--- title: Brush Mowing and Lot Clearing in Spanish Springs, NV url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/spanish-springs/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/ 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/) - [Spanish Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/spanish-springs/) - Lot clearing and brush mowing # Lot clearing and brush mowing in Spanish Springs, NV Brush mowing in Spanish Springs is perimeter work for house lots: cutting the unlandscaped ground between the yard and the open desert so fire has less to run on. The USDA Forest Service places none of the community's buildings in its minimal exposure zone, and Battle Born Tree Service mows and clears here with a tracked Bobcat T870 and its own trucks. Spanish Springs is a valley of single-family homes north of Sparks along Pyramid Highway. The American Community Survey counts about 95% of its housing as detached houses and about 92% as owner-occupied, with a median build year of 2002. ## At a glance - 0% of buildings in the minimal exposure zone; 32% direct, 68% indirect - Wildfire risk to homes higher than 98.6% of US communities - Reservoir Fire (1999, 6,163 acres) mapped about 3.7 miles away - About 53 minutes from our Carson City yard ## What does zero minimal exposure mean? The Forest Service sorts every building into one of three exposure types. Direct means wildland vegetation is next to it. Indirect means embers and fire passing between homes. Minimal means far enough from both. In Spanish Springs the split is 32.0% direct, 68.0% indirect and nothing in the minimal column, out of about 8,100 buildings. Put plainly, there is no interior of the community that the model treats as out of reach. Every lot has a reason to keep dry fuel down. ## Which part of a Spanish Springs lot gets mowed? The part that was never landscaped. On a lot bigger than its lawn, that is typically the rear and the sides: native brush, weeds along the fence, a slope nobody waters. A [brush mower](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/brush-mowing/) cuts that to a low stubble in one pass, and the crew trims by hand near fences, sheds and utility boxes. The University of Nevada, Reno Extension's Living With Fire guide asks for all dead or dried vegetation to be eliminated out to 100 feet from the house and for separation between shrubs. On a lot at the edge of the valley, 100 feet often reaches the back line, so the mowed band and the property boundary end up being the same thing. ## A young community still filling in Only about 4% of homes here were built before 1980, and about 57% date from 2000 or later. There are few big trees to work around and still some vacant parcels. For an owner getting one ready, [lot clearing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/lot-clearing/) takes the brush out by the roots where the pad and drive will go and mows the rest. Associations with common ground to maintain can ask for the same mowing on a schedule. Our page for [HOAs and property managers](https://battleborntreeservice.com/who-we-serve/hoas-and-property-managers/) explains how that is set up. ## How dry is it? The Spanish Springs weather station averages about 9.2 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). Spring moisture grows the grass; the long dry summer cures it. Mowing is timed between the two. On hot, dry, windy days any machine working in cured grass is itself a fire risk. Summer mowing is planned around the conditions and around any restrictions your fire agency has in force. ## Fires mapped around the valley The National Interagency Fire Center maps the Reservoir Fire of 1999 at 6,163 acres, centred about 3.7 miles from the middle of Spanish Springs, the Prater Fire of 2017 at 2,700 acres, about 7.5 miles away, and the Pah Rah Fire of 1999 at 10,603 acres, about 8.1 miles away. ### Sources - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities (tabular download)](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (April 2026 data, read October 1, 2026) - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, Spanish Springs CDP](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [University of Nevada, Reno Extension: Living With Fire, Nevada Defensible Space Guide (SP-23-07)](https://extension.unr.edu/publication.aspx?PubID=5522) (read October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Spanish Springs station](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [National Interagency Fire Center, fire perimeter history](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - **Drive from our yard:** about 53 min 42.8 miles - **Elevation:** 4,522 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7b 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 4% median year built 2002 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. ### Start here - [About the service: Lot clearing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/lot-clearing/) - [Tree service in Spanish Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/spanish-springs/) ### 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. 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Zones 0, 1 and 2](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/what-is-defensible-space/) ## Other services in Spanish Springs [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/spanish-springs/tree-removal/) [Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/spanish-springs/tree-trimming/) [Stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/spanish-springs/stump-grinding/) [Emergency tree service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/spanish-springs/emergency-tree-service/) [Defensible space and fire mitigation](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/spanish-springs/defensible-space/) [Certified arborist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/spanish-springs/arborist/) ## Lot clearing and brush mowing in nearby towns [Reno](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/reno/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/) [Galena and Mt. 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Phones are answered seven days a week. ### How far back should I mow behind my Spanish Springs house? The Living With Fire guide's zones run to 100 feet from the home. Your lot line may come first. We mow to whichever the estimate agrees, and never past your boundary without the other owner's request. ### Is there a permit to mow or clear brush in Spanish Springs? Our research found no permit rule for cutting brush on your own lot in unincorporated Washoe County. Building and grading are separate, and many neighborhoods have association rules, so ask both before a larger clearing. ### Can you mow common areas for our association? Yes, at the association's request. One-time knock-downs and regular seasonal mowing are both available. ### How long is the drive from Carson City to Spanish Springs? About 42.8 miles, or about 53 minutes without traffic, from our yard.