Tag: wildfire threat reduction
Video Blog: Learned lessons from defensible space inspection
January 12th, 2017
Recently, I had a defensible space inspection performed on my property by Nevada Division of Forestry’s fire protection officer, Chanse Hunwardsen. Chanse noted some problem areas that I have previously…
Being Ember Aware
July 15th, 2016
After experiencing the recent Driscoll Fire, (click here to view last month’s blog) it becomes even more important to continue my efforts to make my home wildfire prepared. I look…
Fuel Breaks Can Save the Day
July 24th, 2014
Last July’s Carpenter 1 Fire made national headlines and filled the skies of Las Vegas with smoke. A recent YouTube search turned up a video, posted by the U.S. Forest…
Ready for a Red Flag Warning
May 28th, 2014
Late spring is a precarious time for weather in Nevada. Temperatures can drop and soar, the sun can be shining one moment and rain can be pounding the roof of…
Help the Forest, Cut a Tree
December 10th, 2013
The weekend after the Thanksgiving holiday has always marked a prized tradition in my parents’ house: Christmas tree hunting. When I got married I would drag my husband down to our…
All Good Reasons for Yard Work
December 2nd, 2013
It seems like the holidays are a perfect reason to justify making sure the house and yard are in good shape. A recent conversation with my mother, in which she…
An Unexpected Neighbor
November 18th, 2013
Join us as we follow Natalie Newcomer's journey through the perils and joys of living in the wildland-urban interface. Autumn at the new house has been unbelievable. The cottonwoods around the nearby stream have…