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We never think a wildfire will affect us … until it does. In the last year alone, we’ve heard news of devastating fires in California, Colorado and all the way to Florida. These fires rage out of ...

If you live in a wildfire risk area the plants you choose plus where and how you grow them has a huge impact on how resistant your landscape will be to wildfires. How much time you're prepared to ...

The risk of fire increases during hot weather and drought and can lead to property damage and widespread wildfires. However, growing fire-resistant plants near your home can help to protect your ...

October winds, parched landscapes, and fire dangers seem so far in the future that it's difficult to put our minds around them. But many of our homes and landscapes will be terribly vulnerable to ...

Well-chosen succulents can add beauty, sustainability and fire resilience to your garden. Can a garden be beautiful, sustainable and fire-resistant? Is this even a question you would have asked six or ...

Fire season has come early this year. Our spring has been dry, and the recent heat wave has dried out the greenery even more. There is still time to do some mitigation work to firewise your landscape.

If you live in a fire-prone area, especially in California, you may be wishing to take a critical look at your landscaping to see how you can make the space around your house more fire-resistant to ...

After more than a century of fire suppression in California’s forests, mounting evidence shows that frequent fire — through practices like prescribed fire or Indigenous cultural burning — can improve ...

Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe, posing a higher risk to communities in fire-prone regions like California. Despite some modern improvements in firefighting techniques and ...