January 24, 2026 - The Nevada County Resource Conservation District (NCRCD) in partnership with the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services (OES) and Vestra Resources Inc. encourages landowners within the footprint of the Lower Deer Creek – Penn Valley Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project to participate in Phase 1 of the project. Residents can quickly determine whether their parcel is included in the project area by visiting the interactive map of the project area available on the project website at ReadyNevadaCounty.org/LowerDeerCreek. 

Phase 1 of the project consists of the biological, cultural, and wildlife surveys required for environmental compliance as well as the treatment design that will guide hazardous fuels reduction in Phase 2. The 1,011-acre initiative is funded by a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program award secured by OES and comes at no cost to participating landowners. The NCRCD is partnering... READ FULL ARTICLE on YubaNet