Community Soil Service
Fire Safety & Fuel Reduction
Fire-resilient land management using strategic zoning, fuel-load reduction, and sound forestry to protect your home and community.
A thoughtful, whole-property approach
In the era of climate change, Sonoma County landscapes can be subject to drought, flood, fire, and wind. Mindful site design incorporates strategic resistance to these forces, buffering their impacts and reducing damage from local calamities—while keeping your land beautiful and healthy.
Defensible space, done thoughtfully
We create defensible space using sound forestry and fire-management principles—selecting and protecting the regrowth of oak and other native trees while strategically reducing fuel loads. The goal is a landscape that protects your home without looking scorched or barren.
Proven through wildfire recovery
We have helped landowners reconstruct their properties after the Tubbs Fire, repurposing dead tree trunks for slope and winter-creek erosion control and constructing swales that raise the water table. Fire resilience and ecological health go hand in hand.
Forestry & trail work
Our forestry and trail work improves access for both maintenance and emergency response, restores neglected woodland, and reduces hazardous fuel accumulation across larger acreages.
Questions about fire safety & fuel reduction
Can fire-safe landscaping still look beautiful?
Absolutely. We balance defensible-space best practices with thoughtful design and native plantings so your property stays both safe and beautiful.
Do you work on larger rural acreage?
Yes. We have restored habitat, managed water, and reduced fuel loads on properties ranging from suburban lots to 15+ acres of forested land.
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Tell us about your property and what you hope it can become. We offer a complimentary half-hour visit for prospective Sonoma County clients.