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Nomlaki Trail Field Trip Mendocino National Forest, Tehama County Saturday, March 25, 8 am The Nomlaki Trail in the foothills of Mendocino National Forest, west of Paskenta. It is a three-mile, easy-to-moderate roundtrip hike at 2000 ft. elevation. This trail has a wide diversity of serpentine plants and should have many new wildflowers as...
*CANCELED DUE TO RAIN AND SAFETY CONCERNS* Volunteers will clean up a stretch of Clear Creek Road around the Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve (HCCP). We will provide vests for visibility, tools to pick up small items, and garbage bags. PLEASE BRING GLOVES. Lunch/snacks will be provided after the clean-up off-site at the Carl’s Jr. on Westside...
Learn self-sufficient and sustainable agricultural practices at our workshop on April 1, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the Garden of Hope, 3626 Railroad Ave, Redding. There will be a $5.00 charge to cover materials and seeds. This workshop is sponsored by Shasta College, UCCE, and Providence International. The workshop will be followed by...
Millville Plains Wildflower Driving Field Trip Sunday, April 2, 1:30 pm This will be a drive-and-stop tour of Millville Plains and a walk through the vernal pools near the old Lumber Jack. We will stop and identify plants along the road in Millville Plains and then stop at the vernal pools in Redding on...
Join Wintu Audubon Society for a walk on a mile of the Sacramento River Trail through the Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary. Spring migration, the theme for this month’s walk, will be revving up as swallows, warblers, and orioles begin to stream northward to their breeding grounds. We will search the trees for their brilliant yellows...
Buckeye Water Treatment Plant Tour Old Shasta Thursday, April 6, 9:30 am This field trip will be limited to the first 20 people who sign up. To reserve a space, email [email protected] Shasta Environmental Alliance has arranged for a tour of the City of Redding Buckeye Water Treatment Plant in the hills north of...
Hosted by the Wildlife Society – Sacramento Shasta Chapter and Shasta Wildlife Rescue 10:00 a.m. – talk about local wildlife from Shasta Wildlife Rescue 11:00 a.m. – join Shasta Wildlife Rescue for some birding in Anderson River Park! Where: 3752 Rupert Rd., Anderson, CA (park by the Shasta Wildlife Rescue building) The Shasta Wildlife Rescue...
Kody Shellhouse, a geologist with the Bureau of Land Management, will take us on a two-mile stroll along old roads and trails near HCCP. Come enjoy the fresh air and get some exercise while you learn about the rocky history of the area. This hike meets at the yellow steel gate, on the south side...
Ever wonder what the name of a plant you were looking at along the trail? Or, maybe you have wondered why that plant was growing where it is? Or maybe you’re interested in knowing what functions the plant performs in the ecosystem? We will explore all of these questions on this walk! We will learn...
Native plant garden tour of the Matson-Mowder-Howe Celebration Garden at the North Valley Art League Gallery in Caldwell Park. Doug Mandel, a Master Gardener, native plant specialist and founder of Ghost Pine Native Plant Nursery will lead a tour of this garden at Carter House in Caldwell Park on Sunday, April 16 at 1 pm. Doug will...
Be inspired by film! Come watch Kiss the Ground- a film in which “activists, scientists, farmers, and politicians turn to regenerative agriculture to save the planet’s topsoil, and combat climate change.” Following the film we will have time for discussion and resource sharing. Be a part of the solution!
In conjunction with Earth Day April 22, from 9 am to noon Shasta College Horticultural Program will present “Designing for greywater water reuse in the landscape,” a lecture and demonstration of hooking up your greywater and rainwater to irrigate your garden at the Teen Center in Caldwell Park. Christopher Reamer (ALT Water Systems) is a Landscape Contractor...