Coast Wildand Founder and President Benjamin Eichorn is a National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Certified Wildfire Mitigation Specialist, International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist, Retired Wildland Firefighter/EMT, Organic Farmer, Natural Resource Manager, Author and Environmental Educator who has witnessed first-hand the devastation catastrophic wildfires can wreak along the CA Central Coast.  Benjamin founded  Coast Wildland with the intention of helping individuals, businesses and communities become more resilient in the face of climate change and increasing wildfire frequency and intensity. He strongly believes that humans living in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) can live in balance with natural forces, including wildfire - maximizing the ecological benefits of wildfire while minimizing losses of life and property - as long as they are proactive in anticipating and mitigating its potential impacts using a standardized, evidence-based approach. Learn more about the experience that motivated Ben to become a wildfire mitigation specialist in this article from Medium.com.