Ocean Friendly Gardens Activist Toolkit/Appendix F: OFG Fire Hazard Zone Resources
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Fire Resistant Landscaping
Ocean Friendly Gardens can also be used to help with soil stabilization and water quality protection before and after fires. Please stay tuned for an updated Ocean Friendly Gardens criteria check list that includes fire resistant landscaping techniques. See below for some key resources in the meantime.
- Plant Lists: Fire Resistant and Prohibited Flammables
- Fire Safe San Diego County's Comprehensive Fire Resistant Plant List
- Ventura County Fire Department’s Prohibited Flammable Plant List
- LA County's Selecting & Spacing Fire Resistant Plants
- Classes in Southern California through the Theodore Payne Foundation.
- Selecting Fire Resistant Mulches
- University of Nevada's Combustability of Landscape Mulches
- Clemson University's Home and Garden Information Center
- Landscape Design in Fire Hazard Zones
- University of California's Safe Landscape Design Project
- University of California's Fire Information Page
- Watersmart San Diego's Sustainable Landscape Design, Page 26
- Greg Rubin & Lucy Warren's book The California Native Landscape
- LA County Fire Department Fuel Modification Resources
- USDA Forest Service's Video Fire Resistant Tips for House & Yard Maintenance
- Current OFG Criteria