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What Happened to US Waste To Energy?
Last spring Shasta Environmental Alliance (SEA) got word that a company called US Waste to Energy (USWTE) was in escrow with the City of Redding to purchase a property in the Stillwater Business Park. USWTE advertises itself as using “green technology” to convert plastic and tires to jet fuel. It sounds “too good to be…
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Shade Tree Planting a Success!
Photos by Doug Mandel Two successful Saturdays in October with work by many volunteers, putting in a lot of time and energy led to many shade trees being planted in the front yards of Redding residents. This was nearly a year in the making and with a grant from The Bower Charitable Foundation, SEA and…
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Establishing the Jenny Creek Trail
There is currently a trail in the late planning stage that would roughly follow Jenny Creek in the Sunset Terrace neighborhood running from TR Woods Park on Royal Oaks, traversing through the City of Redding-owned open space between the homes on Royal Oaks Drive on the northwest and Sunset Drive, Pioneer and Overhill Drives to…
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Hawes Ranch Goes to Temporary Defeat Due to Lack of Quorum
The proposed re-zoning of agricultural land at the Hawes Ranch amusement park project was temporarily set back due to a lack of a quorum at the Board of Supervisors meeting on October 3rd. Supervisors Rickert, Crye, and Jones recused themselves from voting due to conflicts of interest. This left only Supervisors Kelstrom and Garman to…
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Trip Report: Kum Bay Xerel Field Trip (October 2023)
By David Ledger All photos by Doug Mandel For the Kum Bay field trip, SEA and CNPS teamed up with the Wintu Audubon Society for an unofficial joint field trip. George Horn led the birding part of the field trip while David Ledger focused on native and non-native plants. We had 14 people on this…
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2024 Earth Day Celebration Announcement
Shasta Environmental Alliance (SEA) will again be hosting the Redding Earth Day Festival in 2024 and we hope you will join us! We will be celebrating on Saturday, April 20th at Caldwell Park, with various exhibitors from local, state, and federal agencies, non-profit organizations, community groups, and environmentally-oriented games and activities for children! We will…
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Newsletter – October 2023
Upcoming EventsVolunteers Needed for Tree PlantingSubmit Comments for BLM Integrated PlanTrip Report: Biodiversity DayTrip Report: Plant Identification and Leaf Morphology Field TripTrip Report: Clear Creek CleanupDonate if you can!Thank you to our donors!
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Newsletter – September 2023
Upcoming EventsSEA Adopts a Trail in the Clear Creek GreenwaySacramento River Trail Inducted into the Rails-to-Trails Hall of FameAction: Take Shasta Land Trust’s SurveyRiverfront Specific Plan UpdateOak Seedling UpdateHawes Ranch Amusement Park ExpansionSEA Joins the Greater Battle Creek Watershed Working GroupShasta Land Trust Protects Additional Hat Creek HabitatStill Seeking Environmental ChampionsReusable Water Bottles Save Plastic…
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The Redding Riverfront Specific Plan Open House
The City of Redding had an open house to discuss the proposed Riverfront Specific Plan which will develop a master plan for the area along the west side of the Sacramento River from the Cypress Street Bridge to the boat ramp behind the Redding Rodeo grounds. There was a turnout of about 100 people for…
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River Front Specific Plan Meeting Action Alert!
The City of Redding will have a presentation Monday, August 14 on the proposed Riverfront SpecificPlan which will decide development of the Sacramento Riverfront from the Cypress Street bridge to theboat ramp near Turtle Bay. The consultants MIG will present an overview of the potential futuredevelopment of this area and will be seeking input from…
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Hawes Farm Amusement Park Project – Action Alert!
Hawes Farm is planning to build an amusement park on 145 acres of land at the corner of Dersch and Deschutes Roads and extending to the Sacramento Rivers and the Shasta County Planning Department has issued a Negative Declaration (meaning that the project won’t have a significant environmental impact). Unfortunately, there are several issues with…
