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Landscaping for Fire Protection

Through proper planning, both a beautiful landscape and a fire safe zone around your home are possible.

University of California resources to build a fire-defensible landscape:

• Landscaping Tips to Help Defend Your Home from Wildfire
• Defensible Space, Fire-Safe Landscaping and Hazard Reduction
• “Firescaping” – Landscape Design in Wildfire Areas

• Center for Fire Research and Outreach 
• Home Landscaping for Fire
• Climate, Fire and Habitat in Southern California

Southern California “Firescaping” for the Seasons:

• Fall
• Winter
• Spring
• Summer

En Espanol:

• Propietarios de vivienda: qué hacer después de un incendio
• Estrategias para proteger su hogar de incendios de maleza 
• Proteja su propiedad de los incendios de maleza 

Other:

• Homeowners Wildlfire Mitigation Guide
• Know Your Wildfire Zone
• California Fire Science Consortium
• Homeowner Checklist – CAL FIRE
• Why 100 Feet? CAL FIRE
• A Property Owner's Guide to Reducing Wildfire Threat

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• Flowers
• Gardening Basics
  • Encouraging Native Bees & Other Pollinators
  • How do I practice sustainable gardening?
  • Introduction
  • Managing Water, Sustainably
  • Pests, Diseases, Weeds, & Pesticides
  • Invasive Plants
  • Landscaping for Fire Protection
• Gardening Classes & Events
• Glossary: A - M
• Glossary: N-Z
• Growing Berries in Your Backyard
• Growing Grapes (table, wine, raisins) in Your Backyard
• Indoor Plants
• Landscape Trees, Shrubs, & Vines
• Lawns
• Links
• Nut & Fruit Trees & Vines
• Poisonous Plants
• Vegetables
• What is my climate zone?

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