The Living Snow Fence (LSF)
program continues to grow in the San Luis Valley.
In 2004, a new Living Snow Fence was installed
on La Veta Pass. The Costilla County Soil Conservation
District spearheaded the project along with Forbes
Trinchera Ranch and the Colorado State Forest
Service.
School children from Sierra Grande Elementary
in Blanca/Ft. Garland, helped plant Douglas Fir
and Lodgepole Pine seedlings. Another 120 seedlings
will be planted in May of 2005 consisting of Ponderosa
Pine and Douglas Fir.
The LSF located north of Villa Grove is definitely
worth seeing. The Natural Resource Conservation
Service is the driving force behind this project
since 1998. Following a drought, 2004 saw a replanting
of Rocky Mt. Juniper and Ponderosa Pine with the
help of school children from Saguache, Center
and Moffat schools.
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