If you live in a rural area that is constantly exposed to the wind, you could save money by installing a farmstead windbreak. In the winter, a dense multi-row windbreak can save 10 to 40 percent in heating your home. Energy use to cool your home in the summer can also be reduced by a windbreak.
Windbreaks can have other benefits too. Wildlife habitat, especially with the addition of shrubs can be created. Fruit trees or trees for fuel wood production can also be incorporated into a windbreak, providing food and fuel to heat your home.
Join Dave Shiley, Natural Resources Management Extension Educator for this statewide teleconference, as he presents windbreak design, planting, and maintenance.
See our upcoming events for times and registration information.
Questions? Contact Michelle Berg Vogel , Ag and Natural Resources Program Coordinator at
mbergv@uiuc.edu
Illinois Forestry A wonderful library of links to forestry information and management references for citizens, students, teachers, landowners, environmental groups, natural resource managers, foresters, and loggers.
Illinois Pesticide Review
The Illinois Pesticide Review provides concise information on legislation, regulations, and other developments directly impacting pesticide use in Illinois.
For more information about these programs, please contact:
Michelle Berg Vogel
Ag and Natural Resources Program Coordinator
Calhoun/Jersey Unit
818 S. Park, P.O. Box 366
Hardin, IL 62047
Phone: 618-653-4687
FAX: 618-576-8013 mbergv@illinois.edu
