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Join the Shasta Environmental Alliance and the Western Shasta Resource Conservation District for a lively “Free for All ~ Thing Swap”—a morning of sharing, treasure‑hunting, and community connection. Bring gently used items you no longer need, set them out for others to enjoy, and browse the tables to see what useful or delightful things you...
Hosted by Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve Walk with David Ledger from the Native Plant Society and Sierra Club. Enjoy the beauty of blooming wildflowers. David will explain the various botanical features of flowers using roadside flowering weeds and teach participants about the features of 2 or 3 plant families with handouts describing them. Then we will...
Hosted by Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve Kody Shellhouse, a geologist with the Bureau of Land Management, will take us on an easy two-mile stroll along old roads and trails near Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve. That will give us the opportunity to discuss Cretaceous geology and the mining history of the area. * * * This hike meets...
Date: Sunday, April 12, 2026 Time: 9am - 12pm Where: Intersection of Sunglow Dr and Winter Green Ct Sign Up HERE Join naturalists Juliet Malik and Ren Redlich for a plant and wildlife identification hike along Sloppy Joe and other connected trails. We will explore both riparian and oak woodland habitats that support a number...
Hosted by Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve The community of Horsetown was established near the second major gold discovery in California at Reading’s Bar on Clear Creek during the gold rush of 1849. Enjoy a pleasant spring walk with a view of that site with Preserve Board Member Cathy Scott. Learn about our local gold rush history...
Hosted by Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve. Join local angler Mark Clausen as he discusses fly fishing and watch from the beach as he demonstrates the technique of casting a fly on beautiful Clear Creek. He will share facts about wild trout on Clear Creek and some of the equipment used on the sport. Mark has been...
Date: April 24, 2026 Time: 9pm - 11pm RSVP HERE You’re invited to the Moth Party! What is a moth party? Well, if you shine a bright light at a white sheet… this is heaven for moths and other insects. This strategy makes it easier for us to photograph creatures that are usually fluttering about,...
Hosted by Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve. Join Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve alongside Fish Biologists from the US. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to learn more about their juvenile salmon conservation and monitoring projects in our area. This is a family friendly event where you can view USFWS rotary screw trap operations on Clear Creek, a project that...
Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026 Time: 9am - 12pm (Carpool meeting time is 8:15am at the Grocery Outlet on Eureka Way) Where: Crystal Creek Water Ditch Trail Sign Up HERE ***Please note that trailhead parking is limited so we are organizing a carpool.*** Shasta Environmental Alliance is excited to offer a bioblitz event for this...
Hosted by Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve. 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 will include making a natural poison oak remedy. Bring a jar to take...
Hosted by Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve. Hobbyist lepidopterist Jasmine has an affinity for all things butterflies. She will guide us on a walk to discover species of butterflies at the Preserve. She worked within Turtle Bay's seasonal butterfly exhibit for two summers, where her knowledge of butterflies grew. She will be graduating this May with an...
Hosted by Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve. Discover the big role tiny insects play in our aquatic ecosystems and how they survive in a bug-eat-bug world. Join AmeriCorps member Kristina Krajcik from the Western Shasta RCD for a family-friendly day of turning over rocks, wading in the stream, or simply watching from the shore. We’ll spend the...