We’ve updated our Raising Shasta Dam webpage with a new interactive map to show how the reservoir would change if the dam is raised. The current full pool is shown in light blue, while the proposed higher full pool is shown in darker blue. The magenta line marks the additional area that could be taken or impacted by the project, extending beyond the water’s edge to account for shoreline changes and operational needs. Check it out!
In this episode of the Shasta Environmental Alliance Program, David Ledger explores the concept of preservation, highlighting President Teddy Roosevelt’s historic call to protect public lands and the ongoing modern legal battles surrounding the Bears Ears National Monument. The featured guest is Paul Vieno, Executive Director of the Shasta Land Trust, who explains how conservation…
In this episode of the Shasta Environmental Alliance Program, host David Ledger covers local environmental advocacy and community actions across the North State. The broadcast highlights a recent SEA Redding City Council candidates forum tackling critical local issues like urban sprawl, climate change, and oak tree preservation. The program also features updates on upcoming community…
WAIT…before you recycle that pizza box!!!By Christina Piles People eat a lot of pizza. I didn’t realize just how much until I checked the contents of recycling carts in one neighborhood and saw all the pizza boxes people had placed in their cart. It’s a confusing item – we know most cardboard can be recycled…
by David Ledger Stinkwort is a fairly new invasive plant in California in the sunflower family that grows up to three feet tall with tiny heads of yellow flowers that bloom in the fall and when in seed, form a tufted head somewhat like a miniature dandelion. The stems and leaves are sticky and have…
Our New Community Cleanup Dashboard Is Live! We just launched a shared, real time cleanup dashboard that brings community cleanup work together in one place. As reports come in, the map and charts update instantly so cleanup activity is visible as it happens.Instead of cleanup efforts being scattered across posts, spreadsheets, and group updates, this…
Image by David Ledger – Artwork on storm drain at Yuba and Market Streets Redding Do you ever wonder how the water, leaves, litter, pesticides, and other debris that goes into our storm drains are treated before they go into the Sacramento River? Well, they are not! All water you see going into storm drains…