Photo: The stumps of three large redwood trees in front of Umpqua Bank that have been recently cut down SEA has been working on a new tree ordinance since when we incorporated as an organization in 2017. On Dec 5, 2022, the first meeting of the Redding Tree Committee was established and SEA Board members…
Calling All Earth Day 2025 Groups!Fight Climate Change, Protect our Forest Environment: Stop Wood Pellet PlantsTrip Report: Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve Field TripRecap: Sáttítla National Monument Status MeetingTrip Report: New Year’s Day HikeOpen Letter from Citizens/Residents Against Millville Plains Gun RangeHawes Ranch Meeting Cancelled
Photo: Just one half of the audience at the meeting in Weed by Doug Mandel Article by David Ledger JUST RELEASED: President Biden more than likely to make Sáttítla a National Monument! Click here to read more There was no need for organizers in support of the National Monument status for Sáttítla (Medicine Lake Highlands) to…
Photo: Mountain of dirt piled up at Hawes Ranch by David Ledger As many of you may know from our Action Alert, a hearing on the proposed Hawes Ranch Amusement Park came up with little warning from the Planning Department. The notice for the public hearing at the Board of Supervisors came out with a…
Photo: Map showing the 100 mile radius that the Lassen County plant will collect wood from Golden State Natural Resources (GSNR) is seeking approval for the largest wood pellet production project in the country, from Golden State Finance Authority (GSFA), whose affiliate is the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC). SEA is working with a…
Support SEA for This North State Giving TuesdayReport: Rancho Breisgau Riparian Restoration VolunteeringTrip Report: Sloppy Joe Trail HikeRedding Riverfront Project Update Presentation to City CouncilNew Local Educational Nonprofit Advocates for Native Plants and Their HabitatsTrip Report: Quartz Hill Road Development WalkNew Water Pumping Station Next to River TrailTrees Dying in Mt. Shasta Mall Parking LotsDoes…
Presentation to City Council The project team will be presenting a major update on the Redding Riverfront Specific Plan to the City Council on December 3, 2024. This presentation is a key milestone for our community, and all residents are encouraged to attend or tune in! What’s on the Agenda? The team will be covering…
Photo: One of three local slash piles waiting to be burned in the Shingletown area. Following a logging operation, timber companies are left with decisions of what to do with huge piles of slash left over: either burn it on site, haul it to a plant such as Wheelabrator to burn for electricity, or chip…
As you enter Redding, the last of the oak groves will soon be cut down to make way for yet another gas station at the I-5 Churn Creek/Rancho Road. There are currently three gas stations at that intersection, plus a Shell Station and the huge 16-station, 32-pump Costco gas station on the west side of…
The City of Redding will install a new water pumping plant in the Sacramento River just upstream of the old pumping house near the trail restrooms starting sometime in 2025. This project will have some beneficial and detrimental effects on the environment and the Draft Environmental Impact Report which is now under revision before the…
Photo: Wetland area of Quartz Hill Project; by David Ledger SEA recently led a small field trip of nine people on 110 acres of land that the City of Redding is developing in part with funding help from the Department of Housing and Development. This property sits just west of the River Ridge Subdivision and…
By David Ledger Several months ago Robert Sid posted on his Facebook page that trees are dying in the Mt. Shasta Mall parking lot. I drove over to the Mall to check it out and found out he was right. Trees are dead, dying, and highly stressed. There are 14 completely dead trees, 18 almost…