Join New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL)'s live virtual session next Tuesday, June 29th from 10-11:30 AM PDT, Using Native Plants for Fire-Resistant Landscapes with Greg Rubin (fee of $48). Register at https://learning.ndal.org/courses/june-29-2021-using-native-plants-for-fire-resistant-landscapes

Far from being the fire-bombs often depicted in the media, a native landscape can be an ecologically responsible approach to creating effective defensible space. Not one of Greg’s client’s homes were lost in nearly 3 dozen major fire events. Consequently, the US Navy selected his company to conduct a 5-year research study into the effectiveness of California native landscapes as enhanced defensible space. Greg’s co-Principal Investigator was Dr. Jon Keeley, one of the world’s foremost fire ecologists. Greg will cover the startling results, as well as general principles for successful native landscape design, installation, and maintenance in fire-prone areas.

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