As the conversation shifts to rebuilding after the recent fires, experts are encouraging home owners take the time to re-consider their property’s design and landscaping. Among them is Elisa Read Pappaterra, a landscape architect who lives in Pasadena and was forced to evacuate during the Eaton fire.

For the past several years she’s worked closely with experts in fire ecology to develop ways for homeowners to protect their property from fires. What she’s learned will help others.

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