Choosing the Right Plants - University of Nevada, Reno

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION • (^59) FOR MORE INFORMATION · PART 4 Resources For more information about Nevada’s h ...

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is publication is part of the Living With Fire Program, and works in a complimentary and collaborative fashion with the Ready, ...

Attributes of low and high fire hazard environments 4 Reducing the wildfire threat 6 Why plant selection is critical 6 Choosing ...

1 Reduce the fire hazard Much of northern Nevada is considered a high fire hazard environment. It possesses the right kind of we ...

4 • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION^ CHOOSING THE RIGHT PLANTS FOR NORTHERN NEVADA’S HIGH FIRE HAZARD AREAS COMPONENT ...

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION • (^5) The ember threat Wildfire threatens homes in three ways: contact by flames, ra ...

6 • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION^ CHOOSING THE RIGHT PLANTS FOR NORTHERN NEVADA’S HIGH FIRE HAZARD AREAS Reducing ...

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION • (^7) Choosing the right plants Unlike roofs and other building materials, plants ar ...

Cerro Grande Fire Los Alamos, New Mexico 2000 235 homes destroyed “My examination suggests that the abundance and ubiquity of pi ...

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION • (^9) Ideally, the area within at least 30 feet of the house should emphasize landsc ...

10 • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION^ CHOOSING THE RIGHT PLANTS FOR NORTHERN NEVADA’S HIGH FIRE HAZARD AREAS Cultural ...

Southern California Fires of 2003 3,340 homes destroyed and 23 lives lost “Ornamental vegetation created an unpredictable and si ...

12 • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION^ CHOOSING THE RIGHT PLANTS FOR NORTHERN NEVADA’S HIGH FIRE HAZARD AREAS How to u ...

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Emphasize the use of flowers within 30 feet of the house. Keep them irrigated while they are actively growing during fire season ...

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CHOOSE THE RIGHT PLANTS ∙ PART 2 UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION • (^17) FLOWERS Bees Birds Butterflies Cut Flowers F ...

CHOOSING THE RIGHT PLANTS FOR NORTHERN NEVADA’S HIGH FIRE HAZARD AREAS 18 • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION < 2’ F ...