ABOUT US
The goal of the Resilient Landscapes Coalition is to encourage fire-wise landscape design and management in the defensible space zone, while at the same time enhancing biodiversity and wildlife habitat, and conserving resources.
The Coalition formed for several reasons:
- To ensure that wildlife habitat and biodiversity are protected and enhanced while meeting County and State code requirements and fire-wise recommendations within the defensible space zone.
- To promote sustainable practices to save energy and water.
- To provide specific design and plant selection recommendations at different distances from the house (0-5’, 5-30’ and 30-100’), encouraging the use of native plants, and identifying native plant communities as the framework for plant selection.
- To emphasize the critical importance of maintenance in sustaining the fire-wise landscape.
- To clarify sometimes conflicting fire agency guidelines.
- To highlight the importance of working as a community to be fire-wise, sustainable, and to protect and enhance wildlife habitat and wildlife corridors.
- To engage the fire-protection community along with the habitat restoration and environmental communities to create an integrated and holistic message.
THE RESILIENT LANDSCAPES COALITION PARTNERSHIP
Sonoma Ecology Center works to address challenges related to water supply and quality, open space, rural character, biodiversity, energy, climate change, and a better quality of life for all residents.
The UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County has been extending educational outreach and providing technical assistance to home gardeners since 1981.
The mission of the Habitat Corridor Project is to create and promote California native plant restoration gardens in the urban environment.
The primary objective and purpose of FireSafe Sonoma is to provide education, exchange information and foster fire prevention and fire safety within the County of Sonoma.
THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS COLLABORATE AND COORDINATE WITH THE RESILIENT LANDSCAPES TEAM, INFORMING CONTENT
The Sonoma County Vegetation Management Project has generously provided funding for the Resilient Landscapes Coalition.
We thank the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains for generously sharing website layout and graphics.
MISSION
To Unite, Coordinate, and Represent all Fire Service Agencies of Sonoma County
Thank you Rebuild Northbay for the Rise-Up Community Impact Grant that funded our pilot workshops!
We appreciate the contribution of beautiful images from Saxon Holt PhotoBotanic.
