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Reading the Winter Landscape: What Snow Can Tell You About Your Land

By Ginille Forest

Snow can tell you a surprising amount about your land. From snow patterns and drainage to frost lines and slopes, learning to read the winter landscape will give you a wealth of information about the topography of your property. And by learning this secret snowy language, you’ll save time, money, and effort in future development projects…

Sloped Land 101: Preventing Landslides

By LandCentral

Landslide prevention is a must for any house positioned on or near a slope. The last thing a new home owner wants is to build their dream home only to watch it slide away down a muddy ramp. While retaining …

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Top 5 Pros and Cons to Living Near Water

By LandCentral

  Living near water is a dream for many Americans. From that silent pull to the ocean shores to the midnight skinny dip in the local lake, humans have always been drawn to water. Not surprising since 70% of the …

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Simple Ways You Can Help Prevent Wildfires

By LandCentral

With record-high temperatures, severe drought and about 11,600 square-miles of wildfire-ravaged terrain in the nation, is there anything that can be done to prevent these natural disasters? The causes of wildfires include drought, extreme heat and lightning. In 2014, there …

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Shade Balls Should Save Millions

By LandCentral

Los Angeles’ latest attempt to preserve its reservoir water from the region’s relentless drought comes in the form of an army of small, plastic balls. The use of Shade Balls could save millions of gallons of water. This relatively new …

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Tornado’s 101

By LandCentral

  Tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds in excess of 250mph. They can destroy large buildings, uproot trees and hurl vehicles hundreds of yards. It is not fully understood about how exactly tornadoes form, researchers are still …

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Cool Tips to Beat the Heat this Summer

By LandCentral

Summer is finally here. For many people, that means a few weeks of blissful enjoyment, followed by a few months of complaining about the heat. So don’t let high temperatures ruin your enjoyment of summer’s sunny days. At LandCentral, we …

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Fire Prevention Through Yard Cleaning

By LandCentral

I’m a lucky man. I spend most of my day talking to people. In fact, I may have talked with you already. I talk with all types of people from all types of places, but they all have one thing …

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