Photo by Lisa Ross We had a great turnout for our annual SEA/CNPS field trip up the Westside Trail to the “Top of the World,” the highest hill in the trail complex. We had approximately 28 people on the field trip, which made it difficult for everyone to hear all of the plant identification, but…
Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) submitted a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in 2016 covering 355,000 acres of SPI land in northern California, primarily the Sacramento and Trinity River watersheds. In return, SPI received an Incidental Take Permit from NOAA IN 2021….
Shasta Environmental Alliance is organizing another free Earth Day Festival at Caldwell Park on Saturday, April 20 from 11 am to 4 pm. This year’s Earth Day theme is Planet vs. Plastics to educate the public about the threats that plastics, especially microplastics, pose to our environment. This is the theme of International Earth Day…
Upcoming SEA EventsTrip Report: Clear Creek Greenway Field TripTrip Report: Jenny Creek Field TripSEA Tree PlantingShasta Land Trust Hosting Workshop About Land EasementsYour General Plan Comments Have Made a DifferenceBLM Northwest California Integrated Management PlanWater Pollution in the Sacramento River
Providing more protection for important lands in northern California. By David Ledger The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is still soliciting comments on its updated Northwest California Integrated Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (NCIP) which involves 382,000 acres of land in northern California managed by the Redding and Arcata offices. BLM is offering five…
From Shasta Land Trust: Shasta Land Trust (SLT) is hosting a Conservation Easement Workshop on Thursday, December 14th from 5:30p – 7:30p. This will be a FREE workshop designed for landowners within Shasta County and the surrounding areas who are interested in learning more about how a conservation easement can benefit them and their property….
Photo by David Ledger The SEA field trip to the proposed Jenny Creek trail in the City of Redding Open Space in early November was enjoyed by a small group of people including several Wintu Audubon members who were able to identify the many birds we saw on this walk. We started in the LR…
Photo by Kathy Urlie Article by Laurie and Don Burk Nine enthusiastic hikers showed up for the joint Shasta Chapter CNPS–Shasta Environmental Alliance field trip along Clear Creek on what turned out to be a very warm mid-November afternoon. We hiked upcreek along a portion of the trail that Shasta Environmental Alliance has adopted and…
Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik The Development Services/Planning Department has listened to many critical comments made regarding the Draft General Plan and because of those comments, they have strengthened some of the language. Much of the draft plan had phrases such as “consider, strive to, or work to” all of which are so vague as…
Image by David Ledger – Artwork on storm drain at Yuba and Market Streets Redding Do you ever wonder how the water, leaves, litter, pesticides, and other debris that goes into our storm drains are treated before they go into the Sacramento River? Well, they are not! All water you see going into storm drains…
Upcoming EventsVolunteers Needed for Tree Planting2024 Redding Earth DayMemorial for Doug CraigHawes Ranch updateMlllville Gun Range update
The Highland Plains Shooting Range proposed by Supervisor Patrick Jones in the eastern Millville Plains passed on a 3 to 1 vote on October 24 following a packed five-hour contentious meeting. The supervisors approved a zoning change to Commercial Recreation (C-R), the same zoning change proposed for the Hawes Ranch amusement center. The gun range…