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Living Snow Fence Program
A Living Snow Fence is a planting of trees, shrubs, or native grasses planted at critical locations to reduce the need for winter maintenance and snow removal. Once the snow fences begins to mature, they will help reduce blowing, drifting snow and high winds common to the area. This improvement provides winter safety for travelers on Wyoming’s highways and typically saves taxpayer dollars by reducing long-tern winter maintenance costs. A living snow fence planting provides the same public benefit with more appealing scenery than a traditional wooden snow fence. Each year, PACD staff replants a few lost seedling trees and cleans up around the living snow fence sites.
The Wyoming Department of Transportation provides grant funding for project sponsors to install living snow fences across the state through cooperative efforts with Wyoming State Forestry. The Popo Agie Conservation District has sponsored two living snow fence projects near South
Pass City and the Red Canyon Scenic Overlook.