Snow fences can be great for keeping drifts at bay, but is it worth installing one on your property? It depends on several factors.

Snow fences may help save money, lives, and the environment BIRD ISLAND, Minn. – Minnesota spends close to $100 million every year to clear snow and ice from state roads.

The federal grant will fund the installation of 24 miles of snow fence across 38 sites along the 120-mile stretch of Interstate 94 between Moorhead and Alexandria.

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This is where living snow fences, or shelterbelts, come in. Living snow fences are rows of vegetation such as trees, shrubs, or cornstalks that are placed along roads to reduce drifting snow.

Crews routinely check the over 170 miles of fences throughout the state making sure they are clear of weeds in the summer and snow in the winter. It can take up to three weeks to repair a fence ...

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Since 2000, Franklin County engineers have paid farmers to keep their cornstalks as fences to help keep snow off Franklin County roads.

A portion of the living snow fence is pictured along Minnesota Highway 23 between Hawick and Paynesville. The 3.3 miles of living snow fence was started in 2024 and complete in the spring of 2025.

Since 2000, Franklin County engineers have paid farmers to keep their cornstalks as fences to help keep snow off Franklin County roads.