Projects

A serene lake surrounded by dense forests, rolling hills, and clear blue skies.

Serene Lakes Ingress Egress Shaded Fuel Break

Nevada County Resource Conservation District continues to advance multiple fire prevention and fuels reduction projects across the county, supported…

Woodpecker Ravine

This project leveraged treatment of 726 acres, bringing the total acreage of over 1,136 acres of hazardous vegetation and removed along critical…

Tim VanWagner managing grazing for wildfire safety.

Prescribed Fire on Grazed Range Land

With CalFire Funding, NCRCD has selected Terra Fuego to implement prescribed fire on 60 acres of actively grazed rangeland. This project is scheduled…

Goats behind a wire fence in a wooded area.

Livestock Grazing for Fuels Reduction

Partnership with Nevada County OES to implement a Livestock Grazing Fuel Reduction project for vegetation management, community education and your…

Ponderosa

The Ponderosa West Grass Valley Extension Project is a strategic wildfire hazard reduction initiative to reduce fuels, restore forest health, and…

A walking path alongside trees and a calm river under a clear blue sky.

Hyatt Reservoir Water Access Project

Funding from CAL FIRE enabled significantly improved access to a local water resource to fight wildfire on the San Juan Ridge. NCRCD and CAL FIRE NEU…

A group of goats behind a wire fence with two people in the background.

Livestock Fuel Reduction

Partnership with Nevada County OES to implement a Livestock Grazing Fuel Reduction project for vegetation management, community education and your…

Puddle in a field with trees, on a cloudy day. (Image is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise)

Point Blue Wildlife Habitat Restoration

Point Blue was awarded funding by the State of California Wildlife Conservation Board to complete wildlife habitat restoration projects on…

Lions Lake

The Lions Lake Improvement Project at Nevada County Fairgrounds fulfilled many of these resource conservation goals through conservation education…

Community Shaded Fuelbreak Project

The NCRCD received a grant to complete the remaining 30% of the Nevada County Community Shaded Fuelbreak. This was a collaboration of local…

Alta Sierra Elementary School

In June 2012, the Nevada County Resource Conservation District (NCRCD) met with Alta Sierra Elementary School regarding their erosion problem at the…

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