2024 Shelterbelt Program
Benefits
- Reduces soil erosion
- Traps snow
- Provides wildlife habitat
- Sequesters Carbon
Characteristics
- Shelterbelts in the prairies are typically linear plantings of trees and/or shrubs that are part of agriculture landscapes
- Usually comprised of 1 or more rows of trees
- Includes coniferous and deciduous trees
- Used as barriers to reduce wind speed
