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Flagstaff staff propose overhaul of landscape plant list with prohibited species, fast-track additions
Summary
City water-conservation staff told the April 16 commission they scored 300+ landscape species for water use, fire risk and invasiveness, proposing a prohibited list for hazardous/invasive species plus a faster addition process; commissioners pressed to remove high-water plants and to coordinate with wildland fire outreach.
Tamara, the citywater conservation program manager, told the Flagstaff City Water Commission on April 16 that staff have completed an expert review of the citylandscape plant list and are working through stakeholder feedback to clean taxonomic errors, remove problematic species and create clearer rules for new developments.
"What we really need is a list of 300-plus species that is used typically in new developments," Tamara said, describing an arboretum-led scoring matrix that awards points for drought tolerance, pollinator value, local nursery availability, and fire resistance, and deducts points for invasiveness. She said the…
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