The City of Calabasas has extended its Wildfire Resiliency Home Hardening Incentive Grant Program, with additional funding now available to help more residents make their homes safer from wildfire.

Organic mulch such as wood chips and bark can provide real benefits to your landscape. But these materials are also combustible. During a wildfire, wind-driven embers can travel considerable distances and collect around homes. Embers and combustible mulch next to a structure can ignite your home.

One of the best parts of writing these newsletters is hearing from you. After our recent email on fire-resistant plants, Calabasas resident Julie Shy-Sobol reached out with an excellent question.

Choosing the right plants—and placing them in the right locations—can help slow the spread of fire while creating a beautiful, water-wise landscape that supports local wildlife.

A strong El Niño is expected this year, which may increase the likelihood of a wetter-than-average winter in Southern California.