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Topic: "Fire Resistant Landscaping for Western Washington"
Wildland fire is natural component of the environmental in the Pacific Northwest. On the west side of the Cascades the fire-free interval is much greater than that on the eastside of the mountains. Regardless of what side of the mountains that we abide, there will be wildland fires.
Wildland fires do not have to be destructive to our homes and improvements. We can live in harmony with the cycles of fire, whether long or short return intervals. Selecting, planting, and maintaining the vegetation in the home ignition zone is one of the common denominators
to determine the survivability of our homes in the Pacific Northwest.
Speaker Profile: Al Murphy
Al Murphy is a retired forester. He spent his 37 year career with the Forest Service and the BLM working in most of
the western United States.
Al worked in many different jobs but most of them revolving around fire management.
He spent 25+ years on National Overhead teams, spending most of his summer “vacations” on large wildland fire,
camping in the local high school gym, the rodeo grounds and at some of the best county fairgrounds in the west.
He has received multiple national awards recognizing his leadership in interagency fire management.
Al Murphy is a retired forester. He spent his 37 year career with the Forest Service and the BLM working in most of
the western United States.
Al worked in many different jobs but most of them revolving around fire management.
He spent 25+ years on National Overhead teams, spending most of his summer “vacations” on large wildland fire,
camping in the local high school gym, the rodeo grounds and at some of the best county fairgrounds in the west.
He has received multiple national awards recognizing his leadership in interagency fire management.
Brought to you by:
Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation
425-357-6010 - Master Gardener Hotline
Email: SNOMGFoundation@yahoo.com
Web site: www.SNOMGF.org
Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation
425-357-6010 - Master Gardener Hotline
Email: SNOMGFoundation@yahoo.com
Web site: www.SNOMGF.org
