New FireScape Workshop to Show Orange County Residents How to Prepare Homes Against Fire Risk
Orange County Coastkeeper will host a free workshop teaching local residents how they can create a firewise garden and defensible space for their homes. At the FireScape workshop, Coastkeeper Garden Director and FireScape specialist will cover practical and efficient landscaping techniques to improve curb appeal and safeguard homes from wildfires.
Due to this year’s heavy rainfall, brush and weed growth is much heavier than in past drier years. This growth can quickly become fuel for fast-spreading wildfires, putting Orange County residents at risk. The FireScape workshop will teach residents how to protect their homes against harmful fires.
- Coastkeeper’s free event to show how to create firewise gardens and defensible spaces
- Coastkeeper Garden Director will explain which plants are less likely to burn
WHEN/WHERE:
- Thursday, August 29: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
- Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center (24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo)
- Link to Coastkeeper’s SmartScape program: https://www.coastkeeper.org/advocacy/smartscape/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTKEEPER: Founded in 1999, the mission of Coastkeeper is to protect and promote sustainable water resources that are swimmable, drinkable, and fishable. Coastkeeper is a nonprofit clean water organization that serves as a proactive steward of our fresh- and saltwater ecosystems. We work collaboratively with diverse groups in the public and private sectors to achieve healthy, accessible, and sustainable water resources for the region. We implement innovative, effective programs in education, advocacy, restoration, research, enforcement, and conservation. For more information, visit www.coastkeeper.org or call 714-850-1965.
