Low-maintenance solutions for intermountain regions

Challenges Hot temperatures

Cold temperatures

Shorter growing season

Drying winds

Deluge/drought

Poor soil

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Windbreaks

Xeriscaping

Soil amendment

Native plants

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Windbreaks

Structures◦ Fences

◦ Walls

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Windbreaks Plants

Tree lines

Hedges

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Water Cycle Clouds

Condensation and Precipitation

Runoff and Percolation

Evaporation

Transpiration

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Clouds

Condensationand

Precipitation

Runoffand

Percolation

Evaporationand

Transpiration

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Xeriscaping

Planting strategies that conserve water

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Soil Amendment Eastern Washington loses more than

10 tons of soil per acre per year to rainfall runoff

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Native Plants Tolerate temperature range

Tolerate drought

Prevent erosion

Support natural ecosystem

Attract pollinators

Need little or no maintenance

Sustainable

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Temperature Range

Seasonal Temperatures

Winter Spring Summer Fall

Minimum 18 41 73 43

Average 29 57 89 54

Maximum 40 72 105 65

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