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60th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act
We celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act in the United States in 2024! This groundbreaking piece of legislation represented the first instance where a nation used legal mandates to designate specific areas for preservation, allowing nature’s processes to unfold without human interference. Signed by President Lydon B. Johnson on September 3, 1964, the…
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…
Report: Rancho Breisgau Riparian Restoration Volunteering
Photo (above) by Brooke Thompson Article By Kathy Grissom On October 11th and 12th, there was a large turnout for the Rancho Breisgau Riparian Restoration project, with volunteers planting about 2,500 during these two days! The Bureau of Land Management and River Partners, with support from the Western Shasta Resource Conservation District, joined in a…
City of Redding Street Tree List Approved
City of Redding Street Tree List Approved. SEA Tree Committee provided input. Using substantial input from SEA’s Tree Committee the City of Redding has updated its Street Tree List. The Tree Committee met a number of times before coming up with a list of trees we recommended to be added to the tree list and…
Trees Dying in the Mt. Shasta Mall Parking Lot
By David Ledger Several months ago Robert Sid posted on his Facebook page that trees are dying in the Mt. Shasta Mall parking lot. I drove over to the Mall to check it out and found out he was right. Trees are dead, dying, and highly stressed. There are 14 completely dead trees, 18 almost…
Fight Climate Change, Protect our Forest Environment: Stop Wood Pellet Plants (December 2024)
Photo: Map showing the 100 mile radius that the Lassen County plant will collect wood from Golden State Natural Resources (GSNR) is seeking approval for the largest wood pellet production project in the country, from Golden State Finance Authority (GSFA), whose affiliate is the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC). SEA is working with a…
