SHERIDAN — Driving on a highway in winter weather leaves people vulnerable. Ice, snow and wind are dangerous on their own and downright treacherous if combined.

But apart from salting and plowing, what makes roads safer? A relatively new solution, living snow fences, involves planting trees, shrubs or bushes in strategic locations to slow down wind and lessen the amount of snow on the road, improving driver visibility and highway surface conditions.

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