Windbreak windfall for Hi-Berry Farm

Windbreak windfall for Hi-Berry Farm

The 800 cedar trees recently planted in two windbreaks on Hi-Berry Farm in Port Elgin are designed to reduce soil erosion, but it’s their potential to reduce blowing snow in an area known for sudden winter whiteouts that excited most of the 76 people who posted comments on the plantings on social media.

Hi-berry farm plants hundreds of trees to prevent erosion and alleviate winter weather driving conditions

Residents of Saugeen Shores are familiar with what is commonly known locally as ‘Sparks Corner’, a stretch of Hwy. 21 between Southampton and Port Elgin that can be treacherous in the winter when winds blow across the field at Hi-berry farm and create white-out conditions. Saugeen Shores Mayor, Luke Charbonneau, and owner of Hi-berry farm that runs adjacent to the highway, has now taken the upper hand and, working with Saugeen Valley Conservatio…