Part 2-Defensible Space Zones and Code Requirements

Mimi Enright, Program Manager, UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County and Co-Founder of the Resilient Landscapes Coalition, will be presenting on Defensible Space Zones and Code Requirements.

“Our home landscapes matter, and they provide critical ecosystem services. The actions we each take matter in better preparing us for future fires and supporting biodiversity. It can seem daunting to undertake implementing all the recommendations for creating a sustainable defensible space in your home. Try tackling one or two changes each year to help you down that path.” – Mimi Enright

Discover how you can make your home and the landscape beyond it fire resilient with a science-based approach including:

• Principles of defensible space and County and State code requirements, including new Zone Zero requirements.
• How to create and maintain a firewise, sustainable garden that supports biodiversity while meeting these County code requirements.
• Recommendations for firewise landscaping in the 0-5’, 5-30’, and 30-100’ defensible space zones.
• Practical ways to reconcile the sometimes conflicting guidelines, to achieve a beautiful, biodiverse, energy-saving and water- and firewise landscape.

This one hour workshop will have plenty of time for questions! Register HERE for Part 2 and the rest of the series!

Resilient Landscaping: Gardening in the Defensible Space Zone Four-Part Series 

Tuesdays, June 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th, 5:30-6:30pm

Learn how to create and maintain a firewise, sustainable garden that supports biodiversity while meeting County code requirements. We can help you with plant selection, placement, and maintenance, to preserve and even enhance wildlife habitat, while keeping your property and neighborhood firewise and sustainable.

This four-part, one-hour per week, workshop series will allow plenty of time for questions and will provide:

• Recommendations for firewise landscaping in the 0-5’, 5-30’, and 30-100’ defensible space zones, with specific plant and design suggestions.
• Practical ways to reconcile the sometimes conflicting guidelines, to achieve a beautiful, biodiverse, energy-saving, and water- and firewise landscape.
• A practical understanding of what it means to be sustainable in an ever-changing California climate.
• Resources for how to move forward with your landscape and community.

Workshop creators and presenters include:

Part 1- Caitlin Cornwall, Senior Project Manager, Sonoma Ecology Center

Part 2-Mimi Enright: Program Manager, UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County and Co-Founder of the Resilient Landscapes Coalition

Part 3-April Owens, Owner Pollinate Collective by April Owens Design, LLC, Executive Director, Habitat Corridor Project; Horticulture Chairperson, Board Secretary, California Native Plant Society

Part 4-Jennifer Roberts: Community Education Specialist & Landscape Designer, UCCE Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County & Pollinate Collective Landscape Design