The City of Phoenix has launched a residential grass removal program offering homeowners $2 per square foot of grass removed, similar to initiatives in neighboring communities.
Nonfunctional turf replacement is an important tool in Colorado River water conservation, but even its proponents say it is a small part of the bigger picture.
Research on charcoal pieces from ancient debris flows has shown fires and erosion have shaped Earth’s landscape for at least thousands of years. However, the rising risk of wildfires near populated ...