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    Denby Fawcett: Fence Blocking Diamond Head Seawall Will Be Removed – Honolulu Civil Beat - January 14, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    The Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation will be removing one of the two fences it installed to block public access on a seawall pathway between Makalei Beach Park and Leahi Beach Park at the foot of Diamond Head, city officials told Civil Beat on Thursday.

    The fence at the Makalei end of the walkway is slated to be removed sometime this week.

    There has been a loud public outcry ever since the fences were installed blocking public passage with pathway users calling for the immediate removal of both fences.

    Residents are upset about fences that were installed at Makalei Beach Park and Leahi Beach Park at Diamond Head that block all public access along the seawall between the two parks.

    Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat

    But the city says for now the fence it installed at the other end of the walkway at Leahi Beach Park will remain in place while it searches for ways to make that end of the walkway safer.

    It says possible remedies could be signs warning of unsafe conditions, repairs to the railing near Leahi Park or even keeping the current fence on the Leahi Park side in place.

    The Leahi Park end of the seawall is where attorneys for Honolulu resident Shizuko Matsuda said she was seriously injured on May 28, 2012 when she fell through a gap in the railing down on to the rocks on the shore.

    Matsuda sued the city and the state for negligence in 2016. The city settled in May 2018, paying $275,000 to Matsuda in damages.

    Last week, City Managing Director Roy Amemiya Jr. said the city installed the two fences blocking the public from the seawall walkway on Christmas Eve to prevent similar lawsuits in the future.

    Matsuda also sued the state for damages for her fall from the seawall but Circuit Judge Keith Hiraoka ruled in favor of the state. Matsudas attorney Kyle Smith is awaiting the outcome of an appeal his firm filed last year with the Intermediate Court of Appeals.

    The Parks Department will try to figure out soon if and when the fence on the Leahi Park side can be taken down.

    Diamond Head resident Alexi Drouin says he is relieved that at least one of the fences will be removed.

    One fence coming down is a good start but I will not rest until the other fence is removed, he said.

    Drouin says he used to walk his dog along the seawall every day. He says since the fences went up he has videotaped people dangerously climbing over the fences so they can fish and walk along the seawall.

    Honolulu City Council member Tommy Waters, who represents the Diamond Head area, says hes thankful for the removal of the fence and is hoping the fence on the Leahi side can be removed soon.

    Waters says it cost the city $6,200 to erect the two fences, and that he is glad the fence removal on the Makalei side will be done in-house with city workers.

    Ocean access for the public is what makes people cherish living in Hawaii, he said.

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    Advocacy group says fencing along Lower Salt River poses danger to wild horses and the public – FOX 10 News Phoenix - January 14, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Advocacy group concerned over fencing along Lower Salt River

    The Forest Service is putting up additional fencing to help keep wild horses safe along the Lower Salt River area, but that's causing concern for some. FOX 10's Danielle Miller reports.

    PHOENIX - The Tonto National Forest has put up signage along the Bush Highway to warn drivers of wild horses in the area, and the Forest Service is now putting up additional fencing to help keep the horses safe.

    Not everyone, however, is thrilled with the idea.

    The Tonto National Forest continuing construction on four miles of fencing along the Lower Salt River in the Mesa Ranger District. The fencing will start at the Granite Reef Recreation Site, and it will run along the river for three miles to the Phon D.Sutton rec Site, and then run along the edge of the river to the Coon Bluff Rec Site, where it will tie into the existing fence.

    "At this time, the fence is not going to cross the river," said Chandler Mundy, Range Program Manger for the Tonto National Forest, in a phone interview."We are working on plans for the fence to cross the river in the future near the Coon Bluff Rec Site. That will be the final stretch needed to keep other livestock from joining the herd."

    According to the Tonto National Forest, the main goal for fencing is to keep wild horses off of Bush Highway and out of harm's way. However, some are voicing their concerns.

    Simone Netherlands, President of the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group, says the fence will have negative consequences for the public and the horses. She wants the fence moved away from the river and closer to the road.

    "So if you're trying to keep wild horses outbut they can still swim, what you're going to do is bottleneck the population because they're all going to have to go through that, and then, you're going to concentrate too many horses with too many people in one area, and that's making for safety problems,"said Netherlands.

    Netherlands says the horses will also be cut off from the water, but Forest Service officials disagree with the claim.

    "We are not cutting the horses off to the water," said Mundy."They have access to over 12 miles of the river."

    The Forest Service says they've worked with several groups on the design and safety of the fence, and it's all to benefit the horses.Netherlands says she'll continue to fight the fence.

    In addition to the fencing, 35 access gates have been added for people to pass through.

    The Forest Service is asking people to not cut through any of the fencing. People caught cutting through the fencing could be charged.

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    Yen and Gallucci Go Undefeated in Leading Chatham Boys Fencing Team to 15-12 Win Over Millburn – TAPinto.net - January 14, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    CHATHAM, NJ - Preston Yen went undefeated in sabre and Charles Gallucci won all his foil bouts to highlight Chatham's 15-12 boys fencing victory over Millburn on Wednesday at the Chatham Middle School.

    Also finishing the meet unbeaten for Chatham were epee fencers Jonah Blanchard and Michael Dwyer.

    Round one score: Chatham 4, Milburn 5 (Sabres 1-2, Foils 1-2, Epees 2-1)Squad captain junior Preston Yen posted the only sabre win in round one. Freshman Liam Kaplan narrowly missed the tiebreaker in his first high school varsity bout. Freshman foil Charles Gallucci posted the only foil win in round one with a 5-0 shut out. Sophomore epees Jonah Blanchard and Michael Dwyer each posted a victory keeping Chatham in the running for the meet.

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    Round two score: Chatham 7, Millburn 2 (Sabres 2-1, Foils 2-1, Epees 3-0)The home team rotation for round two suited the Chatham boys. Kaplan logged his first varsity victory followed by another from Yen. Gallucci and Mahon added a pair of foil wins. Blanchard, Dwyer, and squad captain Ahmer Khan swept the epee bouts of round two and pulling the team into the lead.Running score: Chatham 11, Millburn 7

    Round three score: Chatham 4, Millburn 5 (Sabres 2-1, Foils 1-2, Epees 1-2) Final Score 15-12Yen won his third sabre bout for the night followed by Haq with a 5-1. Gallucci wrapped up the foils with a single 5-1 foil win for the third round. The epees subbed in Raaid Khan for a win, while Alex Lee and Hayden Lacy were barely edged out by the Millburn epees in a pair of tied bouts.

    Boys vs Millburn = WIN [NJAC 2-0] [All 3-0]Final Score 15-12 (Sabre 5-4, Foil 4-5, Epee 6-3)Referees: Tomasz Stusinski

    The Chatham boys will compete in the annual Cetrulo tournament Sunday, the largest high school fencing team tournament in the world.

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    Kate Middletons Birthday Extravaganza: a Fedora, the Country House, and Mended Fences – Vanity Fair - January 14, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    On Tuesday morning, Prince George and Princess Charlotte headed back to school at Thomass Battersea, the progressive private school that has been the center of the Cambridges mornings and their social lives for the last few years. Since the kids are back at school, Kate Middleton, who turns 38 on Thursday, needed to celebrate her birthday a little early. According to People, she held a party at Anmer Hall, her and Prince Williams country home in Norfolk, on Sunday and invited some of her close friendsincluding one who was recently thought to be on the outs with the duchess.

    The celebration started Sunday, when Kate and William went to church in Sandringham with the Queen. Anmer Hall is on the Sandringham estate where the Queen spends the holidays. A larger group also accompanied the royal family: Kates parents, Carole and __Michael Middleton, friends Tom van Strabenzee, Lucy Lanigan-OKeefe (People said shes also a teacher at Thomass), Lady Laura Meade, one of Louis godparents, her husband James Meade, David, Marquess of Cholmondeley, and his wife, Rose Hanbury, Marquess of Cholmondeley.

    Rose and Kate were close friends when the Cambridges moved up to Norfolk after Georges birth, as a part of a group some have called the Turnip Toffs, but during 2019, outlets speculated that Kate and Rose were feuding and no longer friends. Roses appearance should put this rumor to rest; after all, you only attend a birthday church service for someone you really like.

    While the Cholmondeley couples presence was certainly an attention getter, the real controversy of Kates birthday might have been her headwear. By now, you probably have seen the pictures of the duchess wearing a jaunty blue fedora and purple coat from Hicks and Brown to St. Mary Magdalenes on Sunday. Perhaps to prove that were leaving behind all negative associations with the fedora from the last decade, she wore the hat into a house of worship. The Queen also wore purple to the church service.

    Otherwise, details are scarce about what the rest of the party might have entailed. Neither of Kates siblings, James and Pippa, attended the party, likely because both were recently on vacation in the Caribbean. However, we can assume Kate probably pulled a couple of perfect pints.

    CORRECTION: A previous version of this post misstated Kate Middletons age.

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    Man tried to jump the fence at N.J. zoo to take a picture of cheetahs – NJ.com - January 14, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Cheetahs are best enjoyed from afar. Its a lesson one person had to learn the hard way after attempting to get an up close and personal experience with the animals at a New Jersey zoo.

    A man hopped over the first of two fences surrounding the cheetah exhibit at the Cape May County Park and Zoo earlier this week to take a picture of Buju and Beenie, two cheetahs, Cape May County Sheriffs Office spokesman Antwan McClellan said Friday.

    The man moved on to the second fence, but was apprehended by park officials before he could hop that one too.

    McClellan said the cheetahs ignored the man. After he was back on the right side of the fence, he told park officials a friend of his at another zoo did the same thing and was able to pet a tiger. The man thought he could do the same thing at the Cape May County Zoo, officials said.

    The man was not arrested. However, he was given citations and removed from the zoo.

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    Baffert ‘on the fence’ over shipping for Pegasus World Cup – Horse Racing Nation - January 14, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    It remains to be seen whether trainer Bob Baffert will be representated in the Grade 1, $3 million Pegasus World Cup.

    Notably omitted from the revised invitation list released Sunday by Gulfstream Park officials was Roadster, who was in the original field of 12, while remaining on the also-eligible list was stablemate Mucho Gusto.On Monday, Baffert said Speedway Stables Roadster would stay at his Santa Anita base and run in the San Pasqual Stakes (G2) going nine furlongs on Feb. 1. The son of Quality Road, who exits a second to Omaha Beach in the Dec. 28 Malibu (G1), continued preparations for the San Pasqual on Monday with a bullet four-furlong drill in :47.40. As for Mucho Gusto, Baffert said he is split between sending him to Gulfstream for the Jan. 25 Pegasus or also running him in the San Pasqual. The 4-year-old son of Mucho Macho Man, who collected a trio of Grade 3 wins in 2019, has not raced since finishing fourth in the Oklahoma Derby (G3) at Remington Park on Sept 29. Baffert previously said the main objective for Michael Lund Petersens Mucho Gustos is the $20 million Saudi Cup on Feb. 29 in Riyadh. While he is currently on the also-eligible list for the Pegasus, Mucho Gusto would draw into the field with a defection between now and the Jan. 25 race.Mucho Gusto returned to training around Thanksgiving and boasts three consecutive bullet drills on the work tab, which includes most recently a six-furlong move in 1:12.80 on Friday. Baffert said he will decide on Mucho Gustos comeback race next week.

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    Fences at closed kauri forests vandalised and thrown in streams – RNZ - January 14, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Fences keeping people out of forest areas closed due to kauri dieback in Auckland are being vandalised, and people are entering closed tracks due to a sense of entitlement, a council compliance manager says.

    Signs like these have been removed and vandalised. Photo: RNZ / Joanna MacKenzie

    Compliance officers were out over the Christmas-New Year break and while most people are following the rules, 14 people will be receiving bylaw breach and trespass notices and another four will be getting formal warnings.

    Vandalism was worryingly on the increase as well.

    Auckland Council regulatory compliance manager Steve Pearce said a small minority were undermining efforts to protect kauri forests to ensure New Zealanders and tourists could continue to enjoy these.

    "There's been fences that have been taken down, chucked into nearby streams, signs that have been removed and it's just senseless vandalism. People that are a bit bored and pushing things over when they really don't need to," he told RNZ's Summer Report.

    "We're trying to protect those ranges and those parks for all New Zealanders, all of our tourists and a couple of silly people have gone and wrecked it for everyone."

    Pearce said people caught on closed tracks often believed they had a right to be there and the council had no right to enforce biosecurity rules introduced to protect kauri sites.

    "Generally it's people going, 'this is my local area, my forest, I'm allowed to be around here'. And you've also got a bunch of people who kind of think 'well, actually the council don't have the right to exclude me from this public area'. But there's a reason we're doing this, we're not doing it for just a bit of fun."

    He said it was essential people stayed off closed tracks because the micro-organism responsible for dieback was soil-based and easily transported from one site to another.

    "Some areas are closed because they don't have Kauri dieback, so they are pristine. The kauri seem to be thriving. So we're trying to protect those kauri that are still surviving really well. There are other kauri that are known to be infected and we're trying to prevent the spread of the disease from these areas to other areas.

    "At this stage we don't have a cure for kauri dieback, so the only thing we can do is prevent the transmission."

    Over the Waitkere forest canopy it's not hard to see the damage kauri dieback has done. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook

    Kauri dieback is a disease caused by the microscopic fungus-like organism Phytophthora agathidicida (PA). It lives in the soil and infects kauri roots, damaging the tissues that carry nutrients and water within the tree, effectively starving it to death.

    It is typical spread by dirt on people's footwear, meaning trampers are required to scrub and spray their shoes entering and leaving tracks.

    "There seems like a lot of other vectors as well, walking your dog, going on and off the track, they get some mud on their paws and that gets spread around," Pearce said.

    "So the real simple thing is, stay out of those areas and when you're on the tracks scrub their boots, spray them afterwards."

    He said the council didn't want anyone going through the courts and urged people to simply stay off closed tracks and enjoy the tracks that have remained open.

    "The only enforcement tool we have is a prosecution through the district court. So we had our first prosecution late last year. That's a maximum $20,000 fine. We don't envisage that it will be anywhere near that maximum, but it's really important that people take this seriously."

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    Guilford Boys’ Hoops Gets Win Against Career; Fencing Teams Have Big Weeks – Zip06.com - January 14, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Boys Basketball

    The Guilford boys basketball team went to New Haven and earned its first win of the season with a 56-50 victory over Career on Jan. 7. Three days later, the Indians took an 80-43 defeat against Hillhouse to move to 1-3 on the year.

    Chris Cahill scored 28 points, and John Petonito had 12 points when the Indians beat Career. Guilford trailed by as many as seven points in the first quarter before fighting its way back. The Indians took a 39-30 lead into the fourth quarter, but the Panthers rallied to cut it to 52-50 with 1:19 remaining. The Indians converted four of their six attempts from the free-throw line, including two by Cahill, to solidify the win.

    Cahill scored 18 points for Guilford in the Hillhouse game. Brayden Santa Barbara chipped in with 11 points.

    Girls Basketball

    The Indians came away with a split of two games last week and are now 2-4 this year. Guilford dropped a contest to Sheehan and then came back with a convincing win versus Career.

    On Jan. 7, Guilford lost to Sheehan by the score of 50-43. Faith ODonnell scored seven points for the Indians. Elle Petra had six points, while Sam Leiby and Moira Kellaher added five points apiece.

    In the teams second road game of the week, Guilford netted a 68-26 victory against Career on Jan. 10. ODonnell, Leiby, Kellaher, and Petra all scored 10 points in the win.

    Boys Ice Hockey

    Senior captain Jack Dacey recorded a natural hat trick, including the game-winning goal in overtime, to lift Guilford to a 4-3 overtime win against St. Joseph on Jan. 11.

    Dacey scored a pair of third-period goals to help the Indians rally for their victory over St. Joseph. Guilford outshot the Cadets by a 34-20 margin for the game.

    Earlier in the week, the Indians battled North Branford to a 4-4 draw. Guilford has a record of 2-4-1 on the season.

    Girls Fencing

    Guilford posted wins over North Haven and Hand and then swept all four of its opponents at the Morgan Invitational last week.

    The Indians started off the week by earning a 24-3 win over North Haven on Jan. 8. Guilfords foil (9-0), pe (8-1), and saber (7-2) teams all claimed victory at the meet.

    The day after that, Guilford defeated Hand by a 20-7 score, led by wins from its saber (8-1), foil (6-3), and pe (6-3) squads. The Indians JV team took a 15-12 defeat to Hand, but still saw its saber team get a 5-4 victory.

    Then on Jan. 11, the Indians notched four victories when they competed at the Morgan Invitational. Guilford defeated Greenwich (20-7), Hand (23-4), Hopkins (19-8), and Morgan (20-7) at the event. The Indians saber team went 9-0 against all four opponents.

    Saber teammates Shayla Flynn, Anna Angkatavanich, Adella Cho, and Camilla Gipson were unbeatable all day long for Guilford. Exceptional performances by peist Julia Gangemi and foil fencer Lindsey Smith left them also undefeated for the day.

    Boys Fencing

    The Indians competed in a pair of dual-meets last week, picking up a 15-12 victory over North Haven on Jan. 8. Guilford recorded a 6-3 win in foil and a 5-4 victory in saber, while taking a 5-4 loss in pe against North Haven.

    The following day, the Indians took a 16-11 loss to Hand. Guilfords JV team earned a 16-11 win versus the Tigers, led by victories from its saber (7-2) and pe (6-3) squads.

    On Jan. 11, Guilford competed at the Morgan Invitational in Clinton. The Indians won three of their four matches on the day, earning victories against Greenwich (17-10), Hand (15-12), and Morgan (20-7) to go with a loss versus Hopkins (15-12). The pe team went 9-0 in the win over Greenwich.

    Boys Swimming and Diving

    The Greater New Haven Warriors boys swimming and diving team hosted Cheshire for a matchup at Walter Gawrych Community Pool on Jan. 9. The Warriors took a 97-88 defeat against the Rams to move to 1-2 this season.

    Wrestling

    Guilford took two out of three matches in a four-team home meet against Ledyard, Middletown, and Trumbull on Jan. 11. The Indians defeated Ledyard (41-33) and Middletown (35-34), while losing to Trumbull (53-24) at the meet.

    Posting wins for Guilford against Ledyard were Mohammad Halabi at 106 pounds, John Fernandes with a 13-2 decision at 132 pounds, Kyle Putnam with an 11-4 win at 132 pounds; Edward Barlage, who outpointed his opponent 11-0 at 138 pounds; Aiden Ghiroli, who recorded a pin in 2:23 at 170 pounds; Zach Halas, who picked up a forfeit win at 182 pounds; and Ian Rose, a pinfill victor at 220 pounds.

    Halabi, Barlage, Ghiroli, and Rose earned for Guilford victories versus Middletown.

    Anthony Bomgardner won by pin in the 125-pound match against Trumbull. Other wins were recorded by Barlage (138), Brent Strand (160), and Rose (220).

    Earlier in the week, the Indians recorded a 37-33 victory versus Foran on Jan. 8.

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    Electric fences between Poland and Germany to avoid spread of African swine fever – MercoPress - January 14, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Friday, January 10th 2020 - 12:10 UTC A report posted on the OIE website showed the disease, which has devastated herds in the world's top pork producer China, had now been found next to Germany

    Poland recorded 55 outbreaks of African swine fever in wild boar near the German border last month, the world animal health body said on Thursday, in a sign the deadly virus is spreading near one of the European Union's biggest pork exporters.

    A report posted on the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) website showed that the disease, which has devastated herds in the world's top pork producer China, had now been found in a village less than 30km from Germany.

    African swine fever is harmless to humans but highly deadly in boars and pigs. It originated in Africa before spreading to Europe and Asia and has already killed hundreds of millions pigs, while reshaping global meat and feed markets.

    Germany's government said early December it was stepping up measures to prevent an outbreak of African swine fever after a case was discovered in Poland close to its border.

    A majority of the outbreaks reported by the Polish farm ministry to the OIE were discovered between Dec 4 and Dec 23 in neighboring villages in the states of Lubuskie and Wielkopolskie, 75 to 100 km from the German border.

    There are fears in Germany that its exports of pork to China and other Asian countries could be threatened, with import bans regularly imposed on pig meat from regions where African swine fever has been discovered.

    Authorities in German states bordering Poland have built fences in an attempt to stop wild boars wandering into Germany and spreading the disease. A series of 90 cm high fences similar to those used to close farm fields were built by the state of Brandenburg in December while the state also relaxed hunting restrictions to allow more shooting of boar, the state agriculture ministry said.

    The state of Saxony said it is this week building a 4.5km electrified fence along a high risk sector close to the border with Poland. Countries infected by severe animal diseases such as African swine fever or highly pathogenic bird flu, must warn the OIE immediately and submit regular follow-up reports.

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    That snow fence – you probably did it wrong. – Concord Monitor - December 14, 2019 by Mr HomeBuilder

    I rerun this article most Decembers. The early snow we got two feet at my house means I should run it again!

    I have a fairly long driveway next to an open field, and at least once every winter, snow drifts across it to the point where things get dicey without all-wheel drive.

    For two decades, I have talked about setting up a snow fence to keep out the drifts, but Ive never gotten around to it. Which, I recently learned, is a good thing, because I would have done it exactly wrong.

    One consolation: Many people do it exactly wrong.

    I see it a lot. People dont understand how a snow fence works, said Robert Haehnel, a research mechanical engineer at the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory in Hanover, an Army Corps of Engineers facility that studies anything that freezes. (Known as CRREL, it gets my vote for Most Interesting Place in N.H. That You Didnt Know About.)

    For years, one of my neighbors had . . . that orange snow fence and posts, they put it right next to their driveway, perpendicular to the wind. And every year when the wind started blowing, the entire hillside would be deposited on their driveway, he said. They finally gave up.

    So what did they do wrong? At my request, Haehnel walked me through years of research on snow fences, much of it done by a man named Ronald Tabler who wrote the fields bible:Controlling Blowing and Drifting Snow with Snow Fences and Road Design.

    The manual is used by most states, including New Hampshire, to guide placement of snow fences. If you want more details you can easily find it online, all 307 pages of it.

    So heres the most surprising thing: Snow fences dont stop drifts by blocking the snow thats blowing right along the ground, as I had envisioned. They stop drifts by disrupting the aerodynamics of the wind passing overhead, slowing it down so it can no longer carry all the flakes it had picked up.

    What this means is that snow doesnt pile up behind a fence, it drops out of the sky in front of the fence that is, on the downwind side. So if you place the fence next to your driveway, as I planned, youre guiding more snow to fall right down onto the driveway.

    Its like a snowdrift multiplier!

    Tabler even developed a rule of thumb for placing fences. Take the height of the fence and multiply it by 35, and that is the distance you need between the fence and the thing you want to protect, to ensure all the snow will fall out of the air before the wind gets to the target.

    For a standard 4-foot snow fence, that equals a distance of 140 feet away. Holy Toledo thats a long way.

    If youve ever seen a snow fence sitting forlornly in the middle of a field, now you know why.

    But wait, theres more. Tabler found that snow fences need a certain porosity holes to keep snow from piling up and knocking it over and should have a gap at the bottom equal to 10 percent of the height (about 5 inches for that standard 4-foot fence).

    Why the gap? It directs some of the wind under the fence and scours away snow that might build up in front of the fence. This matters because the height of the fence above snow determines how well it disrupts wind passing overhead so if snow builds up in front, your fence becomes effectively shorter and works less well.

    Make sure the bottom doesnt get buried over time. If it starts out a 4-foot fence and you get a foot of snow, now its a 3-feet fence. . . . Every time it gets buried, its less effective, Haehnel said.

    Some places, notably Japan, build large snow fences with gaps designed to scour snow off roads when there isnt room to place the fences at the right distance. This works well, Haehnel said, but has the side effect of increasing the speed of the wind to the point that it can be dangerous for vehicles.

    Snow fences can also be used to collect rather than deflect snow, Haehnel said. An example is setting snow fences upwind of a cattle pond, so you deposit all the snow there. When it melts, youve got a water supply for your cattle.

    So there you have it: A boring, overlooked aspect of life in wintertime is actually complicated, counterintuitive and interesting.

    Ill take solace in that the next time my car gets stuck in the driveway.

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