La Salle Redboine

Conservation District
 

Shelterbelts

It is estimated that roughly 160 million tonnes of prairie topsoil is lost every year due to wind erosion.  Therefore, shelterbelts are an important District tool used to improve soil conservation.

A well designed shelterbelt will protect land for a distance of ten times the height of the shelterbelt. A shelterbelt with trees from five meters high in the outer row rising to twenty meters high in the inner rows will provide protection for up to 200 hundred meters at maturity. This protection however highly depends on the construction of the shelter belt

Benefits can include:

Animals

bullet Reduced stock losses during breeding
bullet Reduced energy consumption for maintenance
bullet Less winter feed requirements
bullet Faster growth to target weight

Crops

bullet Less soil erosion and nutrient loss
bullet Conservation of soil water
bullet Reduced need for irrigation
bullet Extended growing season
bullet Reduced physical damage

Other

bullet Protection for buildings and work areas
bullet Reduced evaporation from dams
bullet Assist in grass fire control
bullet Habitat for wildlife and predatory birds/insects

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For more information about this or any other District Program, please contact LSRBCD.

 
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