This was prepared for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Hoopa Agency Development Council. Shasta Land Management Consultants has completed seven contracts with the Lassen National Forest marking leave trees for biomass thinning harvest to reduce fuel loading and improve forest health. We can perform initial and follow-up inspections for agents and underwriters. We can also develop site-specific Defensible Space Plans that can substantially reduce the risk of wildfire loss to prospective or existing homeowners. Finally, where vegetation clearing or thinning is needed, we have the equipment and labor to perform the work.
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To avoid such a loss, creation of defensible space is essential. If you expect fire-fighting agencies to protect your home, you must do your part by providing defensible space before fire strikes. Quite simply, defensible space is a break in vegetation continuity that will reduce the intensity and rate of spread of a wildfire. Trees as well as other plants can be left within the defensible space. The amount, species, size, and spacing of vegetation are the critical factors to consider.