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Partnership Announcement
Published October 1, 2026
NUKU announces partnership with HEART.
NUKU Environmental is pleased to announce a partnership with HEART, strengthening our shared commitment to community resilience, animal readiness, emergency preparedness, and public education.
As NUKU expands programming at Nevada County Horsemen and continues building site-based learning opportunities, this partnership helps connect land stewardship, rural preparedness, animal evacuation awareness, and practical community support into a stronger public platform.
Animal Readiness
Preparedness for pets and livestock
Future programming can help community members better understand animal evacuation planning, emergency supplies, transport considerations, and readiness before fire or disaster events.
Community Resilience
Connecting safety, land, and people
The partnership supports NUKU’s broader work around fire-aware properties, land stewardship education, volunteer coordination, and practical community preparedness.
Site-Based Learning
Future education at NCHI
As NUKU develops programs at Nevada County Horsemen, HEART’s involvement adds an important animal-readiness and emergency-response education component.
Recent Progress
September work party with NCHI and HEART helped prepare the site for what comes next.
On September 25, 26, and 27, NUKU worked alongside NCHI and HEART during a multi-day work party focused on site cleanup, preparation, and early animal-readiness improvements at the Nevada County Horsemen property.
The effort helped establish temporary animal accommodations and supported significant cleanup across the property as the organizations continue working together toward larger facility improvements, future programming, and funding opportunities.
- Temporary animal accommodations were set up to support future readiness and programming needs.
- Volunteers and partner organizations helped clean and prepare key areas of the property.
- The work supports long-term goals around facility improvements, stewardship activity, and public-use upgrades.
- This progress strengthens future grant and funding conversations connected to resilience, animal readiness, and community benefit.
More To Come
NUKU will continue developing opportunities for public education and collaboration.
This partnership creates another step toward a stronger local network for preparedness, stewardship, animal readiness, and community resilience. Future details will be shared as programs, demonstrations, and events continue to develop.
NCHI Stewardship Update
NUKU announces official land stewardship agreement with Nevada County Horsemen.
NUKU Environmental has entered into an official land stewardship agreement with Nevada County Horsemen, Inc., establishing the NCHI property as an active operating base for public education, site-based learning, community events, and practical stewardship programming.
This partnership builds on the momentum of the Land & Infrastructure Expo and creates new opportunities for collaboration around fire resilience, land care, volunteer engagement, infrastructure planning, and future public programs on the property.
Land and Fire
fire mitigation and fuels reduction
NUKU is seeking support for work connected to defensible space, vegetation management, biomass use, fire-aware site planning, and public education around safer rural properties.
Gardens and Food
Permaculture and community garden planning
Future projects may include garden education, food-system demonstrations, soil-building practices, pollinator habitat, composting, and permaculture-based site improvements.
Facilities and Learning
Building upgrades and site-based education
NUKU is exploring ways to support facility improvements, learning spaces, infrastructure upgrades, seminars, workshops, and demonstrations that make the site more useful for public programming.
What Comes Next
Projects, programs, and funding conversations are moving forward.
Over the next several months, NUKU will be developing project concepts, partner conversations, funding requests, volunteer opportunities, and public programming connected to the NCHI property and broader community benefit.
- Fire mitigation and fuels reduction project planning
- Biochar, composting, soil health, and biomass education
- Permaculture, pollinator habitat, and community garden development
- Infrastructure, building upgrades, and improved public-use spaces
- Future educational events, seminars, and demonstrations
- Volunteer, sponsor, donor, and partner participation opportunities
Support the Work
Help build the next phase of public stewardship programming.
NUKU is beginning the next round of funding and support conversations for projects that strengthen the NCHI property as a place for land stewardship education, community resilience, animal-readiness collaboration, and practical demonstrations.
Event recap · July 18, 2026
Thank You for Making the Expo a Success
The public arrived ready to engage: attendees were highly receptive to the booths and speaker sessions, asked thoughtful questions, and continued conversations throughout the day. We were also fortunate to have the coolest day of the week and a comfortable breeze, while the hard work of NUKU Environmental and Nevada County Horsemen, Inc. (NCHI) made the site welcoming and functional for vendors, speakers, animals, activities, and the public.
Community response
A day of engaged learning and connection
Thank you to everyone who helped make the NUKU Land & Infrastructure Expo such a success. The steady flow of visitors moved between educational booths, speaker sessions, food vendors, animal activities, and community resources. Guests frequently stayed to ask follow-up questions or returned to exhibitors for deeper conversations, and participating vendors shared positive feedback about the public response.
About 300 people attended over the course of the day. The Expo brought together community members, environmental educators, land-management professionals, public agencies, local businesses, nonprofit organizations, food vendors, and family activity providers for practical education and community connection. Their curiosity and enthusiasm helped give the event its energetic and welcoming atmosphere.
Inside the Horsemen Lodge
Four featured speaker blocks
Each speaker organization also maintained a booth, giving attendees opportunities to ask follow-up questions, continue conversations, and learn more throughout the day.
Practical Permaculture
Cathé Fish
Weston A. Price Foundation
Practical approaches to working productively and sustainably with natural systems.
Biochar
C. Tabor Teachout & Kenneth Scherer
Biochar Coalition
Biochar applications in soil health, land stewardship, ecological restoration, and carbon management.
Truffle Cultivation
Stephanie Shea-Jarvis
Pacific Truffle Growers
A mycologist and ISA Certified Arborist connecting fungi, trees, soil health, and specialty cultivation.
Invertebrate Conservation & Pollinators
Nick McMurray
Entomemeology LLC
The essential roles insects and other invertebrates play in healthy, resilient ecosystems.
Speaker moments from the Lodge
A few scenes from the educational speaker sessions inside the Horsemen Lodge.
Vendors and community partners
Thank you to every participating organization
The event included 13 external vendors, agencies, nonprofits, and activity providers, together with NUKU Environmental’s coordinating and informational booth.
- Biochar Coalition
- Catalyst BioAmendments
- Coco’s Ice Cream
- Entomemeology LLC
- Horse Priority Rescues
- Nevada County Resource Conservation District
- NUKU EnvironmentalEvent organizer, coordinator, and exhibitor
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
- Pacific Truffle Growers
- Red Dog BBQ
- Sheriff’s HEART
- Weston A. Price Foundation
- Wildfire Ready Coalition
- Yuba Grazing Sheep
Together, these participants provided environmental education, land-management resources, public-safety information, professional expertise, food and refreshments, animal experiences, family activities, and direct opportunities for community members to connect with local organizations.
Vendors, partners, and community participation
Photos from the booth areas, outdoor grounds, vendor participation, and community activity throughout the Expo.
Organized by NUKU Environmental
NUKU coordinated the Expo, maintained an informational booth, organized participating groups, and helped prepare the grounds and site plan. The event created new opportunities to discuss future environmental education, demonstrations, volunteer involvement, workforce development, and community partnerships.
Hosted by Nevada County Horsemen, Inc.
NCHI put significant time and effort into preparing the property and serving as the venue partner. The site provided a fitting setting for environmental education, local organizations, food vendors, animal experiences, family activities, and a full day of community participation.
Thank you to the community
Thank you to every person who attended, visited the booths, listened to the speakers, participated in activities, supported the vendors, and asked thoughtful questions. The Expo demonstrated strong community interest in practical environmental education and locally grounded collaboration. NUKU Environmental is using the experience and lessons from this pilot to guide future workshops, demonstrations, partnerships, and community programs.
