Wildfire Resilient Landscaping Workshop for Landscape Professionals

This workshop is for landscape professionals in the El Paso County and the Pikes Peak Region who serve clients in Colorado Springs. Individuals completing this workshop will receive a certificate of completion. The company you work for will have the option to be added to a list of Wildfire Resilient Trained Landscape Professionals maintained by Colorado Springs Fire Department and CSU Extension El Paso County.

Presenters: Kris Cooper (Fire Marshal, Colorado Springs Fire Department), Ashley Whitworth (Wildfire Mitigation Program Administrator, Colorado Springs Fire Department), Allisa Zurbuchen (Horticulture Specialist, CSU Extension El Paso County)

Info: Overview of new Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code and local implications, including Class 1 and 2 WUI requirements and violation process

Info: Landscaping best practices in the WUI and low-flammability plant selection

Info: Tour of Native Plant Demonstration Garden with focus on low-flammability plants

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Host or Publisher Colorado State University Extension: El Paso County