Photos by David Ledger and Brigitte Robertson The SEA field trip to the Phillips Brothers Mill was a fascinating and informative tour led by family member Greg Hendrix, the current family patriarch who has been working at the mill since he was 10 years old. He started the tour with a look at an old…
By David Ledger SEA organized a field trip led by BLM Ecologist Brooke Thompson and BLM Fire Management Officer Garrett Dunn on the Hornbeck Trail north of Redding to talk about the BLM proposed fire treatment planned for the 500 acres in the surrounding area. This area is gray pine and oak woodland with a…
2024 Earth Day Festival a Success!Earth Day Festival SurveyDeveloper Cuts Down 65 Oaks Without Permit or ApprovalFinal Public Lands Rule AnnouncedTrip Report: McConnell ArboretumTrip Report: Millville Plains Driving Field Trip
Photo by Doug Mandel This weekday field trip to the Redding Arboretum brought out 12 people to learn some of the many plants on the trail. We started out under a huge oak tree at the Turtle Bay parking lot and identified many native plants on the short jaunt to the Sundial Bridge. From the…
Photo: View of some of the cut oaks on the lot By David Ledger Zinco LLC is proposing to subdivide a 4.6-acre parcel in northwest Redding to create 16 residential lots. The property is on Jordan Lane, just off Lake Boulevard near Keswick Dam Road. The project is under review by the Planning Department and,…
Photo: Winnemem Wintu Tribe table at the Earth Day Festival After months of careful planning and organization by several dedicated volunteers from the SEA Earth Day Committee, and with help from over a dozen volunteers day-of, the 2024 Earth Day Festival was a resounding success. Held on April 20th, the festival drew a larger crowd than…
Free Shade Tree Giveaway2024 Redding Earth Day Festival (April 20th)Jenny Creek Group Opposes Paved TrailFree Wild & Scenic Film Festival60th Anniversary of the Wilderness ActMt. Shasta Earth Day Festival (April 27th)Trip Report: Clear Creek Trail CleanupFinal General Plan UpdateTrip Report: Water’s GulchReport: Shade Tree Planting
With rain predicted all day, turnout was expected to be low for the Waters Gulch Field Trip, but Ashton Smith, Spencer Henderson, and walk leader David Ledger were willing to forge ahead with the help of umbrellas on this trail with an amazing diversity of plant life. The first section of the trail is a…
As expected, on a 3-to-2 vote, the Redding City Council passed a weak general plan that failed to get a majority vote on the Planning Commission. While several speakers spoke against the General Plan and the Shasta Birding Society had an attorney criticizing many aspects of the Plan, it passed anyway, following a 3-hour meeting….
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…
By Friends of Jenny Creek Photo: many of these trees could be cut down if a paved trail is approved Founding member, Marcía McGetrick-West, President and Coordinator, represented the group Friends of Jenny Creek on Tuesday, March 26th at the Redding City Council meeting. Since canvassing in October/November 2023, the group now consists of more…
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…