SEA/BLM Westside Trail Field Trip

Shasta Environmental Alliance and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host a walk-and-talk field trip on the Westside Trail system to look at recent fuels reduction work by the BLM on Saturday, February 25 at 9 am. This is an opportunity to learn from experts in the field. Hike leaders, Laura Brodhead, and Brooke Thomas, are experienced BLM ecologists concerned about protecting native plants and wildlife on BLM lands. Garrett Dunn is a BLM Fire Management Officer.

We will walk through various project zones and talk about the different treatments; short- and long-term impacts. We will look at untreated areas, more aggressively thinned areas, and modified treatment areas. Each zone has pros and cons – and talking through it on the ground helps to explain the ins and outs of fuels management and ecosystem management.

We hope to see you there! Your questions will be answered about fire recovery and the plants and animals of the Westside Trail complex.

Meet at the Westside Trail at the end of Kilkee Drive in Redding on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at 9 am. This will be an easy two-to-three-mile walk. Light showers mean we will continue, but heavy rains will cancel.

For more information, contact David Ledger at david@ecoshasta.org