“Alternative landscapes” here really means exotic species that aren’t fire-propagated. There’s some evidence that exotics are protective of property in a low-in

“Alternative landscapes” here really means exotic species that aren’t fire-propagated. There’s some evidence that exotics are protective of property in a low-intensity fire, but they’re also far more dependent on water, which is a desperately scarce resource, and many are deciduous, which adds to fuel loads. The wide-scale promotion of non-native flora should be obvious enough as a non-starter.