Prairie Shelterbelts: Stories of Land, Trees, People, and Dwelling

Shelterbelts are those long rows of trees one sees on North America’s prairies and plains. Farmstead shelterbelts are those that encompass farmers’ residences and workyards. This book focuses on Manitoba farmstead shelterbelts and the people who live with them. Today’s farmstead shelterbelts are the result of large-scale governmental policies and agencies as well as local vernacular expressions. Taken together, their presence, absence, and/or character indicate larger social, economic and t...