Defensible Space: Proactive Wildfire Mitigation
Published December 20, 2025
Wildfire is an ever present threat in the Colorado mountains, and proactive mitigation is the most effective way to safeguard your home. Creating defensible space is not about clearing all vegetation; it is about strategically managing the landscape to slow a fire's progress and give your home a fighting chance.
Earth Wise Horticultural specializes in Wildfire Mitigation services tailored to the unique terrain of the Roaring Fork and Vail Valleys.
Our Professional Mitigation Process
We work with homeowners to create customized plans that meet local safety standards while maintaining landscape beauty:
Vegetation Management: We strategically thin dense areas of forest on your property to disrupt the path of a potential fire.
Limb Up and Ladder Fuel Removal: We remove lower deadwood and low hanging branches that allow fire to climb from the ground into the tree canopy.
Forest Floor Cleanup: Removing accumulated dry debris and brush reduces the intensity of a ground fire near your structures.
Grant and Program Assistance: We help coordinate with local wildfire collaboratives and grant programs that may provide financial assistance for your mitigation work.
Serving Pitkin, Eagle, and Garfield Counties since 1994, we understand the local regulations and fire behavior of the Rockies.