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Welcome!Welcome!Living Snowfence WorkshopLiving Snowfence Workshop
Washington-Oregon-IdahoWashington-Oregon-IdahoOctober 5, 2005October 5, 2005
Lyn Townsend, Forester, West National Lyn Townsend, Forester, West National Technology Support Center, NRCS, Portland, Technology Support Center, NRCS, Portland,
OregonOregon
What is a living What is a living snowfence?snowfence?
Why living snowfences?Why living snowfences?
They put snowdrifts where you want They put snowdrifts where you want them!them!
Provide wildlife habitat.Provide wildlife habitat. Aesthetically superior to constructed Aesthetically superior to constructed
snow fences.snow fences. Effective at sequestering carbon on a Effective at sequestering carbon on a
per unit area basis when compared to per unit area basis when compared to the surrounding agricultural the surrounding agricultural landscape.landscape.
Effective and $low maintenance$ if Effective and $low maintenance$ if done rightdone right..
Where are snowfences Where are snowfences applicable?applicable?
Let’s first look nationwide at last Let’s first look nationwide at last winter’s statistics …winter’s statistics …
… … then we’ll look specifically at the then we’ll look specifically at the “intermountain area” of the West“intermountain area” of the West
http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/nsa/index.htmlhttp://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/nsa/index.html
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Living snowfences work!Living snowfences work!Properly designed, they are low Properly designed, they are low
maintenance and provide positive maintenance and provide positive environmental benefits!environmental benefits!
Again, welcome to the workshop.Again, welcome to the workshop.