#firebreaks

Living in areas prone to wildfires can be both beautiful and risky. While the natural surroundings are serene and picturesque, the threat of wildfires is always looming. It is imperative that you take preventative action as a responsible homeowner to shield your belongings and loved ones from the destructive impacts of flames. One effective way to safeguard your home and surrounding area is by hiring professional firebreak contractors Perth.

Firebreak contractors in Perth specialize in creating firebreaks—a designated area clear of vegetation that acts as a barrier to slow down or stop the spread of wildfires. These professionals use a combination of techniques and equipment to clear vegetation, manage fuel loads, and create strategic buffers around properties. By investing in firebreak services, homeowners can significantly reduce the risk of wildfires reaching their homes and minimize potential damage.

One of the main advantages of hiring firebreak contractors in Perth is their expertise and experience in fire mitigation services. These professionals understand the local terrain, vegetation types, and weather patterns that influence the behavior of wildfires. They can successfully safeguard your property from fire by performing a complete examination of it to find possible fire threats and create a tailored fire mitigation strategy.

Firebreak contractors in Perth also offer weed control services as part of their firebreak services. Weeds and invasive plants can fuel the intensity and spread of wildfires, making them a significant threat to properties in fire-prone areas. By implementing weed control measures, such as herbicide application and manual removal, firebreak contractors can reduce the risk of fires spreading rapidly and ensure the effectiveness of firebreaks.

In addition to creating firebreaks and managing vegetation, firebreak contractors in Perth can provide valuable advice on fire prevention and preparedness. They can educate homeowners on essential fire safety practices, such as maintaining a defensible space around their homes, clearing gutters and roofs of debris, and having an evacuation plan in place. By working with these professionals, homeowners can enhance their awareness of fire risks and take proactive steps to protect their property.

When choosing a firebreak contractor in Perth, it is essential to look for a reputable and experienced company with a proven track record of delivering high-quality services. To be sure they adhere to industry norms and laws, be sure to ask about their licenses, certifications, and insurance coverage. In order to determine the contractor's dependability and the degree of pleasure of prior customers, you should also have a look at customer evaluations and feedback.

Investing in skilled firebreak contractors in Perth is a sensible and proactive method to shield your home and loved ones from the threat of wildfires. By collaborating with knowledgeable professionals that offer comprehensive firebreak services, you can create a defensible area around your home, reduce the likelihood that flames will spread to your property, and increase your overall level of fire preparation.

To what do Ellsworth Huntington and Stephen Sargent Visher refer when they expound that “Unity is perhaps the keynote of modern science. This means unity in time, for the present is but the outgrowth of the past, and the future of the present. It means unity of process, for there seems to be no sharp dividing line between organic and inorganic, physical and mental, mental and spiritual. And the unity of modern science means also a growing tendency toward coöperation, so that by working together scientists discover much that would else have remained hid….  Its fundamental principle has been that the present, if rightly understood, affords a full key to the past?” Can it also be said that the fundamental principle is that the present, if rightly understood, affords a full key to the future?

The land for the afforestation areas was purchased by the City of Saskatoon in 1960.  Then the lands were afforested with trees as a tree nursery in 1972 along with fire breaks left in 1972.  These firebreak areas left unplanted resulted in native prairie untouched since 1960.  Additionally  only some of the land was homesteaded before the city purchase, resulting in native grasslands and woodlands left in their native state since before 1960.   Currently, the trees are also too large to be used as transplants so the afforestation areas are no longer considered viable as a tree nursery.

The afforestation areas are quite diverse, being  riparian woodlands wholly situated in the wetlands of the West Swale.  Additionally to the general West Swale wetlands classification there is also a Class IV permanent wetlands creating a huge diversification in flora and fauna including ~ grasslands, woodlands, and wetlands.

American Pelican Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area, Saskatoon, SK, CA

White-tailed Deer Fawn. Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area. Saskatoon, SK, CA

Red Winged Blackbird. Chappell Marsh. West Swale Wetlands. Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area. Saskatoon, SK, CA

So it is quite a mix, indeed of flora, therefore, which host quite a mix in the wildlife one can see while in the afforestation areas.

The afforestation areas, thus described, are located within city limits.  Perhaps it is areas such as these which are invaluable to the City of Saskatoon while the city  is growing to 380,650 by 2035; 500,000 before 2050; with some projections seeing the City reach 1.52M by 2038.  It is areas such as these afforestation areas that make Saskatoon a green city, which was foreseen by the City Planners of 1960.

The afforestation areas were “preserved in perpetuity”  by City Council in 1972 and, furthermore, they were designated in 1979 in honour of Dr. Lt. Richard Edward St. Barbe Baker, O.B.E., Hon. LL.D. (Sask), F.I.A.L., For.Dip.Cantab., ACF and St Barbe’s vision.

How is that to be interpreted?  That is the question.

Photo of Richard St. Barbe Baker Courtesy: University of Saskatchewan, University Archives & Special Collections, Richard St. Barbe Baker fonds, MG 71

Photo of Richard St. Barbe Baker Courtesy: University of Saskatchewan, University Archives & Special Collections, Richard St. Barbe Baker fonds, MG 71

Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)

Protect your dog in the severe cold winter weather warnings.

Cross Country Skiing in the Forest – a health benefit of Green Infrastructure and WinterCity YXE

Spirit of place! It is for this we travel, to surprise its subtlety; and where it is a strong and dominant angel, that place, seen once, abides entire in the memory with all its own accidents, its habits, its breath, its name. Alice Meynell

Richard St. Barbe Baker often quoted Henry van Dyke, whom he thought of as the  greatest of tree poets;

“He that planteth a tree is a servant of God; He provideth a kindness for many generations And faces that he hath not seen shall bless him.~Henry van Dyke”

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Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area is located in Saskatoon, SK, CA north of Cedar Villa Road, within city limits, in the furthest south west area of the city. Wikimapia Map: type in Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area Google Maps South West Off Leash area location pin at parking lot Web page: https://stbarbebaker.wordpress.com

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Contact the Meewasin Valley Authority in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The MVA has begun a Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area trust fund. If you wish to support the afforestation area with your donation, write a cheque to the “Meewasin Valley Authority Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area trust fund (MVA RSBBAA trust fund)”.  Post to MVA 402 Third Avenue South Saskatoon, SK S7K 3G5  Please and thank you!

Please contemplate joining the SOS Elms coalition or make a donation to SOS Elms ~ leave a message to support the afforestation area  😉

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“We are passing through a time of unprecedented destruction of things of the spirit of the natural order.  We have been caught up by personal greed and national competition.  The very body of life on this planet is now being threatened by the destruction of earth’s green mantle, the Trees.”  Richard St. Barbe Baker.