Newsletter – April 2025
David Ledger to Resign as SEA PresidentThe Redding Earth Day Festival is This Month!Sáttítla National Monument UpdateMillville Residents Win Lawsuit on Millville PlainsTrip Report: Bailey Cove Hike
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Newsletter – March 2025
2025 Earth Day Festival – Join Us!Trip Report: Blue Gravel Mine WalkTrip Report: Battle Creek Field Trip – In-Depth Plant CharacteristicsHawes Ranch DecisionOcean Conservancy Namibia Seal RescuesThe Trump Administration and Threats to Our EnvironmentRedding Loses Street Trees on Liberty Street
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Redding Loses Street Trees on Liberty Street
Photos by David Ledger – above photo: sidewalk buckling from tree roots on Liberty Street Recently, all the street trees on a long block of Liberty Street next to Trinity Street in Redding were cut down, however, it was for the right reasons. All the trees were Liquidambar, a tree with very shallow roots. The…
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Trip Report: Battle Creek Field Trip – In-Depth Plant Characteristics (February 2025)
Photo by Brigitte Robertson For this February field trip, we went through the maze of short trails in the riparian areas behind Boulder Creek Elementary School. We had a friendly group of 11 people who had to learn plants the hard way as few plants were in bloom. We started with the easy ones: valley…
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Hawes Ranch Decision (February 2025)
By David Ledger The decision on the Hawes Ranch zoning change from Agriculture to Commercial Recreation was approved in concept in a compromise decision by the Shasta County Board of Supervisors at its February 25 marathon meeting. The Supervisors, on a 5/0 vote, moved to send it back to the Planning Department to remove the…
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The Trump Administration and Threats to Our Environment (February 2025)
By David Ledger Removing Charging Stations at Government Buildings The Trump administration is turning back many of the initiatives of the Biden Administration to combat climate change. Recently the Government Services Administration (GSA) has not only been cancelling programs for new EV charging stations at government buildings, they have also ordered those buildings to shut…
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Newsletter – February 2025
Habitat Loss at Turtle BayWhere is Redding’s New Tree Ordinance?Opposition Letter for Lassen Country Wood Pellet PlantHawes Amusement Park Community Meeting RecapWhat a Win! Sáttítla Now a National MonumentTrip Report: Battle Creek Field TripGreat Land Preservation News!
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Battle Creek Field Trip Recap (January 2025)
Photo by Lisa Ross We had a good crowd for our January 11th field trip at the Battle Creek Coleman Fish Hatchery and Coleman Powerhouse. Over 30 people attended, but that included a few children and two dogs. As we drove to the Hatchery, there was a pickup with a large trailer parked on the…
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Where is Redding’s New Tree Ordinance? (January 2025)
Photo: The stumps of three large redwood trees in front of Umpqua Bank that have been recently cut down SEA has been working on a new tree ordinance since when we incorporated as an organization in 2017. On Dec 5, 2022, the first meeting of the Redding Tree Committee was established and SEA Board members…
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Newsletter – January 2025
Calling All Earth Day 2025 Groups!Fight Climate Change, Protect our Forest Environment: Stop Wood Pellet PlantsTrip Report: Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve Field TripRecap: Sáttítla National Monument Status MeetingTrip Report: New Year’s Day HikeOpen Letter from Citizens/Residents Against Millville Plains Gun RangeHawes Ranch Meeting Cancelled
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Recap: Sáttítla Meeting (December 2024)
Photo: Just one half of the audience at the meeting in Weed by Doug Mandel Article by David Ledger JUST RELEASED: President Biden more than likely to make Sáttítla a National Monument! Click here to read more There was no need for organizers in support of the National Monument status for Sáttítla (Medicine Lake Highlands) to…
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Hawes Ranch Meeting Cancelled (December 2024)
Photo: Mountain of dirt piled up at Hawes Ranch by David Ledger As many of you may know from our Action Alert, a hearing on the proposed Hawes Ranch Amusement Park came up with little warning from the Planning Department. The notice for the public hearing at the Board of Supervisors came out with a…
