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Who Are We?

Our Mission

Our mission is to protect and preserve the flora, fauna, land, air and water of the Sacramento River Watershed through advocacy and education.

Our Vision

The vision of SEA is to bring together the various groups and individuals in the area who are concerned about the environment in order to develop a stronger, united and organized voice.  We want to educate the public, policy makers and elected officials so that they may better understand the importance and wide-ranging benefits of protecting and preserving the environment and have a greater appreciation of the natural world.

The Shasta Environmental Alliance (SEA) is a California non-profit(501(c)(3) organization incorporated in 2017 and received non-profit status in 2017. We are supported by individuals and 19 environmental, conservation and outdoor organizations in the greater Shasta County area. 

Supporting Organizations

Our supporting organizations are separate independent groups that support the mission and vision of SEA, but do not necessarily support every position we take on various issues.

Our Documents

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Our Board Of Directors

Want to join us?
Shasta Environmental Alliance is looking to increase its board membership and is looking for persons concerned about our local environment. Meetings are once a month and currently are done by video conference. Previous environmental board or related volunteer or work experience and willingness to spend at least four to six hours of volunteer time per month including board meetings. We can use your enthusiasm and new ideas.
Fill out this application and email it to us at ecoshasta@gmail.com.

David Ledger, President


David learned to love and appreciate nature growing up on a ranch in San Luis Obispo County. He has been a field trip leader for Friends of the Dunes, a volunteer at Friends of Arcata Marsh. He was a field trip leader for the Shasta Chapter of California Native Plant Society for 10 years and is their current Conservation Chair. He is also on the Executive Committee of the Shasta Group of Sierra Club. He hopes to see Shasta Environmental Alliance become a stronger and united group for the environmental movement in Shasta County.

Stacey Alexander

Stacey works as an environmental scientist and is working on her Master’s Degree in geoscience at Chico State University. Stacey has a passion for gardening, botany, fisheries, and environmental conservation. In her spare time she enjoys the great outdoors northern California has to offer, including rock climbing, running, backpacking, and hiking. She recently summited Mount Shasta!

Jim Milestone

Jim retired from 43 years serving as a Park Ranger, Natural Resources Specialist, and Park Superintendent In various National parks in Oregon, Washington, California, Utah. Jim worked as a federal fire fighter for over 30 years in the west, he worked on the Gulf oil spill response and recovery in Florida, Mississippi and Alabama. Jim also represented the National Park Service in Portland’s Regional Ecosystem Office for the recovery of the northern spotted owl. Jim spent 17 years as Superintendent of Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. Jim is married to his wife Cindy and they have two grown children.

Aleta Carpenter

North State native Aleta Carpenter has a background in governmental and public relations, journalism, and editing. As a lobbyist, she represented several environmental organizations pro bono and facilitated the acquisition by the California State Park system of properties held in private ownership. A lifelong environmentalist, Aleta hopes to see Redding someday rival Sacramento as a true “city of trees.”

Kathy Grissom

Kathy retired from her career as a Special Education teacher and Behavior Specialist a few years ago. Before that she worked in other settings with at-risk youth and spent a few years as a Conservationist with the California Conservation Corps. Now, she spends her time riding her horse, packing into the mountains and camping, fishing, and relaxing and working on her 5 acres.
Kathy is deeply concerned about the loss of open space and natural areas to development and wants to work to encourage local governments to cherish and protect those areas we have left. She also volunteers with North State Climate Action and is Treasurer for the Shasta Group of Sierra Club.

Bill Kuntz

Originally a native of North Dakota, Bill grew up with a ranching and farming background. He went to sea with the U.S. Coast Guard but ended up attending the University of Montana due to his love for the outdoors.  After traveling the West, Bill began working for the U.S. Forest Service, then a stint with the National Park Service, and then finally came to rest with the Bureau of Land Management, (BLM).  He retired a few years ago after 20 years of heading up the recreation and engineering programs in the BLM Redding Field Office.  Bill feels his greatest accomplishment is getting the local public to recognize the value of public land in their backyard by building many miles of hiking and biking trails around Redding and northern California.  Bill and his wife Laura stay busy traveling, checking in on their daughter and enjoying the local outdoor world of the California and the West.

Kat Camplin

Kat Camplin is a certified professional dog trainer who moved to Redding to continue her bachelor’s degree in Natural Resources through Oregon State University. She has served on the Board of Directors for non-profit theater and canine obedience organizations and volunteers her time helping rescue dogs . She also hosts a dog training podcast. In her spare time she enjoys wildlife photography, native plant gardening, and hiking with her dogs. 

Sarah Risher

Sarah is passionate about human and planetary health. She has a background in climate policy, public health, grantmaking, and community engagement. She believes that protecting our environment is key to improving our individual and collective wellbeing. Sarah enjoys long hikes with her husky and Saturdays at the local farmers market.

Juliet Malik

Juliet, a longtime resident of Shasta County, is a business owner and lifelong nature enthusiast. After raising four kids she recently went back to school and completed her bachelor’s degree in History from Oregon State University, focusing primarily on Environmental History. In 2023 she completed the UC California Naturalist Certification program and continues to learn all she can about Northern California’s environment and the issues that challenge it. She is excited to lead walks for SEA and nerd out over nature with others as a way to build community and passion for this place we call home so that we may better protect it.