Earlier this year, Placer County Resource Conservation District (Placer RCD), with funding and support from CAL FIRE, developed the Placer Prescribed Burn Association (Placer PBA) to equip private landowners in…
The Placer Resource Conservation District was recently invited to share about our programs and services on the KAHI Corral morning show. Placer RCD staff Andrew Justus-Fritz and Brian Pimentel were…
The Forestry and Natural Resources Career Mentorship Program is now accepting applications for mentors and mentees for the ’22-’23 academic year. We are seeking experienced forestry professionals to apply for…
A healthy community garden that is able to adapt and pursue their goals in a sustainable way can be, and are, driving forces for health in the communities and landscapes…
The USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service and the Placer Resource Conservation District are looking for input from farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and land managers like you! Financial assistance is available to landowners…
The Forestry and Natural Resource Career Mentorship Program has just released their 2021-2022 Annual Report. The Forestry and Natural Resources Career Mentorship Program aims to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion…
AUBURN, CA – On Monday, July 18, a wildfire ignited at Atwood Nature Preserve in Auburn. The blaze was quickly contained at approximately .25 acre. The cause of the fire…
AUBURN, CA – CAL FIRE’s Wood Products and Bioenergy Team awarded the Placer County RCD a grant amounting to $250,880 to fund a Forestry and Natural Resources Career Mentorship Program. This program, which…
The Outreach and Program Specialist works to expand Placer Resource Conservation District outreach efforts and performs administrative support and customer service for the Chipper Program. The position will interact with…
Placer Resource Conservation District (Placer RCD) is seeking a new team member! The position of Administration and Finance Manager will work closely with the Executive Director in achieving goals related…
Beginning the week of Monday, February 28th, contractors hired by the Placer County Resource Conservation District (RCD) will be conducting a pile burning project in Applegate, California. This work is…
On Friday, February 4, 2022, Placer County Resource Conservation District is assisting a private landowner in Meadow Vista with a 1-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.
