Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Fire - RE: Cohousing-L Digest, Vol 252, Issue 14

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> On Jan 23, 2025, at 12:50 PM, Ty Albright via Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] 
> cohousing.org> wrote:
> 
> Existing communities can best protect themselves by removing stuff that
> catches on fire from their immediate area - and campaigning for their local
> municipality to also clean up public lands / compel others to implement fire
> safety.

Thank you, Ty. Several years ago after big fires in either Arizona or Southern 
California, 60 minutes did a segment on a house that was untouched because the 
owners had planted succulents all round the house. There are several 
recommended species that are 80% water. 

Search “Succulents fire protection” on Google and YouTubeTV for many examples.

Arthur Brooks was on Morning Joe explaining how to rise above total despair: 
Focus local. Focus on things you can change. That’s where your efforts have the 
greatest effect. Fire protection in wooded or overgrown areas is certainly one 
of those. Organize neighborhood cleanups for alleyways, empty lots, parks, etc. 
This will also retard varmint infestations. We discovered that we were 
incubating rats and mice in our compost bins.

Indians had used these techniques for centuries before the “White” people came 
and told them to stop destroying natural forests.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org