Working Trees: Living Snow Fence, an Agroforestry Practice

Authors

Date of this Version

11-2011

Citation

Working Trees, November 2011

United States Department of Agriculture, National Agroforestry Center, Lincoln, Nebraska

Comments

United States government work

Abstract

Living snow fence, an agroforestry practice

With action similar to scattered rocks in a stream, living snow fences create eddy effects that alter wind speed and direction, causing snow to settle in designated areas, protecting roadways, structures, livestock and wildlife.