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2022 Local Working Group Meeting

Placer County Transportation Planning Agency or Virtual 299 Nevada St., Auburn, CA

The USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service and the Placer Resource Conservation District are looking for input from farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and land managers like you! Financial assistance is available to landowners & land managers for conservation activities in Placer County, but we need help determining the most important natural resource concerns to better align…

Free

Beginning Farming Academy

Dewitt Center Auburn, CA, United States

Is your dream to run a small farm or ranch? Are you ready to get started on your dream? Apply for the Beginning Farming Academy offered by the University of California Cooperative Extension on September 30 and October 1, 2022. The class is held in Auburn and runs from 8 AM to 5 PM on…

Fees are associated with this event.

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

Prescribed Fire 101 Workshop: Alta

Alta Alta, CA, United States

Placer 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 States

Learn 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 States

Placer 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 States

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. This is an in-person event. No registration is required.

Free

Mountain Mandarin Festival

Gold Country Fairgrounds 1273 High Street, Auburn, CA, United States

The 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 States

Placer 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 States

This 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 States

Join 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