Similar Posts
Shade Tree Planting a Success!
Photos by Doug Mandel Two successful Saturdays in October with work by many volunteers, putting in a lot of time and energy led to many shade trees being planted in the front yards of Redding residents. This was nearly a year in the making and with a grant from The Bower Charitable Foundation, SEA and…
NOAA Approves Sierra Pacific Industries 355,000 Acre Plan Without Proper Public/Tribe Input
Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) submitted a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in 2016 covering 355,000 acres of SPI land in northern California, primarily the Sacramento and Trinity River watersheds. In return, SPI received an Incidental Take Permit from NOAA IN 2021….
No Shade, No Relief: The Cost of Losing Our Urban Forest
As temperatures climb and Redding faces longer, hotter summers, preserving urban shade should be a top priority. But on May 20, the Redding City Council voted unanimously against implementing mitigation fees for removing native oaks during development—choosing not to hold developers accountable for canopy loss. This vote wasn’t just procedural. It was a clear message:…
2024 Free Shade Tree Giveaway (April 2024)
Would you love to have a nice, shaded front yard?! Do you already have one but know someone else who might want one for free? SEA is excited to announce that we’ve received another grant from The Bower Charitable Foundation to plant 50 more free shade trees in the front yards of 50 additional residents…
60th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act
We celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the United States in 2024! This groundbreaking piece of legislation represented the first instance where a nation used legal mandates to designate specific areas for preservation, allowing nature’s processes to unfold without human interference. Signed by President Lydon B. Johnson on September 3, 1964, the…
