Changing conditions have created situations where more wildfires are getting started and doing more damage. There are ways you can prepare your home, and neighborhood, to be better able to survive if a wildfire happens. A special FireWise Program from Colorado State University will be offering this information.

Set for June 14 at the Burlington Library, Burlington, Colo., the 10:30 a.m. meeting will help homeowners better understand ways to create a defensible space around their home. The program will explore the types of materials that can be used for construction, including those that are more fire-resistant. The program even looks at how to enhance a home's landscape with plant materials that also resist fire.

Matt Norville, Colorado State Community and Plains Forester for northeast Colorado; and Linda Langelo, CSU Extension Horticulture Program associate, will be presenters for the event. The aim of the program is to provide information to give homes and properties an added advantage in case of a wildfire.

This is a free workshop. With continued drought, the threat of wildfires is ever-present. These guidelines and the FireWise Program were developed by the Colorado State Forest Service's extensive study of previous wildfires in the state. If you plan to attend, call the library at 719-346-8109 and talk with Nick McCarty-Daniels or Lisa Brewer.

You can learn more at ext.colostate.edu.