Nevada County Resource Conservation District

Our mission is to promote responsible resource management within our jurisdiction through education, leadership, technical assistance, and project facilitation.

We offer seminars throughout the year on conservation practices for western Nevada County landowners. Topics have included Rural Property Management, Native Grass Meadows, The 'Dirt' on Soils, Minimizing Wildlife Impacts of Brush Control, Tree Diseases and Forest Health, Raising 'City' Chickens, Forest Raptors of Nevada County, Pond Management, Fire Ecology and Your Property, Northern California Bats, and Rural Irrigation.

Our office offers great planning tools, such as soil surveys, and other information that can help you determine if your property can accommodate your planned uses. We promote grazing as a land management tool and we have a free loan program where landowners can borrow hand tools including a weed wrench, soil sampler, pond rake, and seed/fertilizer spreader.