Join us for a hands-on Cover Crop Workshop designed to educate farmers in the the advantages and challenges of cover croping. This event offers a unique opportunity to glean insights from cover crop experts, hear firsthand experiences from a farmer, witness a demonstration of a no-till drill, and discover grant opportunities aimed at supporting farmers…
Join the Placer Prescribed Burn Association for a casual opportunity to discuss specific questions on burn plans, permitting, implementing prescribed burns on your property, or bring ideas for how the RCD program can better assist the needs of the community. Placer RCD staff including Cordi Craig and Chris Paulus will be there to answer questions…
The Placer Prescribed Burn Association will be hosting an Rx Fire 101 Workshop, covering topics such as permitting, liability, heat management, unit preparation, hazard abatement, fire effects on native plants, and more. These workshops will include 4 hours of classroom instruction, followed by an hour of facilitated discussion and Q & A. This is a…
The University of California Cooperative Extension Placer-Nevada Office, The Nevada County Resource Conservation District, the Placer Resource Conservation District, and the UCNR Fire Network are offering the first-of-its-kind Rancher’s Fire Academy for ranchers in the Sierra Foothill and Sierra Nevada regions. This series of workshops and field days will focus on: This workshop will take…
The University of California Cooperative Extension Placer-Nevada Office, The Nevada County Resource Conservation District, the Placer Resource Conservation District, and the UCNR Fire Network are offering the first-of-its-kind Rancher’s Fire Academy for ranchers in the Sierra Foothill and Sierra Nevada regions. This series of workshops and field days will focus on: The Prescribed Fire Planning…
The University of California Cooperative Extension Placer-Nevada Office, The Nevada County Resource Conservation District, the Placer Resource Conservation District, and the UCNR Fire Network are offering the first-of-its-kind Rancher’s Fire Academy for ranchers in the Sierra Foothill and Sierra Nevada regions. This series of workshops and field days will focus on: The Fire Tools and…
The University of California Cooperative Extension Placer-Nevada Office, The Nevada County Resource Conservation District, the Placer Resource Conservation District, and the UCNR Fire Network are offering the first-of-its-kind Rancher’s Fire Academy for ranchers in the Sierra Foothill and Sierra Nevada regions. This series of workshops and field days will focus on: The Fire Behavior and…
This workshop, co-hosted by UC Cooperative Extension Placer-Nevada and Sierra Harvest, will provide information and hands-on support to foothills farmers and ranchers who are interested in applying to the CDFA’s California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program. Participants will learn how to evaluate funding opportunities against their business plans; gain insight from food service directors and past farmer grantees…
The University of California Cooperative Extension Placer-Nevada Office, The Nevada County Resource Conservation District, the Placer Resource Conservation District, and the UCNR Fire Network are offering the first-of-its-kind Rancher’s Fire Academy for ranchers in the Sierra Foothill and Sierra Nevada regions. This series of workshops and field days will focus on: The Ranch Hardening and…
The University of California Cooperative Extension Placer-Nevada Office, The Nevada County Resource Conservation District, the Placer Resource Conservation District, and the UCNR Fire Network are offering the first-of-its-kind Rancher’s Fire Academy for ranchers in the Sierra Foothill and Sierra Nevada regions. This series of workshops and field days will focus on: Planning Your Rx Fire…
Join us for a groundbreaking event! The Placer Resource Conservation District is hosting the first formal Placer County Community Garden Network meeting. This meeting will be an opportunity to nurture community-led agriculture while fostering connections among garden leaders. Key topics on the agenda include: Due to the geographic spread of Placer County, this meeting will…
This event takes place on Thursday, March 14 AND Thursday, March 21 The weather prescription is at the core of prescribed fire application. Weather is also the hardest factor to control! Placer PBA is hosting this training to help community members better understand weather prescriptions and to introduce available tools and resources to PREDICT when a…
Join The Central Sierra Healthy Soils Program Technical Assistance Providers on Monday, March 18th! Learn everything you need to know about the financial resources ($3.4M available) and free technical assistance available to farmers and ranchers throughout the Central Sierra. Improve crop health, water retention, erosion, water and air quality, support wildlife, and more!
This event takes place on Saturday, March 23rd. Exact location coming soon. The weather prescription is at the core of prescribed fire application. Weather is also the hardest factor to control! Placer PBA is hosting this training to help community members better understand weather prescriptions and to introduce available tools and resources to PREDICT when…
Join Placer RCD and the Xerces Society at Side Hill Citrus to learn the benefits of pollinator habitat on farms, understand habitat site selection, preparation, implementation and management, and gain insight into funding opportunities for pollinator habitat installation. Pre-registration is preferred but not required.
The University of California Cooperative Extension Placer-Nevada Office, The Nevada County Resource Conservation District, the Placer Resource Conservation District, and the UCNR Fire Network are offering the first-of-its-kind Rancher’s Fire Academy for ranchers in the Sierra Foothill and Sierra Nevada regions. This series of workshops and field days will focus on: Our guest speaker for…
Placer County Resource Conservation District is hosting an introductory prescribed fire workshop for community members and private landowners. Residents interested in how and why the application of prescribed fire is critical to the health of our community members, native plants and animals, and forest health are encouraged to attend. This workshop is paired with opportunities to…
Join UCCE and other farmers and ranchers to look at new agricultural technology! We'll talk about (and demonstrate) virtual fence technology, electronic identification systems, on-farm weather stations, soil moisture monitors, drones, and other technology designed to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Cost: $10/person. Register at https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=42435.
This in-person training is a two-and-a-half-day course intended for all individuals working with construction and post-construction stormwater issues and those who intend to continue working in the State as a Qualified SWPPP Developers (QSD) or Qualified SWPPP Practitioners (QSP). This workshop focuses on the application of the California Statewide Construction General Permit (CGP), provides an…
The University of California Cooperative Extension Placer-Nevada Office, The Nevada County Resource Conservation District, the Placer Resource Conservation District, and the UCNR Fire Network are offering the first-of-its-kind Rancher’s Fire Academy for ranchers in the Sierra Foothill and Sierra Nevada regions. This series of workshops and field days will focus on: Speakers TBA. Register below.…
This is an introductory, field-based course meant to support community members who are interested in safely using and maintaining a chainsaw. Beginners welcome!! The goal of this course is to encourage ALL community members to participate in managing fuels on their lands. Historically, people who identify as women, non-binary, trans, femme, or Black, Indigenous, people…
Join Placer RCD and your neighbors for an enlightening Permaculture Workshop, where you'll discover how to design and implement a more sustainable and ecologically friendly form of gardening and agriculture with fewer inputs! Even for small backyard spaces, permaculture offers solutions for sustainable living that benefit the environment and enhance your quality of life. Permaculture…
Join the Amador Resource Conservation District’s Healthy Soils Program for afield day to explore cultivating forage production resilience. You will hear presentations from experienced ranchers, Kamprath Seed, Rancher to Rancher, USDA NRCS, UCCE, and Point Blue Conservation Science. Discuss range seeding planning considerations, seed selection, rancher implementation, healthy soil function, soil sampling, weed management, and…
Learn about Rx Fire permitting, liability, fire effects on native plants, heat management, landowner resources, and more from a panel of experienced instructors. Placer RCD received funding from CAL FIRE to develop a mechanism that increases the pace and scale of prescribed fire in the region. In response, the RCD developed the Placer Prescribed Burn…
This 2-part virtual series will build off of one another. In Part I, we’ll discuss fuels, weather, and resources to use when developing your burn prescription. Part II will dive into writing a basic burn plan and navigating permit requirements for prescribed burning. Some short pre-work videos will be sent to registrants to watch ahead…
