Composting
Zoom (online)Learn the basics of backyard composting and how it can improve your soil. Learn how to get started and keep your compost pile healthy.
Free
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Prescribed Fire 101 Workshop: Alta
Alta Alta, CA, United StatesPlacer PBA is dedicated to equipping landowners with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to implement low-complexity prescribed burns without agency supervision. This workshop will cover topics including permitting, liability, fire effects on native plants, heat management, landowner resources, and others. A panel of experienced instructors are helping to teach the course. To register, please email…
Free
Composting
Loomis Library 6050 Library Drive, Loomis, CA, United StatesLearn the basics of backyard composting and how it can improve your soil. Learn how to get started and keep your compost pile healthy. This is an in-person presentation. No registration is required.
Free
Soil Amendments: Friend or Foe?
Zoom (online)Are you confused about what to add and when to add it to your soil? This presentation will review organic fertilizers and the actions micro and macro nutrients have on your soil. Learn about soil testing and what it takes to have healthy soil.
Free
Prescribed Fire 101 Workshop: Iowa Hill/Colfax
Iowa Hill/Colfax Iowa Hill, CA, United StatesPlacer PBA is dedicated to equipping landowners with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to implement low-complexity prescribed burns without agency supervision. This workshop will cover topics including permitting, liability, fire effects on native plants, heat management, landowner resources, and others. A panel of experienced instructors are helping to teach the course.
Free
Soil Amendments: Friend or Foe?
Loomis Library 6050 Library Drive, Loomis, CA, United StatesAre you confused about what to add and when to add it to your soil? This presentation will review organic fertilizers and the actions micro and macro nutrients have on your soil. Learn about soil testing and what it takes to have healthy soil. This is an in-person event. No registration is required.
Free
Mountain Mandarin Festival
Gold Country Fairgrounds 1273 High Street, Auburn, CA, United StatesThe 29th Annual Mandarin Festival is the celebration of the Mandarin Orange grown in Placer County. This 3 day family festival includes over 200 vendors, 15 local mandarin orange growers, 20 food vendors, Mandarin Cocktails & bar, Kids Zone and 4 stages of entertainment. This is a 3-day event. See below for dates and hours,…
Ticket prices vary. Please see website for more info.
Prescribed Burn Workshop 101: Applegate
Applegate Applegate, CA, United StatesPlacer PBA is dedicated to equipping landowners with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to implement low-complexity prescribed burns without agency supervision. This workshop will cover topics including permitting, liability, fire effects on native plants, heat management, landowner resources, and others. A panel of experienced instructors are helping to teach the course. If you run into…
Free
Orchid-Mania: How to Buy and Care for Orchids
Loomis Library 6050 Library Drive, Loomis, CA, United StatesThis presentation is for you if you are ready to move beyond tossing orchids in the trash when they aredone blooming. You will learn how to keep and care for orchids and how to help them rebloom, maybefor many years. Warning: you may become addicted to these beautiful babies!This is offered in person at the…
Free
Preparing for Prescribed Fire Workshop
Grass Valley, CA Grass Valley, California, United StatesJoin UCCE, the Placer Resource Conservation District, Point Blue Conservation for a hands-on workshop hosted by Kramer Ranch! This in-person workshop will cover fundamental topics to prescribed fire burn unit preparation including tools and equipment for unit preparation, protecting trees and other desirable vegetation, and constructing containment lines. Registration required- Register Here
$10
Top 10 tips for Backyard Orchards
Loomis Library 6050 Library Drive, Loomis, CA, United StatesLearn 10 tips for caring for your fruit trees. Master Gardener, Kevin Marini, will delight you in learning how to select the right fruit tree, the correct way to plant it, provide some pruning tips, and care advice to encourage you to have a fruitful crop.This is an in-person/live event. No registration required.
Roses for a Changing Climate
Roseville Utility Exploration Center (RUEC) Exploration Tech Lab 1501 Pleasant Grove Blvd, Roseville, CA, United StatesDid you know that roses don’t have to require a lot of water and labor to flourish? In this workshop, you will learn aboutsome of the origins of roses in America and become acquainted with the categories of roses for your landscape, andwhich are best suited for our drier environment. We’ll also cover common pests…