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Resources
For more information about Nevada’s horticulture and natural resource
issues: http://www.unce.unr.edu
For more information on reducing the threat of wildfire to your home:
http://www.livingwithfire.info
For more information about landscaping to conserve water:
Acknowledgements
Choosing the Right Plants for Northern Nevada’s High Fire Hazard Areas was compiled
by JoAnne Skelly, Extension Educator, Carson City/Storey County and Ed Smith,
Natural Resource Specialist, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. Thank
you to the Truckee Meadows Water Authority who have shared their “Landscaping
in the Truckee Meadows” guide with us for this publication. Original graphic design
and layout provided by Candice Kiel, The Write Type. Illustration by Kirah Van
Sickle, Animania, LLC. Updates provided by Sonya Sistare, University of Nevada
Cooperative Extension. Cover fire photos by Ben Hammack and Cat Allison,
Nevada Appeal. Back cover photo by Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District.
This publication was made possible by funding from the City of Carson City
through the Waterfall Fire Education Grant.
Printing of this edition was made possible by funding from a State Fire Assistance
Grant from the Nevada Division of Forestry and U. S. Forest Service with
additional support from the Bureau of Land Management - Nevada State Office.
For more information
Ed Smith
(775) 782-9960
[email protected]
7th edition, reprinted December 2015.
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