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r;Qt\99 LIVlNG SNOW FENCE PLANTED Cl '~In May of this year, SCD President Calvin Melcher and Secretary, Shari Wagner could be seen planting trees on Kent Anderson's property across from the racetrack, The Living Snowfence Program has it's roots in the 1930's midwest, Living snowfences were first planted as a low maintenance and aesthetically pleasing way to keep snow from blowing and drifting on by-ways, That is still their pUrpose today, In Colorado, the program depends on the generosity ofland-owners and volunteers trees are purchased by the Colorado State Soil Conservation Board, and donated to individual projects, The land is donated by the landowner who also agrees to help maintain the snowfence, Volunteers also provide labor and materials that can include fencing, weed barrier, rabbit guards, and even drip system, TIlls snowfence is a simple twin-row, high density windbreak, planted with Rocky Mountain Junipers. Living snowfences can have many rows and be almost any length, Some are have a purpose as wildlife habitat and often have multiple rows including deciduous trees and shrub plantings, TIlls year many thanks go to all those who donated to the cause, including Kent Anderson, Colorado State Forest Service, Colorado State Soil Conservation Board Living Snowfence Committee, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Colorado Department of Transportation, several donors who wish to remain anonymous, and the Northeast Prowers Soil Conservation District. If you are interested in helping out in any way or would like to see a snowfence near you, please call Shari. Salinity Tour, July 22, 1999 I The Northeast Prowers SCD, in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Natural Resources Conservation Service is sponsoring a field day / tour on July 22, 1999. Those participating will look at several demonstration projects in the area including surface drainage, surge irrigation, center pivot irrigation with drag hoses, and PAM. Irrigators and any other interested persons are invited to attend. The tour will meet at Gateway Park, in Holly at 8 am, then convoy to the different sites and return about noon to the park for a free lunch and to hear Dr. Tim Gates speak about the results of a recent study on salinity in the Arkansas Valley, If you would like more infonnation about the tour, please call the Northeast Prowers SCD office (537-6506), or Jim Valliant or Pat Clifford at the Otero County Extension Office (719 -254-7608). Did you know..,. Conservation Tillage is any tillage and planting system that maintains at least 30% of the soil surface covered by residue after planting to reduce soil erosion by water. Where soil erosion by wind is the primary concern, any system that maintains at least 1000 pounds of flat small grain residue equivalent on the surface throughout the critical win erosion period.