Soil is a living and life-giving natural resource. Increasing soil organic matter and improving microbial activity in the soil helps to sequester more carbon, increase water infiltration, improve wildlife and pollinator habitat, and improves harvesting with better yields in agricultural production. Soil health is challenged by climate change, soil erosion, compaction, catastrophic wildfire, development, and maladaptive agricultural practices. Whether you have a backyard garden, manage a forest, own a ranch or an orchard, our technical assistance can help you.
Soil health technical assistance can help you with:
- Erosion prevention and sediment control
- Carbon Farm Plans/ Conservation plans
- Assistance with farming practices such as:
- Cover Cropping
- Crop rotation
- Compost application
- Mulching
- Reduced or No Tillage
For soil health technical assistance, please contact:
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Brian Pimentel
Agriculture Program Manager
Placer RCD Soil Health News
- Placer County Community Garden Leader’s Tour: Fostering Connection, Sharing, and Place-Based Leadership
- Placer RCD Receives 50k in Funding to Restore Placer County’s Riparian Areas
- What are Working Lands?
- Placer RCD on the KAHI Corral Saturday Morning Show
Placer RCD Soil Health Projects
- Conservation Agriculture Planning Grant Program (CAPGP)
- Urban Ag & Community Initiative
- Central Sierra Healthy Soils Program Provides financial assistance
- Landowner Technical Assistance Provides financial assistance
- Urban & Community Initiative (2023)
- CDFA Healthy Soils Program (2021) Provides financial assistance
- Carbon Cycle Institute: Carbon Farming past project
Soil Health Media
- Landowner Technical Assistance Agreement (LTAA) Flier
- 2021 Healthy Soils Program Presentation
- CDFA Workshop Flyer
- Placer RCD Soil Health Strategic Plan
- Placer RCD Final Report for CCI