by Holly White-Wolfe (Guest Author) The National Park Service has released the Environmental Assessment (EA) for rebuilding the Whiskeytown Environmental School (WES), and public comment is open until February 21, 2026. This is a rare chance for our community to influence the future of a site that has shaped generations of North State students and…
30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) by Doug Mandel (Guest Author) The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference This is an overview of a blog I posted on the Ghost Pine Native Plant Nursery website. The blog post covers the main points of this two-week world summit, along with some pent-up commentary. The debate over…
by Holly White-Wolfe (Guest Author) On Sunday, October 26, SEA volunteers Holly White-Wolfe and Juliet Malik led a joyful “Families in the Forest” outing along Clear Creek in Redding, CA. Despite the rain, two families—three children and four adults—bundled up and shared umbrellas while exploring Horsetown Preserve. Children eagerly trotted down the trails, identifying pine…