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ASGAP: Australian Plants for Fire Prone Areas
... : Australian Plants for Fire Prone Areas Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP) Australian Plants for Fire Prone Areas Plant Guide Index ASGAP Home The following article was published in the March 1994 ... as paths and barbecue areas and/or a pebble garden with herbs near to the house. Position pools, tennis courts, etc., between house and direct line of fire threat. A lawn ...
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ASGAP: Guide to Australian Plants
... , plants for fire prone areas ....and much more! Acacia Banksia Boronia Family Callistemon Daisies Dryandra Eremophila & Relatives Eucalypts Grevillea Hakea Heaths Kangaroo Paws Melaleuca Mint Bushes Pea Family Waratah & Relatives Bonsai Fire Prone Areas Flora Foundation ...
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Wildfire in Woodland and Forest
... the fire shelter from the National Wildfire Coordinating Group(pdf format). Firewise Home PageThe Firewise Home Page was created for people who live, vacation, or own vacation homes in fire prone areas of North America. This is a must page to learn how to fireproof your property... Forest Fire Lookout Association"an organization involved in research of former forest fire lookout ...
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Native Landscaping of your garden or yard.
... can help with 1 hour of dead-heading or minor weeding a week. 2. Fire. In many fire prone areas a minimal landscape with site specific natives is the best defense against wild fires ... inputs. The landscape becomes self sustaining. Drought tolerant and easy care maintainence. d. In many areas the only sites left for the rare insects (notably butterflies) are the backyard native landscapes ...
www.laspilitas.com

COMMERCIAL LOGGING FOR WILDFIRE PREVENTION
... sized surface fuels that allows fire spread. Commercial logging operations remove large-diameter fuels which are naturally fire resistant, and leave behind an increased amount of fire-prone small-diameter fuels. FACT ... of human-caused fires has generally been associated with high recreational use in areas of higher road densities." --An Assessment of Ecosystem Components in the Interior Columbia ...
home.ccil.org

Powell River Project - Foundations for Housing on Reclaimed Mined Lands
... pull apart plumbing connections, crack chimney flues, and stress electrical connections, leading to fire hazard. Generally speaking, one inch of lateral strain or two inches of differential ... homes with basements are especially prone to expensive damage in areas of severe settlement. Accordingly, the elimination of basements from construction in settlement-prone areas is strongly recommended. Return ...
www.ext.vt.edu

Carpobrotus edulis
... edulis is not regarded as threatened in its native habitat, but it is invading natural areas in other parts of the world and threatening the survival of other species. In California ... garden. Very effective when planted as a groundcover around the house to create a fire-resistant barrier in fire-prone areas. Carpobrotus edulis is not frost-hardy. Carpobrotus edulis roots easily from cuttings. Take ...
www.plantzafrica.com

CSIRO PUBLISHING - Books & CDs
... in fire-prone areas... It would be useful for architects, builders, home owners and landscape architects who are living, working or designing in bushfire-prone areas." Katrina Curtis and Jennie Curtis, Landscape Australia, February 2006 Readership Design professionals; architects & landscape architects, garden designers; fire brigades & Country Fire Authorities; ...
www.publish.csiro.au

Sycamore
... air. and a variety of insects and diseases and may suffer from scorched bark in fire-prone areas. Identifying Characteristics Size/Form: Sycamore is a large, massively spreading, deciduous tree that commonly grows ...
www.sfrc.ufl.edu

Pitch Pine Bark
... An adaptation for survival in fire-prone areas, the thick bark provides protection to the cambium and the suppressed buds on the bole. These buds often sprout after a fire has killed the foliage ...
ncsu.edu

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