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Current Directions in Low Impact Development Conference

American Basin Watershed Council is presenting a follow-up to the 2005 conference on Low Impact Development (LID). The guest speaker, Tom Richman, was the lead author of the "Start at the Source" handbook, the first Bay-area oriented publication to address LID and source control from a practical perspective. Speakers will highlight practical approaches for working with LID, and give updates on the NPDES Municipal Stormwater Discharges (Phase 2) and Construction General Activities permits. There is no cost for the conference; lunch is included and participants can attend all or part of the day, as their schedules allow.

Get more information and register at the Dry Creek Conservancy website.

Latest News

2008 CARCD Speak-off Contest: Local Winner!

Clarice Bankus won the Placer County portion of this year's California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD) Speak-Off contest. She'll compete at the regional level this fall.

Congratulations, Clarice!

American River Complex Wildland Fire

This wildfire, located near Foresthill in Placer County, is in the Tahoe National Forest and caused lots of smoke for much of the Placer County and greater-Sacramento area. The fire is now 100% contained.

Learn more about this fire and get other fire-related information from these sources:

• Wildland Urban Interface Products guide (PDF*, 177 KB) — Standards and complying products for building in locations with exposure to wildfires, from CAL FIRE
• Joint agency Incident Information System
• Northern California Wildfire Joint Information Center
• USDA Forest Service — Tahoe National Forest
• State of California, Office of Emergency Services — Statewide fire map (interactive Google map)

Prop 40 Fuels Management Program

The goal of the CDF Proposition 40 Fuels Reduction Program is to reduce wildland fuel loadings that pose a threat to watershed resources and water quality. Links provide qualified landowners with the information necessary to apply for Prop. 40 funds. Get more info ...

Recent Events

Placer Nature Center's Giving Tree

Placer Nature Center's 15th Anniversary Celebration

On October 13, 2007 Placer Nature Center celebrated their 15th anniversary by dedicating this artistic symbol of giving (click image to see larger version). Called a "Giving Tree," the tree lists significant contributors to the Center. Leslie Warren, the Center's Executive Director, led the dedication with the artists who created the tree — Virginia Dains, Stephanie Boggs, and Michelle Mahan — participating in the ceremony. (For more pictures, see Placer Nature Center's Press Room Photo Library.)

Placer County RCD is a long-time sponsor of the Center's programs.