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B lu e Moun t a in E ag l e GRO W W edn e sd ay , M ay 27 , 2015 H&G - Heade r 6x1 - Page 1 - Compos i te A C IRCLE OF SAFETY A EO M ed i a G roup W i ld f i re does no t have to consume eve ry th ing in i ts pa th . The mo re a home - owne r can accomp l ish be fo re f i re season , the mo re i t w i l l imp rove a home ’s chances o f su rv iv ing a w i ld f i re . c ro s s the s ta te , f i re o f f ic ia l s a re ma rk ing O regon W i ld - f i re Awa rene s s Mon th in May by sp read ing the wo rd on way s to make home s – e spec ia l ly in the t inde r -d ry w i ld land a rea s – sa fe r in the even t o f w i ld f i re s . The O regon Depa r tmen t o f Fo re s t ry , Keep O regon G reen , the O regon O f f ice o f S ta te F i re Ma r sha l and f i re educa to r s s ta tew ide p red ic t th i s cou ld be the d r ie s t f i re sea son in 25 yea r s . “ In a la rge f i re even t , f i re f igh te r s may no t have the capac i ty o r re sou rce s to de fend eve ry home . Ju s t a s you lock the doo r s to keep you r home and fam i ly sa fe , th ink o f c rea t ing a fue l - f ree de fen s ib le space a round you r home to reduce f i re dange r and p rov ide sa fe acce s s to f i re f igh te r s so they can p ro tec t i t ,” sa id K r i s t in Babb s , p re s iden t o f the Keep O regon G reen A s - soc ia t ion . P l a n t a g a r d e n t h a t fl i e s fl a g Au tho r p lo ts sp read o f red , wh i te and b lue B lu e Moun t a in E ag l e G ran t Coun ty w r i te r Dave S ande r s fe ld ha s a red , wh i te and b lue -p r in t fo r a ga rden tha t ce leb ra te s pa t r io t i sm and the U .S . f lag . Sande r s fe ld pub l i shed h i s gu ide , “The O ld G lo ry Ga r - den” a s pa r t o f the Ame r ican Spec ia l ty Ga rden Se r ie s . In h i s book le t , Sande r s - fe ld o f fe r s a p lan fo r the f lag shaped and co lo red ga rden , w i th an a r ray o f b loom ing p lan t s l i s ted tha t w i l l th r ive in d i f fe ren t zone s . He a l so o f fe r s sn ippe t s o f h i s to ry and my th a t tached to some o f the p lan t s he sug - ge s t s . He s ta r t s w i th a se t o f sugge s ted f lowe r s – inc lud - ing b lue mone l l i , red d ian - thu s and sedum , and pape r - wh i te da i s ie s . Bu t he goe s on to o f fe r an a r ray o f 70 f lowe r s in a l l , o rgan ized by the i r u se fo r s t r ipe s and s ta r s . The l i s t inc lude s the La t in name s , c l ima te zone s , p lan t ing and ge rm ina t ion fac t s , and seed - ing hab i t s . Sande r s fe ld pub l i shed the gu ide a f te r 9 /11 , hop ing to ce leb ra te b rave ry and pa t r i - o t i sm in the face o f the ho r - ro r s o f te r ro r i sm . “Fo r the wo r ld to l ive in fea r i s wha t tho se te r ro r i s t s wan ted ,” he w ro te . “How - eve r , undaun ted Ame r ican s have tu rned to each o the r unde r the po s se s s ion o r w rap o f the red , wh i te and b lue h i s to r ic f lag .” Sande r fe ld sa id wh i le the pub l ica t ion came ou t a f te r 9 /11 , the roo t o f the idea goe s back to the V ie tnam e ra . He sa id i t came to h im then , a s he though t abou t h i s budd ie s who d idn ’ t make i t back f rom Nam . Seek ing a t r ibu te to them , he dec ided to p lan t f lag ga r - den s on the i r g rave s . A s he no te s in the gu ide , “Many Ame r ican s s tand up fo r democ racy and pe r sona l l ibe r t ie s day in and day ou t . The f lag shou ld be a sym - bo l o f s t reng th and f reedom commun ica ted be tween gen - e ra t ion s .” “The O ld G lo ry Ga r - den” wa s pub l i shed by Mead Pub l i sh ing and G i f t s in Nampa , Idaho , and a l so i s ava i lab le a t the G ran t Coun ty L ib ra ry . Expe r t s say the wo r s t cu lp r i t s a re a w i ld f i re ’ s ho t embe r s , wh ich can t rav - e l th rough the a i r a m i le o r mo re ahead o f a w i ld f i re . I f they come to re s t in lea f de - b r i s on the roo f o r in f lam - m ab l e p l an t s in th e hom e l and s c ap e , th ey c an smo ld e r and ign i t e . “Y ou c an ’ t con t ro l wh e r e th e s e emb e r s l and , bu t you c an con t ro l wh a t h app en s wh en th ey do , ” B abb s s a id . Sh e o f f e r s th e fo l low ing t ip s : CLEAN : The be s t p lace to s ta r t i s w i th the hou se and the f i r s t 30 fee t tha t ex tend s f rom the ou te rmo s t pa r t o f the hou se , inc lud ing de tached ga rage s and shed s . The roo f i s the mo s t vu lne r - ab le pa r t o f the home . Regu la r ly c lea r leave s o r need le s f rom the roo f and gu t te r s , and cu t back t ree l imb s tha t ove rhang the roo f . CLEAR : Remove any combu s t ib le na tu ra l o r hu - man deb r i s , such a s leave s , b ranche s , and ga s o r pa in t can s tha t tend to co l lec t nea r the home , unde r s ta i r s , deck s , and po rche s . A l so impo r tan t : Re loca te f i rewood a t lea s t 30 fee t f rom the home o r s to re i t in an enc lo sed shed . LANDSCAPE : Land - scap ing shou ld con ta in low -g row ing , f i re - re s i s tan t p lan t s tha t a re spaced ca re - fu l ly so a s no t to lead a f i re to the home . Rake leave s and deb r i s f rom the ya rd , mow g ra s s , p rune t ree s s ix to 10 fee t up f rom the g round , and keep p lan t s we l l wa te red to p reven t a su r face f i re f rom c l imb ing in to the c rown s and ca r ry ing f lame s f rom t ree s to the hou se . P rope r ly p laced dec idu - ou s t ree s can ac tua l ly p ro - tec t a home by b lock ing a w i ld f i re ’ s in ten se hea t . Fue l b reak s , such a s d r iveway s , g rave l wa lk - way s , and g reen lawn s can s top the advance o f a f i re by s ta rv ing i t o f f lammab le vege ta t ion . In the zone 100 to 200 fee t f rom the home , t ree s may need to be th inned , though le s s in ten s ive ly than tho se c lo se r in , so canop ie s a re no t touch ing . W i ld f i re doe s no t have A9 P r o t e c t in g y ou r h om e f r om w i ldfi r e s to con sume eve ry th ing in i t s pa th . The mo re a home - owne r can accomp l i sh be - fo re f i re sea son , the mo re i t w i l l imp rove a home ’ s chance s o f su rv iv ing a w i ld f i re . “ I t ’ s peace o f m ind know - ing tha t i f you leave you r home fo r a s t re tch o f t ime , i t w i l l s t i l l be s tand ing when you re tu rn ,” Babb s sa id . Mo re t ip s on how to c re - a te de fen s ib le space a round you r home and p ro tec t i t f rom w i ld f i re can be found a t : www . f i rew i se .o rg and www .keepo regong reen .o rg . g n i w g S n i r p S S to in J o h n D a y J o D GOLF COURSE Ca l l th e J ohn D a y G o l f C ou r s e o f f i c e f o r s ch e du l e s an d r e g i s t r a t i on . Go l f C lub Road | 541 .575 .0170 B oy d B r i t t on W el di ng , I NC . Y our W r ought I r on S peci al i st • G a t e s • T r e l l i s e s • M a i lbo x e s • F low e r po t ho ld e r s • H and r a i l s • R ep a i r s • Cu s tom d e co r M on- F r i , 8 a m- 5pm 8 41 W H wy 2 6, J ohn D a y • 5 41- 575- 0763