Eastern Regional Landfill and Transfer Station open house event this Earth Day
SUN Bucks: The new summer food program for eligible families $$
Placer County Film Office named a finalist for a 2024 emerging location award
Times, dates and locations of upcoming rezone public hearings
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Prepare for delays: I-80 construction season ramps up with likely delays between Colfax and the Nevada state line
 Placer County has a plan to conserve up to 47,300 acres of land in western Placer County – about 1 ½ times the size of San Francisco.
The Placer County Conservation Program, or PCCP, began implementation on Earth Day in 2021. It’s the county’s long-term conservation program to conserve land, and protect agriculture, natural resources, wetlands, streams and species in western Placer County.
In just the first three years of implementation, the PCCP already has added approximately 3,888 acres to the reserve system, which is land that is permanently protected.
Celebrate the PCCP’s 3rd anniversary this Earth Day! Learn more about the plan and Placer County’s commitment to balancing development and conservation at placerconservation.com. Watch video
 On the morning of April 15, 1931, 4-year-old Peggy Morelli of Lincoln went outside to play. By 9:30 a.m., her mother realized she was gone. The Morelli family and authorities frantically searched, but by early afternoon, Peggy was still missing.
It was just before 2 p.m. when C.C. Scott, scoutmaster for the Lincoln Boy Scouts of America, was called to assist with the search. With the help of K.O. Bayless, the Lincoln Grammar School principal, all the Scouts from both the grammar and high school were delivered to the search area. They immediately went to work. According to the April 16, 1931, Lincoln News Messenger:
“…the Boy Scouts are trained to hunt systematically and overlook no clue that would possibly lead to discovery of the object they are looking for.”
While those involved with the earlier search would simply scan a barren field and move on, the Scouts systematically walked transects through such areas, just like archaeologists conducting a pedestrian survey. After 33 minutes of searching, they found Peggy Morelli alive and well. She had fallen into a large post hole a farmer had dug on the outer edge of his field and she was unable to climb out. Having been trapped for over five hours, she was exhausted and dehydrated, but happy to be found.
Photo: School bus outside of the Lincoln Grammar School, c. 1920
 Don’t miss the fun coming this next week in...
Roseville: WPWMA Trash Bash
Rocklin: Rocklin Clean-Up Day
Lincoln: Lincoln Area Business Roundtable
Loomis: Manga Club
Auburn: Downtown Spring Festival, Game Night
Colfax: Placer Food Bank Distribution
North Lake Tahoe: Ski with a Ranger, Truckee Tahoe Earth Day
...and many Placer County Library and Placer County Museum events.
Visit our regional partners to discover more of the fun happening right here in Placer County!
Placer County Visitors' Bureau
North Tahoe Community Alliance
Tahoe City Downtown Association
The Arts Council of Placer County
Placer Valley Tourism
PlacerGROWN
Placer Wine Trail
Find current state COVID-19 guidance, along with local data and resources, here.
 Whether it’s representing your community or sharing your expertise on topics like agriculture or parks, there are always opportunities for you to help advise county leaders on the issues that matter to you most. Recruitment is open now to fill seats on the following committees or commissions, among others. Learn more and apply
Current recruitments include:
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