AT21-386 NDAL Webinar: Using Native Plants for Fire-Resistant Landscapes

Event Title: AT21-386 NDAL Webinar: Using Native Plants for Fire-Resistant Landscapes, June 29

VMS-AT: AT: Hill Country Chapter Other Approved Training (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)

Comments: AT21-386 NDAL Webinar: Using Native Plants for Fire-Resistant Landscapes, Presenter: Greg Rubin (AT=1.5h)

Event Date: 6/29/2021
Event Time: 12:00-1:30p

Event Summary:
Native Plants and Fire-Resistant Landscapes

Event Description:
This is part of the live, virtual education series, “Broadening our Landscape Vision: Ecology, Culture and Art” for home gardeners, educators and students presented by New Directions in the American Landscape and cosponsored by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. This virtual series will explore ways to create landscapes that are ecologically healthy, easily managed and beautiful on residential and educational properties.

Far from being the firebombs 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.

Cost: $48 per person

Register @ https://learning.ndal.org/courses/june-29-2021-using-native-plants-for-fire-resistant-landscapes

Event Location:
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
4801 La Crosse Ave.
Austin, TX 78739

Instructor/Presenter:
Greg Rubin

Contact Information:
512-232-0177
education@wildflower.org

Organization Website:
https://www.wildflower.org/event/ndal-fire-resistant-plants

Sponsoring Organization:
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center