

A LARGE AND DIVERSE PRAIRIE NURSERY

In addition to approximately 600,000 tree seedlings, HELP now carries approximately 50,000 potted saplings. These figures reflect HELP’s nursery production and stock in multiple growing systems, including our floating production facilities, underground Styroblock nurseries, bunching nurseries, and potted-tree facilities. Individual varieties and sizes are subject to current availability and confirmation.

We offer fast-growing hybrid poplars, willows, evergreen conifers, deciduous shade trees, lilacs, caragana, and many other hardy varieties.

AFFORDABLE TREE PRICES

Regular bulk seedling pickup prices for most varieties in orders of 50 or more trees begin at $2.50 each for one-year-old seedlings, $3.50 for two-year-old seedlings, and $4.50 for three-year-old seedlings. Smaller orders and certain varieties or sizes have different pricing; please refer to the current online product listing or contact HELP for a quote.

We also supply larger potted trees and saplings for customers seeking more immediate height and landscape impact.

SOME OF OUR SPECIAL TREE VARIETIES

Prairie Sky Poplar: One of our fastest-growing fuzzless hybrid poplars, comparable to Okanese in growth rate. Under suitable conditions, these varieties can establish a substantial shelterbelt wall in approximately seven years with appropriate spacing and watering.

Okanese Poplar: Another exceptionally fast-growing, fuzzless hybrid poplar for rapid shelterbelt development.

Sundance Poplar: HELP considers Sundance among the hardiest fast-growing, narrow-form fuzzless poplars. At approximately ten years it can reach 30 feet high while remaining around six feet wide. It is especially useful where yard space is limited and for planting alternately with spruce at approximately three-metre spacing.

Caragana: Among the most drought-hardy shrubs for the Prairies. Its relative herbicide tolerance makes it a useful outside shelterbelt row facing agricultural land where herbicides are used.

White Spruce, Blue Spruce, Scots Pine and Larch: Excellent choices for long-term evergreen wind protection and shelterbelt diversity.

MORE THAN THREE DECADES OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE

Since founding HELP International in 1993, I have remained committed to affordable, practical solutions for shelterbelt establishment. Our Shelterbelt Center combines nursery production, field experience, research, tree planting, irrigation development and technical guidance.

HELP has developed and patented a floating tree-production and live-storage system. Our work has included farm, acreage, municipal, rural and industrial projects, with experience in shelterbelt design, erosion-control plantings and riparian or stream-margin buffers. We welcome inquiries about trees and supplies for public spaces and environmental improvement projects.

WATERING AND SUCCESSFUL ESTABLISHMENT

Adequate watering is one of the most important factors in successful establishment. For newly planted seedlings, HELP commonly recommends approximately 10 litres of water per tree per week through the growing season, adjusted for rainfall, soil, tree size and weather. Where rainfall is uncertain, drip irrigation can greatly improve the reliability of establishment. We can also provide information about plastic mulch, planting methods and ongoing tree care.

HOW TO ORDER — SPRING 2027

You have three convenient ways to order or arrange Spring 2027 trees:

1) ORDER ONLINE: Visit www.help-shelterbelts.com to review available stock and place your order. Special early-bird discounts also apply to paper orders paid by cheque at the time of ordering.

For assistance choosing tree varieties or planning a municipal shelterbelt project, email helpint@sasktel.net.

2) ORDER BY PAPER FORM: Complete the appended four-page paper order form (Appendix A) with your contact details, tree varieties and quantities. Return it to helpint@sasktel.net. To qualify for early-bird discounts, submit payment by cheque at the time of ordering (after confirming the amount with HELP). E-transfer payments to helpint@sasktel.net are also accepted, but paper orders paid by e-transfer do not qualify for early-bird discounts.

3) LARGE ORDERS — MORE THAN 1,000 TREES: You may express your intention to order by email or telephone. HELP can prepare a customized quotation for council consideration, followed by an invoice once your council approves the purchase.

BONUSES ON ALL ORDER METHODS: 5% bonus trees and an additional 5% mixed poplar or willow bonus for customers picking up their orders at the nursery apply regardless of whether the order is placed online, by paper form, or following an approved quotation.

AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR FALL 2026

Although our principal focus is Spring 2027, we are still accepting eligible Fall 2026 orders for immediate shipping or pickup through October 31, 2026. Qualifying orders placed by October 31 can receive the 7% October discount, subject to stock availability and shipping arrangements.

A PERSONAL WORD OF THANKS

I extend my appreciation to the customers, landowners, communities, municipal officials and organizations who have supported HELP International and its shelterbelt programs over the years. Your support sustains a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to practical environmental improvements, community forestry and affordable tree production.

After more than 33 years, I remain committed to the belief that planting trees is among the most practical and enduring investments we can make in our farms, homes, communities and environment.

We look forward to helping you make Spring 2027 a successful tree-planting season.

With warm regards and best wishes,

Rodney Sidloski

Founder, President and CEO

HELP International

HELP International Shelterbelt Center

Weyburn, Saskatchewan

www.help-shelterbelts.com

helpint@sasktel.net

Growing trees, protecting land, and building a greener Prairie future since 1993.

HELP International Shelterbelt Center • www.help-shelterbelts.com

APPENDIX A — COMPLETE FOUR-PAGE HELP TREE ORDER FORM

Attached as an integral part of this letter. Complete the original form, including the early-bird discount and payment sections. Early-bird discounts apply to online orders and paper orders paid by cheque at the time of ordering; payments by e-transfer are accepted but do not qualify for early-bird discounts. For purchases of over 1,000 trees, council quotation and invoice arrangements are available.

HELP International Shelterbelt Center • www.help-shelterbelts.com

HELP Tree Order Form

Spring 2027 planting • Updated October 17 2026

Please order online wherever possible: www.help-shelterbelts.com

Customer details

Name / organization: __________________________________________________________

Mailing address: ________________________________________________________________

Town: _____________________ Province: __________ Postal code: ____________________

Telephone: ________________________ Email: _____________________________________

RM / county: _______________________ Order date: _________________________________

Seedling prices

All conifer and deciduous shelterbelt seedlings including lilac and caragana. Prices are per tree. Quantity tier is based on the combined number of seedlings ordered.

Age means the stock category listed by HELP. Heights at spring pickup will vary. Write a quantity only for the age combinations offered below. Common Lilac is unavailable and is excluded.

Deciduous seedlings

Customer name: ___________________________ Continued on page 2

HELP Tree Order Form Continued

Customer name: ______________________________________________________________

Willow seedlings

Conifers and other deciduous seedlings

For two ages of the same variety, enter each age, quantity and total on separate lines below.

Additional confirmed stock line: __________________________________________________

Additional confirmed stock line: __________________________________________________

Potted Tree Orders

Customer name: ______________________________________________________________

Potted deciduous trees

The following sizes are now available. Prices are per tree before applicable discounts, shipping and taxes.

Potted spruce

White Spruce and Blue Spruce are currently available at approximately 24–36 inches. Price: $1 per inch of tree height. Request a specific height and obtain HELP’s stock confirmation and exact price before sending payment.

Other potted willow sizes

Golden, Silverleaf and Acute Willow saplings are available, approximately 4–11 ft. Request a stock and price quotation before including them in your payment. Laurel Leaf Willow prices are listed above for the confirmed sizes.

Our potted inventory continues to grow. Only currently confirmed saleable sizes are listed for ordering; younger production stock will be offered as it reaches saleable size.

Payment and Delivery

Customer name: ______________________________________________________________

Early Bird discount and bonus trees

Ordering month: October 2026 7%; November 6%; December 5%; January 2027 4%; February 3%; March 2%; April 1%.

Orders receive a 5% bonus of each tree variety ordered. Weyburn pickup customers receive an additional 5% mixed poplar or willow bonus. Bonus trees are additional trees, not a second cash discount.

Delivery preference

□ Pickup at HELP’s Weyburn Tree Farm □ Shipping requested

Pickup at the Weyburn Tree Farm is available any time of year. Shipping is available May 21–June 15 and October 1–15 unless otherwise arranged with HELP.

Destination town / postal code: __________________________________________________

Requested pickup date / shipping period: __________________________________________

Shipping price: $________________ □ Calculated using rates below □ Quoted by HELP

Seedling shipping within Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta: $0.30 per seedling or $40 minimum, whichever is greater, during May 21–June 15 and October 1–15. Other dates or destinations require a quotation. Potted sapling shipping: $5 per tree.

Order calculation

Payment and submission

□ Cheque enclosed, payable to HELP International
□ Please send me a secure payment link

Do not write credit-card numbers or security codes on this form.

Mail: HELP International Shelterbelt Program, P.O. Box 181, Weyburn, SK S4H 2J9.
Email completed form: helpint@sasktel.net

Signature: ________________________________________ Date: _______________________

Project information and assistance

Any landowner, organization, government, municipality or resort may purchase HELP trees, mulch and drip irrigation. Collaborative on-site assessment, planning and installation services are available by quotation.

Please begin with the Frequently Asked Questions, Shelterbelt Designing and Technical Tree Information sections at www.help-shelterbelts.com. Once reviewed, for unanswered project-specific questions or ordering assistance, call HELP’s CEO and lead researcher, Rodney Sidloski, at (306) 861-0814.

HELP office use: Online order number __________ Payment recorded __________ Stock reserved __________