Living in the Forest Without Losing it and why Zone 0 Matters
Most homeowners in the Truckee and Tahoe region want the same thing: a property that’s protected from wildfire without looking like a clearcut. Research shows that the difference usually comes down to understanding zone 0. This is the 0-5 foot buffer immediately around your home, and it’s where most fires actually make contact with a structure. Get this zone right and you increase your home’s chance of surviving a wildfire by 50%.
How to Recognize Signs of Bark Beetles in Your Trees
Bark beetles in Truckee and the Lake Tahoe region are one of the most destructive forces facing Sierra Nevada forests, and they’re nearly invisible until the damage is done. Every season we see the consequences firsthand: Jeffrey pines, white firs, red firs, and lodgepole pines that looked healthy in spring flagging red and brown by […]