Thanks to the generosity of our donors over the past month, we were able to purchase 450 feet of high quality wooden slat snow fencing with heavy duty steel posts. We could use about 4 more batches like that, but it’s a good start, and should make a big impact.
Snow fencing allows us to catch the snow that gets ripped off the open meadows at Hard’ack, so we can use it to our advantage and build up the snowpack on the trails where we want it. It also provides some shelter from warm winds that melt it down. I’m really excited to see what it can do for us next winter.
Keep an eye out for notifications in the fall calling for some volunteers to help set it up!