Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Selecting Firewise Shrubs to Reduce Wildfire Risk
Properties in the wildland-urban interface frequently use shrubs in landscaping. Although shrubs are attractive, some types can be risky to plant near structures in fire-prone areas. Property owners in such areas should consult existing guides for shrubs that do not burn easily and should routinely...
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Properties in the wildland-urban interface frequently use shrubs in landscaping. Although shrubs are attractive, some types can be risky to plant near structures in fire-prone areas. Property owners in such areas should consult existing guides for shrubs that do not burn easily and should routinely maintain shrubs and other vegetation within the defensible space around houses and other structures.
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| spelling | doaj-art-45931742eb274cc9860b14439a936d902025-02-08T05:40:47ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092023-08-0120234Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Selecting Firewise Shrubs to Reduce Wildfire RiskAnnie Hermansen-Báez0Raelene Crandall1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0229-5418Wayne Zipperer2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9940-4643Alan Long3Annie Behm4Dawn McKinstry5Anne Andreu6University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUSDA Forest Service, Southern Research StationUniversity of Florida Properties in the wildland-urban interface frequently use shrubs in landscaping. Although shrubs are attractive, some types can be risky to plant near structures in fire-prone areas. Property owners in such areas should consult existing guides for shrubs that do not burn easily and should routinely maintain shrubs and other vegetation within the defensible space around houses and other structures. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/131625 |
| spellingShingle | Annie Hermansen-Báez Raelene Crandall Wayne Zipperer Alan Long Annie Behm Dawn McKinstry Anne Andreu Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Selecting Firewise Shrubs to Reduce Wildfire Risk EDIS |
| title | Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Selecting Firewise Shrubs to Reduce Wildfire Risk |
| title_full | Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Selecting Firewise Shrubs to Reduce Wildfire Risk |
| title_fullStr | Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Selecting Firewise Shrubs to Reduce Wildfire Risk |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Selecting Firewise Shrubs to Reduce Wildfire Risk |
| title_short | Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Selecting Firewise Shrubs to Reduce Wildfire Risk |
| title_sort | fire in the wildland urban interface selecting firewise shrubs to reduce wildfire risk |
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