Sonoma Resilient Landscapes Coalition

Resilient Landscaping Four Part Series: Part 2 - Defensible Space Zones and Code Requirements
2024-10-08 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join us for the second workshop of our Four Part Webinar Series: Defensible Space Zones and Code Requirements
When: October 8th, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Where: FREE on Zoom!
The Resilient Landscapes Coalition is hosting a FREE, bilingual Four Part webinar series on creating a fire-wise landscape in the Defensible Space zone and beyond, while at the same time enhancing biodiversity and wildlife habitat, and conserving resources.
This four part, one hour per week, workshop series will allow plenty of time for questions and discussion!
Part 2 – Mimi Enright, Program Manager, UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County, will be presenting on Defensible Space Zones and Code Requirements
Mimi Enright, Program Manager, UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County
“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.
How to create and maintain a fire-wise, sustainable garden that supports biodiversity while meeting these County code requirements.
Recommendations for fire-wise 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 fire-wise landscape.

Four Part Series Webinar Series Agenda:
Part 1: October 1st – Sustainability in the Defensible Space and Beyond
Part 2: October 8th – Defensible Space Zones and Code Requirements
Part 3: October 15th – Fire-Wise Design within the Defensible Space Zone
Part 4: October 22th – Maintenance in the Defensible Space Zone
Each workshop will be accompanied by fire official Roberta MacIntyre, Board President and CEO of Fire Safe Sonoma.
You may sign up for all four parts or choose just one or two.
All workshops available in both English and Spanish, please choose your preference upon registering. Workshop content is endorsed by the Fire Chiefs of Sonoma County.

Sostenibilidad en el espacio defendible y más allá
2024-10-01 17:30 - 18:30 UTC
Únase a nosotros en el primer taller de nuestra serie de seminarios web de cuatro partes: Sustentabilidad en el espacio defendible y más allá

Cuándo: 1 de octubre, 17:30 – 18:30 horas

Dónde: ¡GRATIS en Zoom!

La Coalición de Paisajes Resilientes está organizando una serie de seminarios web GRATUITOS y bilingües de cuatro partes sobre cómo crear un paisaje resistente al fuego en la zona de Espacio Defendible y más allá, mejorando al mismo tiempo la biodiversidad y el hábitat de la vida silvestre y conservando los recursos.

¡Esta serie de talleres de cuatro partes, de una hora por semana, le permitirá disponer de tiempo suficiente para hacer preguntas y debatir!

Parte 1 – Eric Schoohs, planificador de gestión de tierras de Sonoma Ecology, realizará una presentación sobre sostenibilidad en el espacio defendible y más allá.

Eric Schoohs, planificador de gestión de tierras de Sonoma Ecology

“Como es un proceso natural en California, es necesario que aprendamos a vivir con el fuego. Si aumentamos nuestra comprensión, podremos cuidar nuestros hogares y nuestra tierra de una manera que nos mantenga seguros y al mismo tiempo beneficie mutuamente a las plantas y los animales que conforman la naturaleza. Al utilizar un enfoque de múltiples beneficios que tenga en cuenta todos los servicios que ofrece el ecosistema, seremos recompensados ​​con aire y agua más limpios y con más de todos los demás recursos que nos brinda la tierra”. – Eric Schoohs, planificador de gestión de tierras de Sonoma Ecology

Descubra cómo puede hacer que su hogar y el paisaje que lo rodea sean resistentes al fuego con un enfoque basado en la ciencia que incluye:

Gestión de la vegetación en el espacio defendible y más allá
Cuidado de los ecosistemas de chaparral, roble y coníferas
Protección del suelo y mitigación de la erosión
Gestión de especies y biomasa del sotobosque sin aumentar el riesgo de incendios

Agenda de la serie de seminarios web de cuatro partes:

Parte 1: 1 de octubre – Sostenibilidad en el espacio defendible y más allá

Parte 2: 8 de octubre – Zonas espaciales defendibles y requisitos del código

Parte 3: 15 de octubre – Diseño de fuego inteligente dentro de la zona espacial defendible

Parte 4: 22 de octubre – Mantenimiento en la zona espacial defendible

Cada taller estará acompañado por la funcionaria de bomberos Roberta MacIntyre, presidenta de la junta y directora ejecutiva de Fire Safe Sonoma.

Puedes inscribirte para las cuatro partes o elegir sólo una o dos.

Todos los talleres están disponibles en inglés y español. Elija su preferencia al registrarse. El contenido de los talleres está avalado por los jefes de bomberos del condado de Sonoma.

¡Regístrate AQUÍ!

Resilient Landscaping Four Part Series: Part 1 – Sustainability in the Defensible Space and Beyond
2024-10-01 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join us for the first workshop of our Four Part Webinar Series: Sustainability in the Defensible Space and Beyond
When: October 1st, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Where: FREE on Zoom!
The Resilient Landscapes Coalition is hosting a FREE, bilingual Four Part webinar series on creating a fire-wise landscape in the Defensible Space zone and beyond, while at the same time enhancing biodiversity and wildlife habitat, and conserving resources.
This four part, one hour per week, workshop series will allow plenty of time for questions and discussion!
Part 1 – Eric Schoohs, Land Management Planner of Sonoma Ecology, will be presenting on Sustainability in the Defensible Space and Beyond.
Eric Schoohs, Land Management Planner of Sonoma Ecology
“Because it is a natural process in California, it’s necessary that we learn to live with fire. Through growing our understandings, we can take care of our homes and land in a way that keeps us safe while mutually benefitting the plants and animals that makeup nature. By using a multi-benefit approach that takes into account all the services the ecosystem offers we are rewarded with cleaner air, water, and more of all the other resources the land gives us”. – Eric Schoohs, Land Management Planner of Sonoma Ecology
Discover how you can make your home and the landscape beyond it fire resilient with a science-based approach including:

Vegetation Management in the Defensible Space & Beyond
Caring for chaparral, oak, and conifer ecosystems
Protecting soil and mitigating erosion
Managing understory species and biomass without increasing fire risk

Four Part Series Webinar Series Agenda:
Part 1: October 1st – Sustainability in the Defensible Space and Beyond
Part 2: October 8th – Defensible Space Zones and Code Requirements
Part 3: October 15th – Fire-Wise Design within the Defensible Space Zone
Part 4: October 22th – Maintenance in the Defensible Space Zone
Each workshop will be accompanied by fire official Roberta MacIntyre, Board President and CEO of Fire Safe Sonoma.
You may sign up for all four parts or choose just one or two.
All workshops available in both English and Spanish, please choose your preference upon registering. Workshop content is endorsed by the Fire Chiefs of Sonoma County.

Register HERE!

Sheet Mulching 101: Healthy Soils & Water Retention with Daily Acts
2024-09-26 17:30 - 19:30 UTC
Sheet Mulching 101: Healthy Soils & Water Retention
When: Thursday, September 26th from 5:30-7:30pm
Where: Deviled Eggery, Petaluma CA *Address shared upon registration*

Daily Acts is thrilled to be joined by Daniel Sonnenberg, soil connoisseur and Permaculture Associate at the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center, for an evening of inspiration and education about how sheet mulching can be used to cultivate the garden of your dreams.

Sheet mulching is a process of layering organic and recycled material to compost lawn in place, which boosts the health and water retention capacity of your soil. It can be thought of as feeding the life in your soil a healthy, nutritious meal and a tall glass of water.
This program format will be a presentation around the sheet mulching process, and the most effective ways to build the health and nutrient density of your soil. We will also discuss how to apply for the Mulch Madness program, which includes free sheet mulching supplies (compost, cardboard, mulch) and delivery to all Petaluma water customers!
Space is limited, so register HERE to reserve your spot!

Fire Safe, Defensible Space
2024-09-21 10:00 - 12:30 UTC
IN-PERSON
Presentation and Workshop
Presentación y Taller en Persona
Saturday September 21, 2024
Sábado 21 de septiembre de 2024
10:00 AM PDT – 12:30 PM PDT

LOCATION:
426 8th St, Petaluma, CA 94952

With fire season here, learn how to keep your landscape resilient when fire is near!
Con la temporada de incendios aquí, ¡aprenda cómo mantener su paisaje resiliente cuando el fuego esté cerca!

With fire seasons becoming an ever-increasing part of life here in Sonoma County, and beyond, its important that we do what we can to protect our homes, communities, and surrounding environments by creating defensible space.
Defensible space is an area around a home or other structure that is designed, modified, and/or maintained in a way that increases the probability of the home surviving a wildfire event. In many cases, the ways in which we tend and manage the land can greatly influence the impact that fire has.
Join Daily Acts and the Resilient Landscapes Coalition on Saturday, September 21st at the Cavanagh Center from 10:00am-12:30pm for a morning of learning how our natural and built environments can be better prepared for wildfire, and, how maintaining healthy landscapes can protect your home and the biodiversity of our neighborhoods.
This program will begin with an indoor presentation at the Cavanagh Center, followed by a short walking tour where we will highlight the various ways that residential landscapes can be more fire-safe.
Register today!
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Con las temporadas de incendios convirtiéndose en una parte cada vez más importante de la vida aquí en el condado de Sonoma y más allá, es importante que hagamos lo que podamos para proteger nuestras casas, comunidades y entornos circundantes creando un espacio defendible.

El espacio defendible es un área alrededor de una casa u otra estructura que está diseñada, modificada y/o mantenida de una manera que aumenta la probabilidad de que la casa sobreviva a un incendio forestal. En muchos casos, las formas en que cuidamos y manejamos la tierra pueden influir enormemente en el impacto que tiene el fuego.
Únase a Daily Acts y la Coalición de Paisajes Resilientes el sábado 21 de septiembre en el Centro Cavanagh de 10:00 am a 12:30 pm para una mañana de aprendizaje sobre cómo nuestros entornos naturales y construidos pueden estar mejor preparados para los incendios forestales y cómo mantener paisajes saludables puede proteger su hogar y la biodiversidad de nuestros vecindarios.
Este programa comenzará con una presentación en interiores en el Centro Cavanagh, seguida de una breve caminata donde destacaremos las diversas formas en que los paisajes residenciales pueden ser más seguros contra incendios.
¡Regístrese hoy!

Landscape Maintenance in the Defensible Space Zone
2024-08-27 17:30 - 19:00 UTC
Join us for a free event: Landscape Maintenance in the Defensible Space Zone
When: August 27th, 2024
Time: 5:30-7:00 PM
Where: FREE on ZOOM!
Maintenance of our landscape is the most important step in keeping your property and neighborhood fire-wise and sustainable. We can achieve a beautiful, biodiverse, energy-saving and water- and fire-wise landscape in Sonoma County.
Come learn how to preserve and even enhance wildlife habitat, improve soil and increase water retention, while keeping your property and neighborhood fire-wise and sustainable through proper maintenance techniques.
Pruning, irrigation, mulching, composting and other maintenance techniques will be covered. Also, what to do on Red Flag Warning Days.
We will focus on sustainable practices for summer and the transition to fall in the landscape.
This workshop will be available in English and Spanish. Please indicate your preference for Spanish at registration.
Pre registration required.
Register HERE!
Únase a nosotros para un evento gratuito:
Mantenimiento del Paisaje en la Zona del Espacio Defensible
Cuándo: 27 de august de 2024Hora: 5:30-7:00 p. m.
Dónde: ¡GRATIS en ZOOM!
El mantenimiento de nuestro paisaje es el paso más importante para mantener su propiedad y su vecindario a salvo de incendios y sostenibles. Aprenda las técnicas adecuadas para cortar el césped, podar, aplicar mantillo y hacer abono.
Venga a aprender cómo preservar e incluso mejorar el hábitat de la vida silvestre, mejorar el suelo y aumentar la retención de agua, al mismo tiempo que mantiene su propiedad y su vecindario a prueba de incendios y sustentables mediante técnicas de mantenimiento adecuadas.
Se abordarán técnicas de poda, riego, acolchado, compostaje y otras técnicas de mantenimiento. Además, se explicará qué hacer en los días de alerta roja.
Nos centraremos en prácticas sostenibles para el verano y la transición al otoño en el paisaje.
Este taller estará disponible en inglés y español. Indique su preferencia por el español al registrarse.
Registrarse: https://ucanr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mlvN2_BzR1q5QiIoM-EjzA

Wildfire Ready Resource Fair 2024
2024-08-10 10:00 - 14:00 UTC
Come visit us on August 10th at the Wildfire Ready Resource Fair 2024!

You’re invited to attend the City of Santa Rosa’s free Wildfire Ready Resource Fair, the Santa Rosa Fire Department’s annual event focused on promoting wildfire preparedness information and building community resilience. Taking place on Saturday, August 10, from 10 am to 2 pm at Finley Community Center, this event will feature an array of exhibitors and three seminars, providing valuable knowledge and resources to help individuals, families, and the community stay safe and resilient in the face of wildfires.
Date: August 10, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Address: The Finley Community Center
2060 West College Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Cost: FREE Public Event! All welcome!
Visit https://www.srcity.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=2274&month=8&year=2024&day=17&calType=0 for more information!

Being Wildfire Ready - A Windsor Ready! Talk
2024-06-11 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | Windsor Senior Cente, 9518 Lazy Creek Drive, Windsor, 95492-8067, United States
Learn ways that can reduce impacts of wildfires on your property. Karen Hancock with the Sonoma County Fire District and April Owens with Resilient Landscape Coalition and Executive Director of the Habitat Corridor Project will discuss how modifications to your property, like simple pruning, cleaning out gutters, and planting Firewise plants can help your home survive a wildfire.
Most wildfires are caused by flying embers, which can travel 5 miles ahead of the fire. Reducing risks on your property can make the difference. The talk will focus on subdivision type homes and include suggested plants.
Residents 50 years and up are welcome to attend in-person. The talk will be recorded and made available to all on the Windsor COPE Facebook page and YouTube channel. Please register in advance for in-person at https://bit.ly/readywindsor2. For those who are not a Windsor Senior Recreation Center member, call the senior center at 707-838-1250 to sign up. Please share this invite with your friends and family.
The Windsor Ready! Talk Series are free, interactive monthly talks at the Windsor Senior Recreation Center to help our community be ready for life and emergencies. Speakers will cover a different topic every month. The talks are facilitated by Windsor COPE (Communities Organized to Prepare for Emergencies), in partnership with the Town of Windsor. Please email Windsor_COPE@yahoo.com with questions.
Location:
Windsor Senior Center, 9518 Lazy Creek Dr, Windsor, CA 95492-8067

Wildfire Resilience Tools for Lower Russian River Communities
2024-06-09 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Guerneville School, 14630 Armstrong Woods Road, Guerneville, CA, 95446, United States
Learn how to protect your community from wildfires & fund your forest management activities at this free workshop.
Organized by Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District and Sonoma County Ag & Open Space
Forestland owners, join us on Sunday, June 9th, 11am-4pm for this FREE workshop to learn about Wildfire Resilience Tools for Lower Russian River Communities!
As a Russian River forestland owner, you know the forest is an asset worth protecting. Its natural beauty, open space, abundant wildlife, and fresh air are probably all reasons why you love this place and call it home. But it isn’t always easy to stay on top of. Forestland owners may need help managing their wildfire risk, forest pests and diseases, invasive species, rising insurance costs, and complex regulations.
While managing your forestland can seem daunting, the first steps are simple. This event is designed to help you feel confident about what you can do and feel supported where you need help.
For registration and more details about the event visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wildfire-resilience-tools-for-lower-russian-river-communities-tickets-893923919507?aff=oddtdtcreator

Sonoma Valley Emergency Preparedness Fair
2024-06-01 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | Larson Park, 329 Dechene Avenue, Sonoma, CA, United States
Sonoma Valley Emergency Preparedness Fair
Free Go Bags to each family, while supplies last!
Get Informed About:
•Disaster Planning and Kits
• Pet Preparedness
• Defensible Space
• How to be an Emergency Volunteer
• How to Turn Utilities Off
• Fire Extinguisher Training
Join us for:
• Family Event & Activities
• Food and Music
• And more!
Larson Park, 329 Dechene Ave, Sonoma, CA
Emergency Preparedness Fair
Saturday June 1st • 12 – 3pm
For more information visit https://socoemergency.org/event/sonoma-valley-emergency-preparedness-fair/

Fire and Earthquake Safety Expo
2024-05-19 10:00 - 15:00 UTC
The Resilient Landscapes Coalition will be creating a fire-wise and sustainable garden at the Fire and Earthquake Safety fourth annual Expo on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at the Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds. Come check out the great work and get inspired to build a colorful and fire-wise garden of your own!
Learn from first responders & other experts
• Browse exhibits & state-of-the-art products
• Enjoy free giveaways & food, while supplies last
• Ask experts in the Firewise Landscape room
• Participate in kid’s activities
• Education in English & Spanish
• Live simulations & more!
When: Sunday, May 19th, 10am to 3pm
Where: Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds: 1 Citrus Fair Drive, Cloverdale, 95425
For more information: https://cloverdalecitrusfair.org/

Resilient Landscaping: Gardening in the Defensible Space Zone
2024-04-23 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Presented by the Resilient Landscapes Coalition in partnership with Safer West County.
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.

This FREE virtual workshop will allow plenty of time for questions, and will provide:
• Recommendations for fire-wise 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 fire-wise 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:
-Eric Schoohs, Land Management Planner, Sonoma Ecology Center
-Mimi Enright: Program Manager, UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County
-April Owens: Executive Director, Habitat Corridor Project; Horticulture Chairperson, CNPS-Milo Baker Chapter
This workshop can be offered in English and Spanish, please indicate your preference for Spanish upon registration.
REGISTER HERE!

Resilient Landscapes Workshop: Landscape Maintenance in the Defensible Space
2024-04-09 17:30 - 19:00 UTC | Zoom
Maintenance of our landscape is the most important step in keeping your property and neighborhood fire-wise and sustainable.
Learn more about how to create and maintain a fire-wise, sustainable garden that supports biodiversity while meeting County code requirements.
Pruning, irrigation, mulching, composting and other maintenance techniques will be covered. Also, what to do on Red Flag Warning Days.
We will focus on sustainable practices for spring in the landscape.
This workshop will allow plenty of time for questions, and will provide:
• Recommendations for fire-wise landscaping in the 0-5’, 5-30’, and 30-100’ defensible space zones, with specific plant design and maintenance suggestions.
• Practical ways to reconcile the sometimes conflicting guidelines, to achieve a beautiful, biodiverse, energy-saving and water- and fire-wise landscape.
• Proper maintenance techniques such as pruning, irrigation, mowing, composting and mulching.
• 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.
Workshop creators and presenters include: Jennifer Roberts: Environmental Education Specialist, Landscape Designer, UC Master Gardeners & Habitat Corridor Project Mimi Enright: Program Manager, UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County April Owens: Executive Director, Habitat Corridor Project; Horticulture Chairperson, CNPS-Milo Baker Chapter
This workshop is available in English and Spanish.
When:
April 9th, 2024
5:30 pm-7:00 pm
Where:
Free virtual workshop via Zoom.

Register HERE!

Resilient Landscapes Coalition Workshop: Within and Beyond Defensible Space
2024-04-06 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Upper Mark West Watershed, 7125 St. Helena Road, Santa Rosa, 95404, United States
Presented by the Resilient Landscapes Coalition including presentations by Roberta Macintyre, Caitlin Cornwall & Eric Schoohs.
Hosted by The Upper Mark West Fire Safe Council.
Discover how you can make your home and the landscape beyond it fire resilient with a science-based approach including:

Structural Hardening
Habitat Friendly Defensible Space
Vegetation Management Beyond Defensible Space

Agenda:
9:00 am-9:30 am: Structural Hardening: Presented by Roberta MacIntyre
Prepare for wildfire and harden your home now to protect it from the RED! Radiant heat from nearby burning plants or structures, embers from a wildfire, and direct flame from a wildfire or burning neighboring home. Taking the necessary measures to harden (prepare) your home can help increase its likelihood of survival when wildfire strikes. This presentation will discuss Low-Cost Ways to Harden Your Home, such as installing noncombustible gutter covers on gutters to prevent the accumulation of leaves and debris in the gutter; caulking or plugging gaps greater than 1/8-inch in siding and decking; and installing 1/8-inch mesh screens, or ember and flame-resistant vents, at attic and underfloor vent openings.
9:30 am-10:00 am: Defensible Space within the 0-100 FT: Presented by Sonoma Ecology Center
We draw upon the latest research and expertise to collect landscape design and maintenance practices that create beauty and ecological benefits while also being fire-wise. We will discuss defensible space principles and how to strategically select and place CA native plants. Our focus is helping residents and professionals create and maintain fire-wise landscaping that enhances wildlife habitat, conserves water, and sequesters carbon.
10:00 am -12:00 pm: Defensible Space beyond the 100 FT: Presented by Caitlin Cornwall & Eric Schoohs
*Will include a short hike!
This portion of the workshop will allow plenty of time for questions, and will address:
How to tailor treatments to chaparral, oak woodlands, and conifer ecosystems, fuel management practices for maintaining complexity and fostering biodiversity, discussion of special considerations for sensitive species and waterways, treatment options, and biomass management options besides hauling or chipping.

Resilient Landscaping: Gardening in the Defensible Space Zone
2024-03-19 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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.
When:
March 19th, 2024
5:30 pm-7:00 pm
Where:
Free virtual workshop via Zoom.
Register HERE!

Fire Smart Landscaping Training Workshop for Professionals
2024-01-23 14:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
