Placer County’s forests and woodlands provide valuable ecosystem services to human and non-human residents. Forest health in the Sierra Nevada foothills faces many challenges, including a buildup of fuels as a result of fire suppression, invasive species, forest pests and pathogens, and the threat of catastrophic wildfire. Forest stewardship in the form of mechanical thinning, prescribed fire, water quality protection, and more, is critical to maintaining healthy landscapes that are resilient to these threats in the face of a changing climate. Placer RCD provides science-informed technical assistance to Placer County residents who are grappling with these significant land management challenges.

Forest health technical assistance can help you with:

• Potential cost-share opportunities through federal assistance programs
• Finding a vegetation management contractor
• Pest and pathogen identification and solutions
• Prescribed burning
• Invasive weed management
• Understory thinning
• Guidance and referrals for timber harvest

For forest health technical assistance, please contact: