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Upcoming Meetings
Date
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Description
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Location
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 | January 24 (Sunday) |
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SSA General Meeting 2PM
- 5PM
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CDF Saratoga
Summit Fire Station |
Fire-Resistant Landscaping:
The Basics
A presentation by Suzanne Schettler, Owner of Greening
Associates (Ben Lomond)
CDF Saratoga Summit Fire Station
Sunday January 24, 2010
2:00 pm
Bring a dessert.
SSA will provide hot beverages and soft
drinks. |
| Fire is a
natural force in a Mediterranean climate, where rain falls only during the
cool part of the year. Our ecosystems are adapted to fire, and we must adapt
to fire. Fires often generate wind-blown embers that are the strongest force
in the spread of a fire. In the face of a powerful firestorm, there is no such
thing as a fire-proof plant, or a fire-proof landscape, or a fire-proof
structure. Evacuation may be the only option.
We can take some steps, however, to improve the survivability of lives,
homes possessions and landscaping. Suzanne Schettler, the owner of Greening
Associates, a consulting and habitat restoration firm in Ben Lomond, will give
us some recommendations and information about “firescaping”. There are
many ways to achieve a balance of defensibility, aesthetics and ecological
value. With good information, we can each make individual decisions about our
particular site. |
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Directions to CDF Saratoga Summit
The CDF Saratoga Summit Fire Station is located on the west side of Skyline
Blvd. approximately 1 mile north of the intersection of Skyline and Highway 9.
Parking is limited, so please consider carpooling, and please leave your
pets at home. |
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