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Volunteers planting the snow fence. |
Working with a team of interagency employees, Plant Materials Specialist Gary
Kuhn installed a “living snow fence” near Scenic Route 29 (SR 29) outside
Anatone, WA. Often closed because of snowdrifts, even during average winters,
SR 29’s new show fence will protect this stretch of road from continuous
closures.
150 feet windward from SR 29, the snow fence consists of three 1500 foot rows
of tree species that include Rock Mountain Juniper, Skunkbush Sumac and
Ponderosa Pine.
According to Kuhn, the biggest challenge facing the project
will be keeping elk and deer from ravaging the pine and sumac.
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But all will not be lost even if
hungry wildlife does consume the pine and sumac, fortunately, for SR 29’s hard
working snow fence builders, deer and elk don’t find juniper appetizing.
Installed May 3, the SR 29 “living snow fence” project was sponsored by the
National Agroforestry Center, Blue Mountain RC&D, NRCS, WADOT, and WADF&G.
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