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Protect Your Home from Wildfire Resistant Vegetation and Landscaping

"Many Alaskans live in areas where wildfire is a threat each spring and summer. You may not be able to eliminate the threat, but you can take steps to protect your home or cabin. Fire resistant vegetation and appropriate landscaping can slow or stop the spread of fire and provide a safety zone for firefighters near your home. Firewise landscapes do not have to be stark and boring. Proper plant selection, placement, and maintenance can create a beautiful landscape that is also a defense from wildfire or an escaped structure or debris fire. To protect your home, create three zones of defensible space."



This 2-page factsheet gives instructions for developing three protective vegetation zones, along with maintenance advice and lists of possible plants to use for this situation. 8.5" x 11"

Authors
Alaska DNR Division of Forestry's Community Forestry Program
Date Published
April 2005
Publisher
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Anchorage, AK
Resource Type
Information/Research Summary
Resource Format
Pamphlet/Flyer/Factsheet
Funding Source
State Agency (Natural Resource)
Sub-Topics
Planning, Landuse, Safety Issues
State(s)/Region(s)
Alaska
Keywords
Landscaping, Landscaping
Libraries
MW: F-PAMP-AK-05-001
Indexed By
MWCU&CF

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