2026 STAGE EcoShasta | S.E.A.

Resilient Roots: Tree Selection & Care in the Sun-Drenched Central Valley
2024-10-12 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Saturday, October 12, 2024
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
McConnell Arboretum – 1100 Arboretum Dr, Redding
Classroom building adjacent to the nursery
Sign up by clicking here
Presented by Rico Montenegro

Trees are a long-term investment and can be an asset rather than a liability around our homes, our parks, our streets, and our communities when several factors are considered when selecting trees. We will look at and discuss the factors that should be considered when selecting trees for a given site and what cultural factors would be necessary to ensure long-term success as your tree matures. Join Consulting Certified Arborist, Horticulturist, and Pest Control Advisor Rico Montenegro, and former Chief Arborist for the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation as he shares his expertise about tree selection for hot and drought-plagued Shasta County and surrounding areas.
There will be a nominal fee for this class.

Volunteer Opportunity: Help Revitalize Salmon Habitat
2024-10-11 08:30 - 2024-10-12 14:00
River Partners, in collaboration with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, is restoring 150 acres of floodplain habitat at the confluence of Battle Creek and the Sacramento River, with the first phase starting in fall 2023.

You can volunteer and join in the effort to plant over 30,000 plants to help this restoration effort! Meet October 11th & 12th from 8:30 am – 2 pm at 3778 Gover Rd., Anderson, Calif. If you come to volunteer, please wear close-toed shoes and pants, bring a lunch/water, and bring work gloves and hand trowels if you have them! Also, you will need to fill out THIS waiver before you volunteer (this is different from SEA’s waiver)!

Battle Creek is one of the last streams in California that supports all four runs of Chinook salmon and steelhead. This restoration aims to enhance fish habitat, reduce fragmentation, and support the recovery of endangered species like the Swainson’s hawk, Western yellow-billed cuckoo, and valley elderberry longhorn beetle. Located on the 306-acre Rancho Breisgau Unit, the project is vital for connecting a major wildlife corridor extending from the Sacramento River to the headwaters of Battle Creek in Lassen Volcanic National Park. The second phase will restore an additional 156 acres once funding is secured.

This area, once agricultural land now overtaken by invasive species, offers little wildlife habitat. However, River Partners’ expertise in restoring riparian forests will transform it into a thriving ecosystem, closing a critical gap in the riparian corridor along Lower Battle Creek and the Sacramento River.

Keeping Our River Clean: Redding Storm Drain Facility Tour
2024-10-01 11:30 - 12:30
RESCHEDULED:
Keeping Our River Clean: Redding Storm Drain Facility Tour
Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm.
20055 Viking Way, Bldg 3, Redding

Part of the mission of Shasta Environmental Alliance (SEA) is to protect the water of the Sacramento River watershed and an important part of that is making sure water and debris going into the river are free of pollution.

One important part of protecting the river water is ensuring contaminated water and associated items do not enter the Sacramento River, which requires public education and the work of the Storm Water Division of Public Works.

In a SEA-arranged meeting, the Storm Water Management division of the City of Redding Public Works Department oversees the vast storm drain system in Redding and will be explaining everything that goes into the storm drain system and new stringent state laws that will be taking effect in 2025 which will help to keep a lot of plastic and other debris out. After explaining this important but often overlooked utility in the city, staff will present and demonstrate the equipment they use to keep the system operating effectively.

Previously, SEA arranged a tour of the Wastewater Treatment Plant on Clear Creek and the Buckeye Water Treatment Plant processing water from Whiskeytown Lake. At this meeting, we will learn another important part of what water actually goes into the Sacramento River through storm drains, how it gets there, and how we can work to make it cleaner.

This will be a brown bag meeting from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm at the City Corp Yard at 20055 Viking Way, Bldg. 3, Redding, on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. If you would like to attend this meeting, please email david@ecoshasta.org or sign up here on here on our meetup site so we know how many to expect.

Redding City Council Candidates Forum
2024-09-30 18:00 - 20:30
Join SEA and other non-profit organizations for the Redding City Council Candidates Forum on Monday, September 30th at 6pm at the Social Hall of the First United Methodist Church, located at 1825 East St., Redding.

This non-partisan forum aims to promote an informed vote by allowing Redding residents to hear directly from City Council candidates about their positions on key issues issues affecting the city that are important to us such as Turtle Bay, the Riverfront Specific Plan, a new Tree Ordinance, Redding’s tree canopy, and river and creek protections.

As non-profit organizations, we will not endorse or oppose any candidates but are committed to encouraging civic engagement and voter education. KKRN and KFOI Radio are cosponsoring the event.

The forum will be recorded and posted on YouTube, allowing broader access to this valuable information.

For more information, please contact David Ledger at david@ecoshasta.org

Some of our co-sponsors:

SEA Clear Creek Cleanup on National Public Lands Day
2024-09-28 09:00 - 11:00
SEA Clear Creek Cleanup on National Public Lands Day
Clear Creek Gorge Parking lot
Saturday, September 28th, 9 am

Shasta Environmental Alliance will clean up the Clear Creek Trail upstream of the Clear Creek Gorge Parking lot on Saturday, September 28 at 9 am. We will have two crews: one group will be pruning back brush with small electric chain saws and another group will be picking up light trash with grabbers and pruning back any branches growing too close to the trail. There are no known homeless camps along the trail, so this will be an easy cleanup and time to meet some new or old friends.
BLM will have other crews cleaning up the highway and further work on Horsetown Clear Creek Preserve. BLM will provide free t-shirts and a free lunch with dessert by Horesetown after the cleanup. Meet at the Clear Creek Gorge Parking lot on Clear Creek Road at 9 am. Bring gloves, water, closed-toe shoes, and a hat. If you have a lopper, bring one to cut any branches that may be leaning over the trail. You will have to sign a BLM waiver at the trailhead. For more information email david@ecoshasta.org

Adopt-A-Highway Clean-up (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)
2024-09-21 09:00 - 11:00
Sept 21st at 9 am

Meet at the HCCP parking lot on Clear Creek Road just west of the Clear Creek Bridge.

Volunteers will clean up a stretch of Clear Creek Road around the Preserve for 2 – 3 hours. We provide vests for visibility, tools to pick up small items, and garbage bags. Please bring gloves. Lunch/snacks/coffee on us afterward at Carl’s Jr. on Westside Road.

SEA/CNPS Nature Walk and BioBlitz for California Biodiversity Week
2024-09-08 09:00 - 11:00
SEA/CNPS Nature Walk and BioBlitz for California Biodiversity Week
When: Sunday, September 8th, 9 am – 11 am
Where: Nur Pon Open Space (2502 Henderson Rd, Redding, CA)
Join naturalist Juliet Malik and SEA board member Sarah Risher for a joint SEA/CNPS guided walk in this recently restored preserve to identify and document as many as possible of the species that call this place home via an iNaturalist BioBlitz. A plant list compiled by SEA president David Ledger will be provided to help guide the botany side of things but we will also be looking for fungi, birds, insects, and other animals to help us reach a goal of finding at least 30 species in honor of California’s 30×30 initiative. This is a collaborative learning event for all levels of nature knowledge and all ages are welcome. For more information contact david@ecoshasta.org.
How to participate:

Join the event on SEA’s Meetup page and sign the waiver form. (Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.)
Download the iNaturalist app on your mobile device, create an account, and familiarize yourself with how it works. Check out this page for tutorials.
Join the “Find 30 Species Challenge” here so that all your observations will be included in the project.
Meet us in the parking lot at 2502 Henderson Rd by 9 am on Sunday, September 8th. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes and bring water and sunscreen. Park behind the shopping center in the fenced-off area.
Optional: a camera with a telephoto lens for capturing birds

Echo Lake Hike (Lassen Volcanic National Park)
2024-07-13 08:00 - 13:00
Echo Lake Hike (Lassen Volcanic National Park)
Saturday, July 13, 2024, 8 am
This is a 4 to 4.5-mile out-and-back hike to Echo Lake, following a heavily forested trail with open areas to a small lake. Starting out in the morning, this joint CNPS/SEA field trip will primarily be a social hike, but we will teach participants how to identify the various conifers on the trail.

The trail starts at Summit Lake and is a moderate difficulty hike with a total elevation gain of under 600 feet leading to Echo Lake. It does require good balance but is easy for most people. Wear boots and bring a hat, water, sunscreen and lunch. We will meet at the Mt. Shasta Mall parking lot near Chase Bank at 8 am and carpool/caravan to Lassen. Please sign up on Meetup.com here For more information, contact David Ledger at david@ecoshasta.org

Cold Boiling Lake and Flowing Meadows (Lassen Volcanic National Park)
2024-07-08 08:00 - 12:00
Cold Boiling Lake and Flowing Meadows (Lassen Volcanic National Park)
Monday, July 8, 2024, 8 am
Meet at the Chase Bank in the Mt. Shasta Mall Parking lot

To escape the heat of the valley, we will head up to much cooler weather in Lassen Volcanic National Park for this joint CNPS/SEA wildflower walk. This four-mile easy to moderate hike with little elevation gain (the only hard part is the altitude) will start in the Kings Creek Picnic area and go 1.4 miles to Cold Boiling Lake and from here we will walk another ½ mile up the wildflower-filled beautiful flowing meadows on the trail to Bumpass Hell. Temperatures will be up to 30 degrees or more cooler than Redding. Trees on much of the trail have burned, but this leaves more room for wildflowers.

Wear boots and bring a hat, water, sunscreen and lunch. We will meet at the Mt. Shasta Mall parking lot near Chase Bank at 8 am and carpool/caravan to Lassen. Please sign up on Meetup.com here For more information, contact David Ledger at david@ecoshasta.org

Clear Creek Trail Cleanup
2024-06-01 08:00 - 10:00
Clear Creek Trail Cleanup
Saturday, June 1, 8 am
Clear Creek Gorge Parking Lot

Shasta Environmental Alliance will be conducting a quarterly cleanup and trail maintenance day on a two-mile section of trail In the Clear Creek Greenway on Saturday. This will be a light cleanup, no homeless campsites. Meet at the Clear Creek Overlook Parking lot on Saturday, June 1 at 8 am. Bring gloves, a hat, and water. This will be about a 2-hour cleanup with one electric weed eater and some pruning of shrubs in the trail. Work as long or short as you wish.

We should be done before it gets hot. For more information, contact david@ecoshasta.org or go to our Meetup site.

Waiver: https://www.ecoshasta.org/events/trip-event-waiver/

RESCHEDULED: Phillips Brothers Mill Tour (paid event - advanced sign up required)
2024-05-25 08:00 - 11:00
NEW DATE (rescheduled from May 4th cancellation)
Phillips Brothers Mill Tour
Saturday, May 25th at 8 am
Meet at the Mt. Shasta Mall Parking lot
$25 per person

This will be a field trip to the historic Phillips Brothers Mill, a steam-powered sawmill and box factory operated off the grid that is on the National Register of Historic Places. The mill operated by the Hendrix Family was assembled from various steam mills in the area and has been a working mill since 1897. They even have a 1906 huge steam-operated tractor, all located on 1000 acres of forested land that has a conservation easement on it and is only selectively cut. One of the family members will give us a tour of the mill, the steam-operated boilers that power the plant. Even the family homestead is on solar power. Everything is off the grid including the well.

This will be a fascinating tour from the mill pond through the first cuts of the logs, to the finished products, either custom-cut wood or wooden boxes. With enough time we will stop on the way back to look at some trees infected with bark beetles that will soon be cut for lumber. Due to safety concerns, the mill will not be operating during the tour.

You must sign up on our Meetup site (https://www.meetup.com/shasta…/events/300174252/) and sign a waiver unless you already have for 2024. Children must be over 12 years old, and a parent must sign a waiver for them. This tour is limited to 24 people and costs $25 per person.

For more information contact david@ecoshasta.org. We will meet at the Mt. Shasta Mall near Chase Bank and carpool and caravan to the mill. Make sure you pre-register!

Historic Horsetown Photo (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)
2024-05-18 10:00 - 12:00
May 18 (Sat.) 10:00 A.M. – “HISTORIC HORSETOWN PHOTO”
“In 1849, a group of hopeful prospectors arrived at the site of Reading’s Bar on Clear Creek, and by 1850 the census identified 1,000 inhabitants of what became One Horse Town (Horsetown). For many years HCCP has hoped to locate an historical photograph of the town – we even advertised a reward if someone could find one!
And now we have one, thanks to Joe Molter with the assistance of Trudy Vaughan and Shasta Historical Society. Trudy will expand on Cathy Scott’s earlier talk this Spring on the history of the area and also discuss some historic archaeological work conducted here at HCCP; and Joe will tell the story of the discovery of this photo, have copies of the photo, and lead a short gentle walk to its original site to orient you to today’s landscape. Meet at the HCCP Amphitheatre at 10am.
See our website at HorsetownClearCreekPreserve.org for a trail map and coming events. Contact Horsetownhccp@gmail.com for more information”

Trail Mixer at Swasey Rec Area (Redding Trail Alliance)
2024-05-11 10:00 - 14:00
May 11 (Sat.) 10am-2pm — TRAIL MIXER AT SWASEY RECREATION AREA (Off Delano Drive)
Our friends at Redding Trail Alliance are hosting this event, which is completely free for both booth hosts and participants. (for more about this organization, see www.reddingtrailalliance.org) Stop by the HCCP booth and say hello!
This event will be at the standard event area off Delano Drive.

Hornbeck Trail Walk with BLM Ecologist
2024-05-11 09:00 - 11:00
Hornbeck Trail Walk with BLM Ecologist
Saturday, May 11th, 2024 at 9am
SEA has organized a field trip to be led by BLM Ecologist Brooke Thompson on the Hornbeck Trail north of Redding to talk about the proposed fire treatment planned for the area. Brooke will explain the ecology of the area, how it has been affected by fire suppression, and alternatives in preserving the area and making it safer from catastrophic fire. The vegetation was also adversely affected by pollutants from the copper smelters that were operating in the late 1800s and early 20th century near where Shasta Dam is now located.
We will also identify native plants and non-native plants on this field trip. Brooke also wants to hear input from you, the public, about their alternatives. This trail is in a mixed oak woodland and chaparral habitat.
Brooke has led several field trips for SEA before and has a passion for the natural world and always leads an informative walk. This will be a fairly easy walk of 2 to 3 miles and will take about 2 hours. Meet at the trailhead which is under the powerlines on Quartz Hill Road between Lake Blvd. and Keswick Dam Road. Please sign up on our Meetup page and sign the waiver if you haven’t already.
For more information contact David Ledger at david@ecoshasta.org. For those wishing, after the field trip we will take a short drive to the Quartz Hill Mine.

Lillian Nelson Nature Preserve Field Trip
2024-05-10 08:30 - 10:30
Lillian Nelson Nature Preserve Field Trip
Friday, May 10th at 8:30am
Read directions below for meetup location!

Please join us for a visit to Lillian Nelson Nature Preserve, a privately owned 30-acre conservation easement managed by Shasta Land Trust. The Western Shasta RCD in partnership with Point Blue Conservation Science is currently implementing grant-funded restoration work.

Projects include invasive red sesbania removal from Boulder creek, a small meadow restoration, forest health and fuel reduction, acorn planting, brush pile habitat piles, bird box installation and outdoor classroom maintenance. There will also be an opportunity to see beaver activity!

The meeting place is on College View just below the hill going up to Bethel Church. We will have a cone that says “SEA” on it to make it clear where to turn! The property borders Bethel on the East. There is a Bethel gravel parking lot and a yellow COR easement gate for the meeting place. Parking is allowed in the Bethel gravel parking lot. The road is bumpy and rutted so vehicle clearance could be an issue. It is a short walk from the Bethel parking lot. There is no address for that location. Carpooling is recommended. The Hearth on Churn creek is the nearest familiar easily located business if a more simple meeting place is required.

Please sign up on our Meetup site and fill out a 2024 liability waiver if you’ve not done so already! For additional questions contact David Ledger at david@ecoshasta.org

Gold Rush History Walk (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)
2024-05-05 10:00 - 12:00
May 5 (Sun.) 10:00 a.m. – “GOLD RUSH HISTORY WALK”
“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 and Horsetown. Bring some friends and walking shoes.
See website at HorsetownClearCreekPreserve.org for a trail map and coming events. Contact Horsetownhccp@gmail.com for more information”

Inside the Rotary Screw Trap 101 (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)
2024-05-04 09:00 - 11:00
May 4 (Sat.) 9 a.m. – Inside the Rotary Screw Trap 101
“Join Horsetown–Clear Creek Preserve alongside Fish Biologists from the U.S. 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 helps track and monitor populations of our local Chinook Salmon. We’ll start at the China Garden Trailhead. USFWS Biologists will then lead us down to Clear Creek where we will be able to learn about and observe USFWS rotary screw trap and juvenile fish handling operations, conservation and monitoring of Chinook Salmon and steelhead trout, as well as restoration and management efforts happening within the watershed.
This hike meets at the China Garden Trailhead, (the first BLM trailhead on Clear Creek Road from highway 273).
See our website at HorsetownClearCreekPreserve.org for a trail map and coming events. Contact Horsetownhccp@gmail.com for more information”

Native Plant Identification and Uses (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)
2024-04-28 13:00 - 15:00
April 28 (Sun.) 1 p.m. — “NATIVE PLANT IDENTIFICATION AND USES”
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 – take some home.
Meet at the HCCP parking area on Clear Creek Road, just west of the Clear Creek Bridge.

Native Pollinator Projects (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)
2024-04-27 11:00 - 13:00
April 27 (Sat.) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. “NATIVE POLLINATOR PROJECTS”
Join Ryan Morris and Jeremy Kelley from the Western Shasta Resource Conservation District (WSRCD) for an afternoon of education on the history and inner workings of a Resource Conservation District. They will discuss current, past and future restoration projects along the
Clear Creek greenway and surrounding areas of Shasta County. Also, in depth discussions about native plants and their importance in our community and much more.
In addition, a free native pollinator plant giveaway will be held for attendees after, in partnership with the Monarch Fellowship.

Native Plant Walk in the McConnell Arboretum
2024-04-23 09:00 - 11:00
Native Plant Walk in the McConnell Arboretum
Tuesday, April 23rd at 9 am
Learn to identify native plants in your own “backyard” with SEA and the California Native Plant Society, Shasta Chapter on a short loop trail on the northwest side of the Sacramento River. Walk leader David Ledger will identify native plants of the area and talk about certain aspects of plants and why they are growing there.
For those new to native plants you can learn the common trees, shrubs, and wildflowers on this easy two-mile walk. Walk leader David Ledger will also give a brief explanation of photosynthesis and water movement in plants from the roots to the highest leaf in a tree. Limited to 20 people, please sign up on our Meetup site. We will meet under the huge oak tree across from the Turtle Bay parking lot by the service road and sidewalk to the Sundial Bridge. For more information, email david@ecoshasta.org.

Wild Trout and Fly Fishing in Clear Creek (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)
2024-04-21 09:00 - 11:00
April 21 (Sun.) 9:00 a.m. – “WILD TROUT AND FLY FISHING IN CLEAR CREEK”
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 tying his own flies and fishing this stretch of creek for many years. NOT limited to fisherman.
Meet at the HCCP parking area on Clear Creek Road, just west of the Clear Creek Bridge.

Hog Lake Plateau Field Trip (SEA + CNPS)
2024-04-21 00:00 - 23:59
Hog Lake Plateau, Sacramento River Bend Recreation Area
Sunday, April 21

Hog Lake Plateau is one of the best places in the North State to be wowed by amazing arrays of spring wildflowers, as well as many bird species. We will visit Hog Lake itself—in fact a very large vernal pool—and at least one other smaller pool in the blue oak woodlands above. This field trip is a follow-up to the CNPS April 18th Chapter meeting presentation by Greg Lockett, Hog Lake and Environs, in which he shares his gorgeous photography of this beautiful area and its botanical denizens.
Be prepared for ~2 miles of mostly, if not entirely, off-trail walking in very rocky and very possibly muddy conditions. Hiking poles may come in handy! Wear appropriate footwear, and bring water and lunch or snacks. Make sure you have signed both waivers for 2024 (see opening paragraph). For light rain, bring an umbrella; heavy rain cancels. Dogs OK on leash if you pick up after them. Please RSVP to Shasta Chapter CNPS at shastacnps@gmail.com for time and location details.

2024 Redding Earth Day Festival
2024-04-20 11:00 - 16:00
Please join us on Saturday, April 20th for the Redding Earth Day Festival at Caldwell Park in Redding, CA from 11am – 4pm!
We will have music, booths, food, kids’ activities, as well as a secure bike corral so ride your bikes if you can!
Head to seashasta.org for more information about this event!

Roadside Driving Native Plant Field Trip
2024-04-14 13:30 - 15:30
Roadside Driving Native Plant Field Trip
*Millville Plains (new location)
Sunday, April 14th at 1:30 pm

UPDATE: Due to construction work by PGE on Whiskey Creek Road, all the flowers and shrubbery are thrashed along the roadside so this will be a driving tour of Millville Plains, Parkville Rd, and Black Butte Rd.

This is a joint field trip with California Native Plant Society, Shasta Chapter and SEA to identify wildflowers, shrubs, and trees near Millville. This will be a driving tour of Millville Plains, Parkville Road, out Dersch Road, near the proposed Patrick Jones gun range, and on to Black Butte Road in Inwood. Overall there will be a great variety plants to see.

We strongly encourage carpooling although it is not required. Limited to 15 participants. To reserve a space, please sign up on our Meetup site and sign the waiver to attend if you have not already done so in 2024. Meet at the Holiday Market parking lot near CVS pharmacy at Placer and Buena Ventura. If you do not want to go on to Black Butte Road, you can head back to Redding at any time. Bring camera, hat, water and snacks. From vernal pool plants to lower montaine, lots of great wildflowers, shrubs, and trees will be in bloom

For more information email david@ecoshasta.org

"A Search for Special Beauties" Walk (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)
2024-04-14 09:30 - 11:30
April 14 (Sun.) 9:30 a.m. “A SEARCH FOR SPECIAL BEAUTIES”
Join Barbara Peck on a morning hike on the Cloverdale trails. She will lead the search for a
Rufous-Crowned Sparrow, Pearly Marble Butterflies, and Jewel Flowers. Barbara is a local expert with a Masters in Wildlife Biology and Ecology. She will point out and identify other birds, butterflies, and flowers as well. Bring binoculars if you have them. We have some to share.
Meet at the Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve trailhead.

Clear Creek Wildflowers and Wild Plants (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)
2024-04-07 13:30 - 15:30
April 7 (Sun.) 1:30 p.m. – “CLEAR CREEK WILDFLOWERS AND WILD PLANTS”
“Come walk with David Ledger from the California Native Plant Society and Shasta Environmental Alliance. Enjoy the beauty of blooming wildflowers, the stimulation of a walk in the country, and learn about plants and nature. This will be a great Sunday afternoon hike. David is very knowledgeable about plants in our area.”
Meet at the HCCP parking area on Clear Creek Road, just west of the Clear Creek Bridge.

Cloverdale Waterfalls (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)
2024-04-06 10:00 - 13:00
April 6 (Sat.) 10 a.m. – “CLOVERDALE WATERFALLS”
With a generous gift from Mother Nature in the way of rain, we are thrilled to put on a special hike this spring. Ryan Morris, new HCCP Board member, will lead us north from the HCCP Parking area on BLM trails to enjoy not one, but two waterfalls and wonderful views of the Clear Creek canyon. Bring some friends, walking shoes, and water– a moderate walk of 2 to 3 hours!

Lightning Canyon Ranch Field Trip (hosted by Shasta Birding Society)
2024-04-06 06:00 - 12:00
Shasta Birding Society will be hosting a field trip on Saturday, April 6th from 6 am to 12 pm to the Lightning Canyon Ranch, a private 2,205-acre property located at Lakehead overlooking Shasta Lake. This will be a half-day trip in rugged terrain targeting mid-elevation forest species. The land owner’s local representative will give an outline of the rich history of the property from Native American use, conservation via the Pacific Forest Trust, and the 2021 Salt Fire to current and planned uses. Attendees will then take a 1-2 mile birding hike along rugged logging and fire roads culminating with lunch (please bring your own) at a hunter’s camp area. There are no bathroom facilities, wear layers of clothing and stout hiking boots, bring water and lunch, also trekking poles, bear spray and/or whistle if you have them. Be also alert for poison oak, rattlesnakes, bear, and mountain lion.
Carpooling with high clearance AWD/4WD vehicles due to limited parking and unpaved access roads. If you are interested, please contact webmaster@shastabirdingsociety.org to register and participate in the trip, receive detailed directions, eBird protocols, and obtain trip waivers to be signed and returned at least 5 days prior to the trip.
Persistent rain/snow prior to or the day of will cancel the trip due to unpaved road conditions.

Shade Tree Planting
2024-03-30 09:00 - 12:00
Shade Tree Planting
Saturday, March 30, 9 am
SEA will be resuming its Shade Tree Program on March 30, planting shaded trees in the front yard of homes within Redding city limits. We usually have the help of a few young people from the CCC but could use a few more volunteers to help out. If you do not want to do the physical work, we could use someone with good organizational skills to help manage the program.
If you attend, please bring water, snacks, and gloves, we will provide all of the equipment to dig the holes. For more information, and to sign up to help, contact David Ledger at david@ecoshasta.org

Waters Gulch Trail Field Trip
2024-03-23 09:00 - 13:00
Waters Gulch Trail Field Trip
Saturday, March 23rd, meet at Chase Bank on Dana Drive at 9 am

This botanically-diverse trail never fails to disappoint and this year we will catch early spring blooming wildflowers. This four-mile hike is easy to moderate difficulty and is fairly level with a few steep sections. We will see a wide diversity of plants as we walk through different habitats, oak woodland, chaparral, riparian, and mixed hardwood/conifer forests.

Bring closed-toe shoes, water, and lunch or snacks. Please go to our Meetup site to reserve a space and be sure to sign our waiver on our website. You must sign the waiver to attend unless you have earlier this year. Waiver: https://www.ecoshasta.org/events/trip-event-waiver/

Meet at the Mt. Shasta Mall Parking lot near Chase Bank and we will carpool/caravan to the trailhead. For more information contact walk leader David Ledger at david@ecoshasta.org
