Fuels Management, Fuel Breaks, and Defensible Space
Slow the rate at which wildfire spreads and protect your home! Living in the California foothills, you are annually at risk for wildfires. During drought years, the risk of fire…
Author Archives: Andrew Justus Fritz
Seeking Part-Time Chipper Operator
The Chipper Operator is responsible primarily for operation of a track chipper in varying terrain on large scale forestry projects and adhering to safety regulations and compliance. They may be…
Forestland Steward: Community Resilience
Winter 2021 Play a part in community resilience! In this issue of Forestland Steward, learn how to improve your home against wildfire exposure, the basics of wildfire preparation, managing erosion,…
Request for Proposals for the Placer County Coordinated Fuel Break, Phase 1
The Placer Resource Conservation District (Placer RCD) is seeking proposals from qualified and experienced contractors to provide all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to complete Phase I of the Placer…
Request for Proposals for the Placer County Coordinated Fuel Break, Phase 1
The Placer Resource Conservation District (Placer RCD) is seeking proposals from qualified and experienced contractors to provide all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to complete Phase I of the Placer…
Burn Notification for the Auburn Shaded Fuel Break Project
The Placer County Resource Conservation District, in partnership with the California State Parks and the US Bureau of Reclamation, will begin a large pile burning project on 2/17/2021. As a part…
Work Continues on Auburn Shaded Fuel Break; Pile Burning Weather Dependent
AUBURN, CA, January 26, 2021 – Work within the 300 acre, five-mile long, Auburn Shaded Fuel Break continues and is nearly 60% complete. “It is a huge undertaking in scale and…
Placer RCD Is Working to Save Troubled Western Monarch Butterflies
AUBURN, CA – Placer Resource Conservation District (Placer RCD) is one of six resource conservation districts awarded pollinator habitat plant kits by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation to help…
Special Vacancy Notice: Placer RCD Seeking to Fill Two Board of Director Seats
[AUBURN, CA] – The Placer Resource Conservation District (PRCD) is seeking candidates for two open seats on the Board of Directors. The selected applicants will serve the remainder of a…
PLANTING HOPE Seedling & Produce Giveaway
Placer Resource Conservation District (Placer RCD) is hosting a Planting Hope Kit Giveaway on Saturday, October 3rd in response to challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Placer County residents are…
Chipper Program Resumes October 1, 2020
ATTENTION: PLACER RCD CHIPPER PROGRAM RESUMES OCT. 1 AUBURN, CALIF. (September 29, 2020) — Placer Resource Conservation District’s (Placer RCD) Chipper Program will resume services on Thursday, October 1, 2020. Although…
Placer County Local Working Group
Thank you to all that participated in the Placer County Local Working Group Survey and virtual town hall meeting. If you missed the meeting or would like to review the…