(Above) Photo by Haley Pratt It reached a high of 115 degrees in Redding when CNPS and SEA led a field trip to Cold Boiling and Crumbaugh Lakes in Lassen Volcanic National Forest on Monday, July 8. Fortunately, it was cooler at 7300 feet, but it was still a warm 82. The Dixie Fire had…
Most of you have probably heard of Project 2025, a proposal by the Heritage Foundation think tank and others to reduce the size of the federal government and drastically change how it would function. It also advises loyalty oaths to the president from mid-level and higher-level federal employees. Just a few of the drastic changes…
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area has been tracking daily weather since 1960, providing over 60 years of data to understand the local climate changes. This data shows that it’s getting warmer, especially at night. Since 1960, the daily average low temperature has increased by 4.5 degrees, while the daily average high temperature has increased by 1.6…
Photo by Marily Woodhouse On July 6th, members of the public reported a dehydrated fledgling bald eagle in distress in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. Kate, a dedicated kayak and paddle volunteer with experience in handling raptors, and Russ Weatherbee, the Whiskeytown’s wildlife biologist, promptly responded to the call. They successfully rescued the young female bird…
Photo by Don Burk – Little Medicine Lake Shasta Environmental Alliance (SEA) is supporting the efforts of the Pit River Tribe to have the Medicine Lake Highlands declared a National Monument (Sattitla) in concert with CalWild, CalTrout, California Native Plant Society, Wilderness Conservation Foundation, W.A.T.E.R., and Trout Unlimited. Many other area groups are also supporting…
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The City of Redding recently held two community meetings with the consulting firm MIG to gather public input on the Riverfront Specific Plan. This critical plan will determine exactly how the east side of the Sacramento River (stretching all the way from the Cypress Street bridge to the Redding Rodeo Grounds and boat ramp) will…
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Photos by David Ledger and Brigitte Robertson The SEA field trip to the Phillips Brothers Mill was a fascinating and informative tour led by family member Greg Hendrix, the current family patriarch who has been working at the mill since he was 10 years old. He started the tour with a look at an old…
By David Ledger SEA organized a field trip led by BLM Ecologist Brooke Thompson and BLM Fire Management Officer Garrett Dunn on the Hornbeck Trail north of Redding to talk about the BLM proposed fire treatment planned for the 500 acres in the surrounding area. This area is gray pine and oak woodland with a…
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Photo by Doug Mandel This weekday field trip to the Redding Arboretum brought out 12 people to learn some of the many plants on the trail. We started out under a huge oak tree at the Turtle Bay parking lot and identified many native plants on the short jaunt to the Sundial Bridge. From the…