March 27 | Defensible Space Training for Landscape Professionals
March 14th, 2024
Instructors and attendees of the 2022 Defensible Space Training for Landscape Professionals
About this event:
Date and Time: Wednesday, March 27 · 8am - 4pm PDT
Instructors and attendees of the 2022 Defensible Space Training for Landscape Professionals
Date and Time: Wednesday, March 27 · 8am - 4pm PDT
This course will include sessions from UNR Extension staff and other experts, covering a wide range of topics related to wildfire risk reduction, better plant choices, fire behavior, horticulture, and more.
Whether you are a City, County, HOA leader, landscape architect, arborist or defensible space professional, this one-day program will give participants a robust understanding of the role that defensible space plays in mitigating the wildfire risk to communities. It will also equip them with the knowledge of how to create and maintain effective defensible space in Nevada communities. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from experts in a classroom setting. They will then be able to apply the concepts and knowledge gained during a field site visit, putting theory into practice. Participants who complete this training will be listed on the Living With Fire website.
Cost: $50. Fees include food, course materials, certificates of attendance and Continuing Education Units.
8:00 – 9:10 Background Information on Wildfire and Defensible Space
9:20 – 10:20 Perspectives from Local Fire Fighters
10:30 – 11:30 Choosing the Right Plants
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch
12:30 – 1:30 Integrated Pest Management for High Fire Risk Invasives
1:40-2:40 Firescaping Workshop
-Travel to field site-
3:00 – 4:00 Field Assessment
More details on the CEUs offered will be shared closer to the event date. We aim to provide 1 general Pesticide Applicator CEU via the Nevada Department of Agriculture and 8 CEUs for Landscape Architects in Nevada.
If you have any questions about this event, please email Spencer Eusden at seusden@unr.edu.
An EEO/AA Institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this event, please contact Paul Lessick, civil rights & compliance coordinator, at least 14 days prior to the scheduled event at 702-257-5577 or PLessick@unr.edu.
Funding for this event was made possible from the Bureau of Land Management, Nevada Division of Forestry, and U.S. Forest Service in cooperation with University of Nevada, Reno Extension along with fees from the training.
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