by elementsmtnco | Jun 4, 2022 | Elements Mountain Journal
We rose early, we picked up trash, and we feasted! From the early morning coffee and donuts at our Northwoods office to filling MULTIPLE bags of trash to dancing around with some tasty BBQ by the Optimist International Truckee division, Truckee Day was a blast! Thank...
by elementsmtnco | Jun 3, 2022 | Elements Mountain Journal, Truckee Tahoe Tips
With a summer of fun ahead and Father’s Day around the corner, Mountain Hardware and Sports has a diverse and unique lineup of firewise fire pits and BBQs that can safely elevate your summer patio or camping game. From static to on-the-go propane fire pits,...
by elementsmtnco | Jun 2, 2022 | Elements Mountain Journal, Truckee Tahoe Tips
Clean Up The Lake got their start with Donner Lake in 2020 and (since they have recently finished their 72 Mile Clean up of Lake Tahoe removing over 25,000 pounds of trash) they are excited to be returning to Donner Lake. What was initially going to be a monitoring...
by elementsmtnco | May 31, 2022 | Defensible Space, Elements Mountain Journal, Forestry
Defensible Space is the area around a structure where combustible vegetation that can fuel wildfire has been cleared, reduced or replaced. This space acts as a barrier between a structure and an advancing fire. In January 2005, California State law extended the...
by elementsmtnco | May 26, 2022 | Defensible Space, Elements Mountain Journal, Forestry
Why Forest Mastication Is Important As we mentioned in our What Is Defensible Space? article, combustible vegetation that can fuel wildfire needs to be cleared or reduced. Forest fuel is one of the primary factors for why wildfires become catastrophic. In this article...
