Thanks to those of you who participated in this month's meeting. For those of you who didn't please see the notes or here is a link to the recording.
We had a great presentation by Dyan Urban from the Soda Rockers. (The file is too big to attach but the summary is in the notes.)
John Clarke Mills introduced himself and shared some of the technologies he is developing and some sign ideas. Here is a link to his talk.
We will meet again December 21st 3:30-5PM to have some fun, please come! We have a lot to celebrate.
Hey, check out the amazing photograph above by Chief Fleckenstein's wife Tenaya.
Just for us!
Here is another great opportunity to learn about defensible space from people who understand plants and love them. The UC Cooperative Extension is conducting a webinar just for us! The webinar will be Saturday November 21st from 10:00am - Noon.
Resilient Landscaping: Sustainable, Biodiverse Gardening in the Defensible Space Zone
Come learn how to create and maintain a fire-wise, sustainable garden that supports biodiversity while meeting County code requirements. We can help you with plant selection, placement and maintenance, to preserve and even add to wildlife habitat, while taking keeping your property and neighborhood fire-wise and sustainable.
In this 2-hour workshop we will offer:
Recommendations for fire-wise landscaping in the 0-5', 5-30' and 30-100' defensible space zones, with specific plant and design suggestions
Practical ways to reconcile sometimes conflicting guidelines, so you can have a biodiverse, energy-saving, water- and fire-wise landscape
A practical understanding of what it means to be sustainable in an ever-changing California climate
Resources for how to move forward with your landscape and community
Workshop creators and presenters include:
Mimi Enright: Program Manager, UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County
April Owens: Executive Director of the Habitat Corridor Project; Horticulture Chairperson, California Native Plant Society - Milo Baker Chapter
Ellie Insley: Landscape Architect, Natural Habitat Restoration Specialist, Board of Directors Sonoma Ecology Center
To participate in this free webinar, register here.
Great Resources
There is a webinar coming up on Post-Fire recovery and water quality coming up December 3rd. I checked in with Don McEnhill from Russian Riverkeeper about it and he says they are the experts and their website is full of great info based on research from the expert Pete Robichaud.
Free solar generators available. Emergencies and disaster recovery. They manufacture and deploy portable solar arrays with battery storage to meet the needs of first responders, community support organizations, COPEs, etc. They provide systems free for a week during emergencies.Amelia Reynolds is a program administrator for Footprint Project a nonprofit organization. If anyone wants or needs to consider using such systems contact her at: mia@footprintproject.org
Chipping Program Extended
Here is a link to the press release. A document to help you have a Chipper Day in your community can be found on our website.
OK, I'll say it, we had another great meeting Monday! You are all amazing and so engaged this work. We have accomplished a lot and of course we have a lot more work to do. But the cool thing is, we are doing it together as a community. AND what an amazing community we have! As Thanksgiving approaches (my absolute favorite holiday) I want to express my gratitude for each and every one of you: COPE community leader, fire official, law enforcement, nonprofit leader, and government rep. Every one of you has contributed to the success of COPE NoSoCo and importantly, to making our community safer. Thank you!
Enjoy your holiday and be safe, Priscilla
