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 ...

More money might be available this year to encourage rural McLeod County landowners to plant living snow fences. Strategically placed rows of shrubs can prevent snow from blowing across roadways ...

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 ...

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, ...

This past weekend, the first alert five weather team started to look at the forecast for today's incoming winter weather.

On Jan. 22, the day after the big snow, I stood at that window, marveling at the visual spectacle of our snow-covered yard, ...