What is a Shaded Fuel Break?
Fuel breaks are typically implemented as control lines in areas that are prone to wildfire and provide opportunities for fire suppression resources to slow fire spread. Common strategic locations include…
February 8, 2022 Prescribed Burn on Private Land in Meadow Vista
On Tuesday, February 8, Placer County Resource Conservation District (Placer RCD, District) is assisting a private landowner in Meadow Vista with a 2-acre low-intensity prescribed burn to reduce carrier fuels and improve defensible space. The burn is part of the Prescribed Burning on Private Lands (PBPL) pilot program, funded by CAL FIRE to empower landowners with the skills and knowledge to use prescribed burning as a fuels reduction and forest stewardship tool. The event is part of a series of understory burns that Placer RCD will help coordinate over the next several years.
Backyard Fruit Tree Pruning and Care Workshop
The Placer Resource Conservation District and its Backyard and Community Ag program, in collaboration with UCCE Placer County Master Gardeners, CalFresh Healthy Living, and Rock Creek School Garden, is offering…
What is Conservation Technical Assistance?
What is conservation technical assistance? Similar to consulting, conservation technical assistance, or just technical assistance, equips farmers, ranchers, land managers, homeowners, backyard gardeners, orchard growers, and forestland owners with advice, support, and resources to promote the productive and wise use of the land. This is offered at no cost and is completely voluntary – we are not a regulatory authority.
Placer RCD Now Offers Vegetable Garden Technical Assistance
The Placer RCD is now offering free technical assistance to any beginning or existing backyard or balcony vegetable gardener, community gardens, and urban farms within Placer County (except the Tahoe…
Placer County Chipper Program: Cost-Share Fees May be Waived for Some Homeowners
The Placer County Chipper Program, operated by the Placer Resource Conservation District (Placer RCD) provides a low-cost, residential chipping service to help landowners manage their vegetation and meet defensible space…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…