Part 4-Landscape Maintenance in the Defensible Space Zone

Jennifer Roberts, Community Education Specialist & Landscape Designer, UCCE Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County & Native Habitats Landscape Design will be presenting Landscape Maintenance in the Defensible Space Zone.

“The threats we face today—climate change, loss of biodiversity, drought, and wildfires—are daunting, but I believe in the power of collective action. My goal is to help people see that they are not powerless in the face of these challenges. Through education about resilient landscaping, I aim to inspire hope and empower individuals to create meaningful change, starting right in their own backyards. By making small, local changes, we can transform fear into action and build a healthier, more sustainable future.” – Jennifer Roberts

Topics will include:

• Recommendations for firewise landscaping maintenance techniques in the 0-5’, 5-30’, and 30-100’ defensible space zones.
• Tips on how and when to engage in pruning, irrigation, mulching, composting and other maintenance techniques for fire resiliency.
• Actions to take on Red Flag Warning Days.
• Practical ways to achieve a beautiful, biodiverse, energy-saving and firewise landscape.
• Resources for how to move forward with your landscape and community.

This one hour workshop will have plenty of time for questions! Register HERE for Part 4.

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

Tuesdays, June 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th, from 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