Alexis Bernal is a researcher at the Stephens Lab for Wildland Fire Science. She has been involved in and published many new applied research projects related to fire ecology and management, forest health, and historical forest reconstruction. Some of her recent papers include Tree resistance to drought and bark beetle-associated mortality following thinning and prescribed fire…
Your opinion matters! The USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service and Placer Resource Conservation District are seeking your input to enhance our conservation efforts. As stewards of the land, your insights as farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and managers are crucial. Input will guide us in addressing the top natural resource concerns in Placer County. To better…
Join the Rancher-to-Rancher Team, Placer Resource Conservation District, NRCS, and your fellow ranchers! Join us at the "Rancher-to-Rancher Field Day," a shared learning experience of land stewards, ranchers, livestock operators, interested residents, and agency personnel for a day dedicated to curiosity, land observation, and soil health demos. Throughout the day, we'll delve into soil health…
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…
