Welcome! Living Snowfence Workshop Washington-Oregon-Idaho October 5, 2005 Lyn Townsend, Forester, West National Technology Support Center, NRCS, Portland, Oregon

What is a living snowfence?

Why living snowfences? They put snowdrifts where you want them! They put snowdrifts where you want them! Provide wildlife habitat. Provide wildlife habitat. Aesthetically superior to constructed snow fences. Aesthetically superior to constructed snow fences. Effective at sequestering carbon on a per unit area basis when compared to the surrounding agricultural landscape. Effective at sequestering carbon on a per unit area basis when compared to the surrounding agricultural landscape. Effective and $low maintenance$ if done right. Effective and $low maintenance$ if done right.

Where are snowfences applicable? Let’s first look nationwide at last winter’s statistics … Let’s first look nationwide at last winter’s statistics … … then we’ll look specifically at the “intermountain area” of the West … then we’ll look specifically at the “intermountain area” of the West

Winter 2004/2005

Living snowfences work! Properly designed, they are low maintenance and provide positive environmental benefits! Again, welcome to the workshop.