“You don’t have to get it all done in one fell swoop - you can work on it over time and still make your home progressively safer.”

“With wildfire, it’s always better to do less than more.  And less costs less.  You can always start with a bare plan and add to it as you go along.”

A visit from a Community Safety Ambassador helped prioritize a beautiful courtyard and tree thinning to reduce ladder fuels for a first step toward wildfire resilience.

“All of us need to rethink what landscape architecture needs to look like… We’ve become accustomed to grass lawns and big bushes.  I think this starts to grow on you.”