In this Networking Session for Fire-Smart Landscaping Professionals, landscaping professionals will have the opportunity to engage with each other as well as with other professionals working to reduce fire risk in the East Bay, including fuels management professionals and researchers.
- Format: FREE webinar series for landscaping professionals
- Description: Join UC Cooperative Extension and collaborators for a three-part virtual series for East Bay landscaping professionals interested in working with clients on defensible space. Each session will have a different focus.
- Session 1 (June 9) will consist in a panel on Preparing the East Bay for
Wildfire with Fire-Smart Landscaping with participation from well-known wildfire specialists - In session 2 (June 16), landscaping professionals will have the opportunity to engage with each other as well as with other professionals working to reduce fire risk in the East Bay, including fuels management professionals and researchers.
- In session 3 (June 23), landscape architect Emily Schlickman (UC Davis) will help to trouble-shoot common challenges and showcase ways of navigating challenges that have come up during or between the previous sessions
Some links to key resources shared during the webinar:
- City of Berkeley Fire Department’s Defensible Space Website
- Berkeley Fire Department’s FireSafe Berkeley Landscaping Guide
- UC ANR Fire Network’s Wildfire Preparedness Webpage. This includes in-depth, science-based information about home hardening, defensible space, evacuation preparedness and more!
- National Fire Protection Association’s Certified Wildfire Mitigation Specialist Certification Website
Webinar: Networking Session for Fire-Smart Landscaping Professionals
Date & time: June 16 from 4:00 - 5:30 PM PST
Location: Webinar (registration required)
Register here: https://bit.ly/EastBayFireSmartWebinars