--- title: Tree Service in Glenbrook, NV | Battle Born Tree Service url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/ business: Battle Born Tree Service address: 6301 US Highway 50 East, Carson City, NV 89701 phone: 775.232.8243 hours: Office Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm; phones answered seven days a week; 24-hour emergency service credentials: ISA Certified Arborist WE-11728A on staff; Nevada Business License # 20131580674; fully insured type: Tree service (removal, crane work, pruning, stump grinding, defensible space, snow removal, firewood) --- - [Home](https://battleborntreeservice.com/) - [Service areas](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/) - [Lake Tahoe, Nevada side](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/lake-tahoe-nevada/) - Glenbrook # Tree service in Glenbrook, NV Battle Born Tree Service provides tree service in Glenbrook, on Lake Tahoe's east shore, about 31 minutes from our Carson City yard without traffic. Nearly every building in Glenbrook sits in the Forest Service's direct wildfire exposure zone, so defensible space and careful removals are the core of the work here. ## Glenbrook at a glance - **Drive from our yard:** about 31 min 20.6 miles - **Elevation:** 6,243 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7a 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 15% median year built 1986 - **Wildfire risk to homes:** higher than 97.6% of US communities USDA Forest Service - **Owner-occupied homes:** 100% ACS 2020-2024 Sources: drive time from our yard at 6301 US Highway 50 East, free-flow, OSRM / Census Geocoder; elevation, USGS 3DEP; hardiness zone, USDA 2023 map; housing figures, U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates; wildfire risk, USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (April 2026 data). Retrieved October 1, 2026. Glenbrook is a community of about 380 residents at roughly 6,243 feet, just below Spooner Summit on US 50. Of the six Tahoe communities we serve, it is the closest to our yard: about 21 miles. ## Why does Glenbrook stand out on the wildfire map? The USDA Forest Service's Wildfire Risk to Communities data places about 99% of Glenbrook's buildings in the direct exposure zone. That is the highest share of any community in our service area. Direct exposure means the building is next to vegetation that can carry fire to it, not just within ember range. Risk to homes overall ranks higher than 97.6% of US communities. Nine fire perimeters of 300 acres or more have a mapped center within about 10 miles since 1980. The largest is the Waterfall Fire of 2004, mapped at 8,765 acres on the Carson City side of the range. The Gondola Fire of 2002 (643 acres) and the Voltaire Fire of 2018 (517 acres) are also on the list. For a homeowner this turns into a short list: thin the trees that crowd the house, remove the low limbs that let a ground fire climb, and clear needles and brush from the first 30 feet. We do that work with hand crews and a chipper: [defensible space in Glenbrook](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/defensible-space/). ## How much rain and snow do Glenbrook trees get? Glenbrook has its own weather station, less than a mile from the center of the community at 6,350 feet. It records 18.46 inches of precipitation in a normal year, about twice the Carson City figure, with an average summer high of 74.0 degrees and an average winter low of 24.9 (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). That is enough moisture to grow a dense forest without irrigation, which is the opposite of the valley towns on the other side of the summit. The station does not publish a snowfall normal. Dense stands compete for water in dry years, and stressed conifers are the ones [bark beetles](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-guide/bark-beetles-in-pines/) find first. ## What are Glenbrook homes like? Newer than the rest of the Nevada shore. Only about 15% of Glenbrook homes were built before 1980, the median dates from 1986, and about one in five has been built since 2000 (ACS 2020-2024, a small sample). The Census counts about 320 housing units and about 130 occupied households, all of them owner-occupied in the sample. Newer houses here were set into standing forest, so the tree question is usually clearance and thinning around a home, not an old yard tree in decline. Where a large tree does have to come out from beside a building, we own the crane and the 75-foot boom truck to take it apart from above. See [crane-assisted removal in Glenbrook](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/crane-tree-removal/). ## What hardiness zone is Glenbrook? The 2023 USDA map puts ZIP 89413 in zone 7a, with an average extreme winter low of 0 to 5 degrees. The lake moderates the cold along the shore. Our pruning guidance holds here as elsewhere: dead and hazardous limbs can come off any time, and most conifers are best pruned in early spring and summer. More in [when to prune in Northern Nevada](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/best-time-to-prune-trees-northern-nevada/). ## What can we do for a Glenbrook property? For a Glenbrook property we do tree removal with the TRPA limits checked first, pruning and limbing up, stump grinding, arborist consultations, and 24-hour emergency tree service. - [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/tree-removal/) with the TRPA diameter limits checked first - [Pruning, limbing up](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/tree-trimming/) and dead wooding - [Stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/stump-grinding/) after a removal - [Arborist consultations](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/arborist/) and tree care plans - [Emergency tree service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/emergency-tree-service/), 24 hours ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, Glenbrook CDP](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Glenbrook station (USC00263205)](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities: Glenbrook, NV](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (April 2026 data) - [National Interagency Fire Center, fire perimeter history](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023](https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [Tahoe Regional Planning Agency: Trees and Defensible Space](https://www.trpa.gov/trees-and-defensible-space/) (read October 1, 2026) - [Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District: Defensible Space](https://tahoefire.org/wildland/defensible-space/) (read October 1, 2026) ### Rules here Glenbrook is in Douglas County and inside the Tahoe Basin. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency requires a permit before a live tree over 14 inches in diameter at breast height is removed. Between a lakeshore house and the lake, the figure is 6 inches. A dead tree that could fall on a house is exempt. Defensible space tree permits on this shore come from the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, whose inspectors evaluate the property. What gets marked is the agency's decision. Our [guide to defensible space evaluations](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/free-defensible-space-evaluations-chipping/) explains how to ask for one. Fire district: [Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District](https://battleborntreeservice.com/fire-districts/tahoe-douglas-fpd/) ### Services in Glenbrook - [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/tree-removal/) - [Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/tree-trimming/) - [Stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/stump-grinding/) - [Emergency tree service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/emergency-tree-service/) - [Defensible space and fire mitigation](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/defensible-space/) - [Crane-assisted tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/crane-tree-removal/) - [Certified arborist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/arborist/) ### Talk to the office [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) | Monday to Friday | 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | |---|---| | Saturday and Sunday | Office closed, phones answered | Phones answered seven days a week. 24-hour emergency service. [Free estimate](#quote) ### Related - [Lake Tahoe, Nevada side](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/lake-tahoe-nevada/) - [Zephyr Cove](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/zephyr-cove/) - [What is defensible space? Zones 0, 1 and 2](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/what-is-defensible-space/) - [Ladder fuels and limbing up](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/ladder-fuels-limbing-up/) - [Wildfire risk to homes by community in Northern Nevada](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/wildfire-risk-by-community/) - [Snow, rain and temperature normals by weather station](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/climate-normals-by-station/) ### Tahoe tree permit check: measure your tree In the Lake Tahoe Basin, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) requires a permit to remove a live tree over 14 inches in diameter at breast height (4.5 feet up the trunk). On lakeshore lots the limit is 6 inches for trees between the house and the lake. Wrap a tape around the trunk at 4.5 feet and enter the number. Distance around the trunk (inches) Where is the tree? Not between the house and the lake Lakeshore lot, between the house and the lake Enter the measurement to see the diameter. This is a measuring aid, not a ruling. TRPA and your fire protection district decide. A dead tree that could fall on a house does not need a TRPA permit. [TRPA tree rules](https://www.trpa.gov/trees-and-defensible-space/) ## Other places in the Lake Tahoe, Nevada side [Incline Village Washoe County · about 48 min from our yard · 6,437 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/)[Crystal Bay Washoe County · about 53 min from our yard · 6,396 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/crystal-bay/)[Zephyr Cove Douglas County · about 38 min from our yard · 6,258 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/zephyr-cove/)[Stateline Douglas County · about 45 min from our yard · 6,284 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/stateline/)[Kingsbury Douglas County · about 48 min from our yard · 7,126 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/kingsbury/)[Round Hill Village Douglas County · about 44 min from our yard · 6,473 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/round-hill-village/)[Skyland Douglas County · about 37 min from our yard · 6,269 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/skyland/) ## Tree service questions in Glenbrook Still have a question? Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### Who issues tree removal permits in Glenbrook? TRPA sets the rule: a permit for live trees over 14 inches in diameter at breast height. For defensible space work, the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District evaluates the lot and issues the tree permit. ### How close is Battle Born to Glenbrook? About 21 miles, or about 31 minutes without traffic, from our yard on US Highway 50 East in Carson City. It is the shortest drive to any of the Tahoe communities we serve. ### Is defensible space required in Glenbrook? Your fire district and its codes decide what is required on your lot. What the data shows is that about 99% of Glenbrook buildings are in the direct wildfire exposure zone, so the work is worth doing whatever the minimum is. ### Can you remove a dead pine in Glenbrook without a permit? TRPA says a dead tree that could fall on a house does not need a permit. For other dead trees, check with TRPA or the fire district first. Our arborist can look at the tree and tell you which case applies. ### Do you give free estimates in Glenbrook? Yes. Estimates are free, detailed and tailored to the property. Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) or use the form on this page.