Trees Against the Wind Project on highway 75!
Rocky Mountain Junipers are growing like crazy!
Patti Hurley, NRCS D.C., stands by a Juniper tree to show you how they have grown. The District planted them in the summer of 2015 and they were 24" in the pot.. They have at least doubled there size if not more!
Watering system used for this operation!
PROPOSED PROJECT:
The Wood River Soil & Water Conservation District is proposing roughly a ½ mile single row windbreak / snow fence of Rocky Mountain Juniper on highway 75 - 5 miles north of Shoshone. The District will be working with the City of Shoshone, Lincoln County, Chamber of Commerce and students in the community to prepare promote and plant this windbreak. Prior to planting the trees we will have a kick off the morning with an Arbor Day celebration in the city of Shoshone. This will be a great opportunity to bring the community together to educate them on the importance of planting trees. We will show how we planting trees can reduce erosion of our precious topsoil, lower our heating and cooling costs, clean the air, beautification, produce oxygen and provide habitat for wildlife and pollinators. The landowner will benefit directly from this windbreak because of wind reduction resulting in less soil erosion and drifting snow. We should also see an increase in efficiency of livestock resulting in better animal health decrease in feeding and lower death loss. The City and County will benefit from this project because of the esthetic value it will bring to the area as it will bring air quality and aesthetic value because highway 75 is so heavily traveled. COMMUNITY IMPORTANCE: The District believes that the “Highway 75 – Trees Against the Wind” project would build on an already good relationship between the Ag Producers and Community of Shoshone with a GREAT relationship. The District anticipates an added safety value with drifting snow and soil, air quality and beautification aspect due to the windbreak. |
APRIL 3, 2015 -
4-H students, supervisors and staff working hard to prepare the ground to lay the fabric mulch used for the single row windbreak. It looks as if we will be out another day as it was more than we anticipated.
4-H students, supervisors and staff working hard to prepare the ground to lay the fabric mulch used for the single row windbreak. It looks as if we will be out another day as it was more than we anticipated.