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Nerd Nite East Bay - Flora Firewall: Fighting Fires With Flowers

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

Later Event: September 26
City of Napa: Choosing the Right Plants