Placer RCD and ARD Act to Recover Wildfire Burn Area at Atwood Nature Preserve
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…
Placer RCD Awarded CAL FIRE Grant to Fund a Forestry and Natural Resources Career Mentorship Program
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…
Placer RCD is Hiring: Outreach and Program Specialist
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 RCD is Hiring: Administration and Finance Manager
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…
Placer RCD to Conduct Pile Burning within the Placer County Coordinated Fuel Break
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…
Prescribed Burn in Meadow Vista on February 4, 2022
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.
CAL FIRE Suspends Burn Permits in Placer, Nevada and Yuba Counties
AUBURN– The increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CAL FIRE to suspend all burn permits for…
Placer RCD Receives Urban Agriculture Conservation Grant
AUBURN, CA – The Placer Resource Conservation District has been awarded an urban agriculture conservation grant through a partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to boost technical…
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…
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…
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…