Assessing trees and landscaping using FirewiseUSA guidelines helps prepare your home for wildfires
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Assessing trees and landscaping using FirewiseUSA guidelines helps prepare your home for wildfires

To prepare your home and reduce risks related to wildfires Firewise USA makes the following recommendations: VEGETATION MANAGEMENT HOME IGNITION ZONESTo increase your home’s chance of surviving a wildfire, choose fire-resistant building materials and limit the amountof flammable vegetation in the three home ignition zones. The zones include the Immediate Zone: (0 to 5 feet…

Land clearing can be done in ways that respect and preserve the landscape
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Land clearing can be done in ways that respect and preserve the landscape

I can think of all kinds of reasons not to clear my land. Here are some thoughts that come to mind: Preserve native plants and forests. Protect wild areas. Respect the needs of wildlife. Prevent erosion. On the other hand I might have competing concerns that include: Fears of wild fires with plants too close…