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Austin Chapter Meeting – Fire Resistant Landscapes – Online only

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May 26 @ 6:30 pm 8:30 pm

Join us for our monthly Chapter Meeting, 4th Tuesday of each month 7PM (with social time at 6:30PM).

This meeting with be held ONLY ONLINE via Zoom. Please do not show up to our regular meeting location.

Cody Chappel from the Austin Fire Department Wildfire Division is going to teach us about Fire Resilient Landscapes.

Not “If” but “Where?

  • What is the current wildfire situation in the Capital Area?
  • Who is at risk?
  • How has the city prepared and how can you?
  • Learn about fire resistant characteristics in plants!
  • Lots of time for Q&A

Cody Chappel is a Wildfire Mitigation Specialist at Austin Fire Department Wildfire Division serving the Fire Resilient Landscapes program. He brings 11 years of wildfire mitigation experience gained in many Southern California wildfires such as the Station, Skirball and Woolsey fires. He has lent his experience in AARs for Paradise and other California wildfires. At urban forestry vanguard TreePeople, he served as Program Manager of the largest volunteer powered wildland ecological registration program across three mountain ranges in Southern California for 11 years. From native plant propagation to evacuations, he brings first-hand experience from multiple perspectives to the wildfire conversation. He is currently studying for the ISA Certified Arborist exam!

This meeting with be held ONLY ONLINE via Zoom. Please do not show up to our regular meeting location.

You must register to attend this Zoom meeting.