Michelle Obama has planned a trip to Dallas
On Thursday, February 9, the First Lady of the United States will begin a three-day tour to promote healthy food in school districts across the country. Her first stop on the tour will be to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Last year, Michelle Obama began a program called, “Let’s Move,” that focuses on preventing and combating [...]
Washington University to construct fences around campus
As an effort to improve security, Washington University has planned to construct fences around the North side of the campus. These fences will restrict entrance into the university for non-students in the residential area. Three fences will be built near the Village East and Milbrook dormitories and four gates will adorn the fences for student [...]
Miles and miles of fencing burn in Texas wildfires
The Central Texas wildfires had devastating effects on Texas agriculture. Over 1,500 livestock have been lost due to the fires. It is estimated that agriculture in Texas lost $152.1 million with the majority of that number coming from fencing that was destroyed in the Central Texas areas. There was 5,965 miles of fencing and infrastructure [...]
Pennsylvania mom puts up fence around children’s school playground
A mother of two autistic children in Wayne, Pennsylvania took action to have a fence installed around the children’s school playground. Wayne Elementary School is located across the street from Pocasset Lake. However, the school did not have a fence surrounding its playground, keeping the children from wandering off. According to a Journal of Autism [...]
Canada hoping to eliminate moose-vehicle accidents with wildlife fencing
In order to reduce the number of moose-vehicle collisions in the Bay St. George area, a wildlife fencing system is being installed. Harvey Gale and Son Ltd. was awarded the $1.4 million contract as part of the provincial government initiative. A section of the wildlife fencing will be tested before the entire system is installed. [...]
Anatomy of a Chain Link Fence
Chain link fences are ubiquitous across the country, yet many people do not understand basic fence anatomy. The traditional chain link fence and chain link gate is comprised of 11 different parts. Each part serves a unique function. The parts of a chain link fence are: - Cap - Rail End - Eye Tip - [...]
Classic Style Gates vs. Mortise Joinery Style
Two of the most common styles of wooden gates are the Mortise Joinery gate and the classic style gate. The Mortise Joinery style gate is easy to recognize by its decorative infill below the braces. A Mortise Joinery gate’s frame is formed by the uprights and braces, also known as cross members. Each part of [...]
Man charged in dog attack after broken fence allowed dogs to get out
A Wichita Falls man was charged in a dog attack after two pit bulls got out of his yard and attacked a 48-year-old man that had to undergo many surgeries after the incident. Both dogs are currently being contained at the animal shelter after investigation found that they were both considered dangerous. The attack occurred [...]
Preparing your fence for winter
Rain and storms during the winter can take a toll on the way a fence works. Metal gate hardware can rust in these kind of conditions and prevent the gates from closing properly. Fences have many purposes such as protecting young children and pets by preventing them from running out of that yard and keeping [...]
Fencing improvement to be made to Texas airport
In Aransas County, nearly $715,000 worth of funds have been approved by the Texas Transportation Commission to make airport improvements including an engineered design for new fencing. The application for this was requested by the Airport manager for the purpose of building a new fence around the airport. The area has had an increasing number [...]
