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PILE BURNING IN FORESTHILL FOR MOSQUITO FIRE RECOVERY PROJECT

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Placer County Resource Conservation District (Placer RCD, the District) will be utilizing grant funding from CAL FIRE and the US Forest Service to assist in the recovery of private forestland…

Categories: General, News, Press Release
Liana Vitousek December 18, 2024

PLACER RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR NEW BOARD DIRECTOR AND ASSOCIATE BOARD POSITIONS

Text reads "board seats available" over a darkened background of a group of people holding tools and watching a prescribed burn take place.

Placer Resource Conservation District (Placer RCD, District) is seeking one (1) new Board Director and five (5) individuals to fill Associate Board positions. Placer RCD’s Board of Directors (Board) consists…

Categories: General, Job Openings, Press Release
Liana Vitousek December 2, 2024

Placer RCD Awarded $22,388 to Support Historically Underserved Farmers, Ranchers, and Students in Placer County

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 AUBURN, CA – Placer Resource Conservation District (Placer RCD) was recently awarded $22,388 by the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) as part of their “Improving Equity in Conservation Outreach…

Categories: Press Release
Liana Vitousek October 17, 2024

Placer RCD Awarded $2.19M CAL FIRE Fire Prevention Grants

A closeup of a pile of vegetation being burned with workers in the background.

 Placer Resource Conservation District (Placer RCD) was awarded $2.1M by CAL FIRE which will enable them to continue offering 2 critical programs that increase the overall wildfire resiliency in Placer…

Categories: General, Press Release
Liana Vitousek August 22, 2024

Placer RCD Receives 50k in Funding to Restore Placer County’s Riparian Areas

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AUBURN, CA – The Placer Resource Conservation District entered into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to implement riparian restoration activities in Placer County. The agreement…

Categories: News, Press Release Tags: Habitat, Placer Riparian Restoration, Watershed Health
Liana Vitousek July 12, 2023

Placer RCD Releases “Rx Fire Field Guide” with CAL FIRE Funding

Image of person working on a prescribed fire with the text "Rx Fire Field Guide" overlaid.

AUBURN, CA – Placer Resource Conservation District (Placer RCD), in partnership with CAL FIRE, has released the “Rx Fire Field Guide,” an education tool for landowners and land managers interested…

Categories: Press Release Tags: Prescribed Burning on Private Lands
Liana Vitousek June 23, 2023

Placer RCD Awarded $450,000 by Wildlife Conservation Board to Create Pollinator Habitat and Sequester Carbon

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AUBURN, CA – Placer RCD and 39 other Resource Conservation Districts in California were awarded $19.4M by the Wildlife Conservation Board to create pollinator habitat and sequester carbon. Due to…

Categories: Press Release
Liana Vitousek May 30, 2023

Placer RCD Awarded $5M to Reforest Areas Devastated by the Mosquito Fire

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The Placer Resource Conservation District was awarded $5 million by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to reforest over 800 acres of private property damaged in…

Categories: Press Release Tags: Mosquito Fire
Liana Vitousek May 9, 2023

Placer RCD Receives Additional Funding for Landowner Rx Burn Opportunities

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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…

Categories: News, Press Release
Andrew Justus Fritz August 25, 2022

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