Wyoming Living Snow Fence Program
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State funding to plant and maintain rows of trees, shrubs and native grasses on private land along state highways to trap drifting snow
The Living Snow Fence Program, started in 1998, is a cooperative effort of WYDOT, the Wyoming State Forestry Division, local conservation districts and private landowners. It provides funds to cover the costs of planting and maintaining living snow fences, which are plantings of trees, shrubs and/or native grasses that trap blowing and drifting snow along state-maintained highways, including interstates. As of the program page, 57 projects have been installed protecting 55,529 feet of public roadway. Living snow fences last about 50 to 75 years compared with 20 to 25 years for wooden fences and also provide wildlife habitat.
Who qualifies
Land ownership can be private, state or federal; sites must be along state-maintained highways. Thirty-year easements and maintenance agreements are generally required.
How to apply
Contact your local conservation district (listed at conservewy.com), which must help develop the proposal, and get pre-approval from the WYDOT district office. Preliminary proposals are due by March 30 each year and are reviewed for technical aspects and site characteristics related to tree growth; installation and maintenance requirements are set in the contract if approved. Division headquarters: (307) 777-7586.
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