If you're a skier, you've probably noticed the plastic mesh fences which are often set up alongside the slope. These are temporary snow fences, designed to reduce wind speeds so snow drifts don't ...

Living snow fences (LSF) can mitigate blowing snow problems, reduce the cost of highway maintenance and improve highway safety. LSF are rows of trees or shrubs that perform the same function as wooden ...

By JAMES MATTHEWS Snow fences may make winter driving safer, but there are no rules that govern their installation in Mono. Or likely any other municipality, for that matter. Mono resident Anthony ...

Ag News Wire By Gary Wyatt, an agroforestry educator with University of Minnesota Extension. Windbreaks and living snow fences benefit open and rural landscapes by protecting homes, farmsteads, ...

One good stewardship practice is to establish a shelterbelt or living snow fence around feedlot or confinement buildings. A shelterbelt consists of single or multiple rows of trees. These ...

Our long range models had two potential tracks. Our GFS was showing a more southerly track, which would have brought more snow south of highway 50. The European models had a more northerly track.

marveling at the visual spectacle of our snow-covered yard, roof, trees and fence. With the extreme cold, I considered whether or not I should push the window open. Eventually, I decided ...