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A tale of two storms

Deciding if and when to suspend campus operations involves teams of experts evaluating a range of variables that sometimes can change suddenly.

Living snow fence thrives, surprises in drylands

By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences DAVENPORT, Wash. – Along a blustery rural highway, foresters from Washington State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are proving that living snow fences – windbreaks made of live trees – can protect Northwest roads and farms from winter’s fury.

Photos: Snow frosts WSU; more on the way

PULLMAN, Wash. – Snow brought beauty and slow, treacherous travel to Washington State University Wednesday. More snow and freezing rain are forecast for the Pullman area from noon Thursday through Friday night, according to the National Weather Service in Spokane, Wash.