Events

Sloppy Joe Hike: Spring Edition!  Sunday, April 13, 2025, 9 am - Noon Join SEA hike leader Juliet Malik for a spring hike on one of Redding’s newest trails. We will walk a different route than the one we took on the November trip and explore the bounty of spring green and blooms along the...

Join us for the 2025 Redding Earth Day Festival at Caldwell Park on Saturday, April 19, 2025 from 11 AM to 4 PM. Admission is free! We will have many children’s activities and games in addition to live music and food vendors. There will also be many educational booths for adults as well! This is...

Saturday, April 26, 2025, 9 am - TBD at Whiskeytown National Recreational Area During this first walk, participants will be guided on two or more short trail sections to observe the incredible biodiversity of this locally treasured park. Stay tuned for more information and details! We estimate that this event will last about 4 hours,...

Sunday, April 27, 2025, 9 am - 11 am at Sacramento River Southside Trail This second walk will follow the easily accessed paved trail on the south side of the Sacramento river and will highlight the abundant biodiversity that can exist in an urban environment. A previous bioblitz walk on this trail yielded numerous observations...

April 27, 2025 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Join native Wintu Ted Dawson on a spring walk while he locates, identifies, and explains medicinal and general uses of native plants. Ted consulted and provided technical support at Turtle Bay for Native American exhibits. Today’s presentation includes making a natural poison oak remedy. Bring a jar...

Summer heat is coming for us so let’s take a shady morning walk to discover and discuss the numerous and wondrous ways our beautiful oak trees contribute to a rich tapestry of life. From the water-loving valley oaks to the heat-loving blue oaks, these woodlands support more living organisms than any other terrestrial ecosystem in...

Come join SEA hike leader Juliet Malik to get out of the valley heat and head up to Mt. Shasta for some cooler mountain air! The moderately difficult Spring Hill Trail is an out and back route totaling about 3.25 miles with an elevation gain of 650 feet from the trailhead to the top. It...

This month Shasta Environmental Alliance's hike leader, Juliet Malik, is excited to partner with Heather Bortolussi from Western Shasta Resource Conservation District to offer a relaxing and restorative practice for connecting with nature. Heather is the GrizzlyCorps fellow serving with the RCD who is excited to share with you the wonders of nature journaling and...

Shasta Environmental Alliance is pleased to host its 3rd annual BioBlitz event to celebrate California Biodiversity Days. Join SEA Board Member Juliet Malik and fellow California Naturalist Holly White-Wolfe at Whiskeytown for a day observing and documenting the many plants, fungi, animals, and insects that call this national recreation area home via an iNaturalist BioBlitz....

Local gnome and nature guide. Join SEA volunteers Holly White-Wolfe and Juliet Malik—California Naturalists —for a special educational outing designed for families with young children. The event is designed for children, their siblings, parents, grandparents or other caregivers to enjoy together.  We’ll explore the benefits of time in nature by stimulating our senses with sights,...

Shasta Environmental Alliance invites you to a free presentation about California’s relationship to fire on November 24, 2025. Kalyn Nash from Western Shasta Resource Conservation District will take us on a journey through California’s historic fire regimes, the ecological need for fire, and the ways in which humans impact these fire regimes. The second part...

Let’s start the new year off right by getting out on the trails to connect to nature and to one another. The Cloverdale Loop Trail is part of BLM’s Clear Creek Greenway’s trail system. It is considered easy for most, but there are some short steep sections with uneven footing so prepare accordingly. The loop...