September 29, 2025

Join the Sonoma County Master Gardeners for their free Resilient Landscaping: Gardening in the Defensible Space Zone four-part webinar series explaining landscaping practices that will teach you to maintain both defensible space and sustainability in your garden. Get recommendations regarding plant selection, placement, and maintenance to preserve and even enhance wildlife habitat while keeping your property and neighborhood fire-wise and sustainable. Content has been endorsed by the Fire Chiefs of Sonoma County.

Attend one or all of the following presentations in English or Spanish:

• October 7: Sustainability in the Defensible Space and Beyond
• October 14: Defensible Space Zones and Code Requirements
• October 21: Fire-Wise Design within the Defensible Space Zone
• October 28: Maintenance in the Defensible Space ZoneEric Schoohs: Land Management Planner, Sonoma Ecology Center

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
• Jennifer Roberts: Community Education Specialist & Landscape Designer, UCCE Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County & Native Habitats Landscape Design

Pre-register: https://tinyurl.com/mpvjtakj