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Sustainable Landscaping in the Defensible Space Zone

Luther Burbank Art and Garden Center 2050 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa

Learn how to create and maintain a fire-wise, 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 fire-wise and sustainable. Recommendations for fire-wise landscaping in the 0-5’, 5-30’, and 30-100’ defensible…

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Tending the Land for Fire Resilience: An Interactive In-Person Workshop

Anderson Hall Camp Meeker

Tending the Land for Fire Resilience: An Interactive In-Person Workshop What does it look like to care for the land in ways that support fire resilience?    Join Resilient Landscape Coalition and Safer West County for a FREE, hands-on, place-based workshop exploring how thoughtful land stewardship can help communities live more safely with wildfire. We'll begin indoors to be introduced to Tending the Land for Fire Resilience in Sonoma County–an online guide with resources to help landowners and community members make informed decisions about caring for their landscapes. Then we will head outdoors at the Hampton Fire Road project site above Camp Meeker, where we'll walk the landscape, learn from the work that has been done, and explore practical approaches to tending wildland in fire-prone areas. There will be plenty of time for questions, discussion, and connecting what we see in the field with tools you can use on your own land. What You'll Learn How land stewardship practices can contribute to fire resilience What we can learn from the Hampton Fire Road project How to use the Tending the Land  online guide to navigate land stewardship decisions Practical considerations for caring for wildland in West Sonoma County…

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Fire and Water Wise Landscaping

Cavanagh Recreation Center (Mentor Me) 426 8th Street, Petaluma

The Resilient Landscapes Coalition in Partnership with Daily Acts and the City of Petaluma presents: Fire & Water Wise Landscaping Fire-wise Design: Best practices & Defensible Space Water-Wise Design: Swales, Rain Tanks, & Rain gardens Native & Climate Appropriate Plant Selection Landscaping Design and Maintenance Whether you're looking to: comply with state/county fire regulations protect where you live…

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