Casper sculptor Chris Navarro has installed twelve segments of a retired Vestas wind turbine blade along Esterbrook Road to create both a snow fence and a piece of public art. The project, dubbed the Wall of Renewal, aims to prove that old blades can serve a practical purpose while carrying a message of hope.
Each 8-foot-tall slice stands upright in a line, spaced to catch drifting snow and guide it away from the access road to the Wyoming Rescue Mission ranch. On the roadside, Navarro will paint a mural of wild horses in motion; on the back, ranch residents will add colorful handprints that spell the word “Renewal.”
ReviablEnergy president Jake Milne partnered with Navarro to test the concept for the state Department of Transportation, which spends large sums replacing wooden fences. Milne says UV-coated blades could last decades longer than timber, and future installations might also combat beach erosion. Navarro plans to spend next summer repainting the blades with help from mission residents, showing that what was once discarded can stand again.
