We are delighted to announce that we’ll be doing an approx 2 hour workshop for Half Moon Education, Inc on site design for fire risk mitigation. The time and webpage are all still in development, but hold this date! (via Zoom). Half Moon Education is a non-profit organization providing continuing education nation-wide to licensed professionals. CEU’s: Professional Engineers: 2.0 PDHs, Architects: 2.0 HSW CE Hours, AIA: 2.0 LU|HSW, Landscape Architects 2.0 HSW CE Hours, LA CES 2.0 HSW PDHs, International Code Council: .2 CEUs (Fire)

Cost is $100. - time is 11-1 cst

Register: https://halfmoonseminars.org/product/webinars/mitigating-fire-risks-through-landscape-design-materiality-and-stewardship/

FREE! This talk will focus on designing with and the maintenance of CA native plants when fire risk reduction is the main goal. More details, and where to register will be added here as they become available! (via Zoom)

Register here: https://ebmud.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6rpQx37mR-mlfEqAFi07SA

Over ZOOM: We hope to impart an understanding of gardens in the context of fire, rather than working off plant lists and generic advice.  Her goal is helping people understand the reasoning behind the “defensible zones”, how fires move, why the common recommendations can be misleading, and what we can all realistically do about it.  She emphasizes that everyone can do something, regardless of how much land they steward or where they live.  She will be discussing typical fire behavior, the synergies (and sometimes tension) between fire and the environment, and how we can select and care for plants to reduce our risk factors outside.  Photo by kevin Ruiz chávez on Unsplash

In this talk, we focused on helping people understand the reasoning behind the “defensible zones”, how fires move, why the recommendations we often read can be misleading, and what we can all realistically do about it.  Jennifer emphasizes that everyone can do something, regardless of how much land they steward, or where they live.  She will be discussing typical fire behavior, the synergies (and sometimes tension) between fire and the environment, and how we can select and care for plants to make them as low-risk as possible.  Photo by DESIGNECOLOGIST on Unsplash

With Peter Wolfe, David Thorne, Sue Oda, and Jennifer de Graaf - The relationship between Architects and Landscape Architects can be interesting, to say the least. Join this panel of small firms as we explore some of the ways this relationship is best served for the betterment of every project. This will be a dynamic and conversational event. Photo by nikohoshi on Unsplash

Soils are living ecosystems and when landscaping practices allow the soil food web to thrive, it can filter pollution, store water, provide plant nutrients, and help plants resist pests naturally. This is also key in keeping plants healthy so that they can be as resistant to fire as possible for their kind. Photo by DESIGNECOLOGIST on Unsplash

The workflow of contractors is one aspect of “firescaping” that has little written about it.  Knowledge in this area is becoming a critical “value-add” for our clients and an important means of elevating the work of the informed contractor!  It will include a brief introduction to the challenge of fire and the potentials & limitations of “firescaping”.  While the focus will be on a handful of issues that must be understood in performing installations, we will also address some common design and maintenance issues.  Our goal will be towards gaining a deeper understanding of our own responsibilities and abilities to mitigate risk while serving our clients.  Photo by DESIGNECOLOGIST on Unsplash

Choosing the right plants is much more than sun exposure and watering needs. Join us and the City of Napa as we talk about saving water while also having a beautiful garden.

Wildfires can burn at a rate of nearly fifteen miles per hour, so human understanding of how different plants respond to fire conditions is crucial. Firescaping looks at how aesthetic concerns interact with safety, and how a deeper knowledge of plant physiology and classification can help prevent plants from becoming tiki torches. Learn how clever combinations of plant cuttings and smart species sequencing may contribute to your own elegant flora firewall. (video in link) Photo by DESIGNECOLOGIST on Unsplash