Firescaping Class at Home Grown Gardens (CE Opportunity)

 Wildfire risk in the Pacific Northwest isn’t just increasing—it’s changing in character. We’re seeing longer seasons, more extreme conditions, and fire showing up in places that historically didn’t burn often.  This class will demonstrate how to make your home more fire resistant.  Jeff Cope will teach the class, drawing on his experience managing lands in the wildland-urban interface and working with the local fire marshal and Fire Safe Council in Santa Barbara.  Jeff will focus on proper plant choices, arrangements and maintenance.  Paul Catino will also be present. Paul has a degree in Forestry at OSU, and works as a wildland firefighter and fuel reduction planner.  Paul is a graduate student at OSU and a certified burn manager trainee, and he also owns a contracting business specializing in ecological restoration and wildfire risk reduction. Paul will cover fire behavior and hardening your home against wildland fire.