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Trip Report: Adopt-A-Swim Beach June 2026
The Adopt-A-Swim Beach Program was created by Whiskeytown NRA this year, and Shasta Environmental Alliance was proud to participate! We were assigned to East Beach, one of the three designated “Swim Beaches” at the park. The program asked for a community group to clean its designated beach for at least one hour in each summer…
Trip Report: The Extraordinary Caterpillar
We truly had a blast at our screening of The Extraordinary Caterpillar film at the Riverfront Playhouse on July 12. Along with us were representatives of the Western Shasta Resource Conservation District, the Shasta Chapter of the California Native Plant Society, and Ghost Pine Native Plant Nursery, set up in the lobby hosting a plethora…
Trip Report: Phillips Brothers Mill Tour May 2026
“Looking to the future while preserving our heritage and timber resources” Tucked into the mixed conifer forest in Oak Run sits the Phillips Brothers Mill, a fully steam-powered sawmill still operating today, much like it has since its 1897 founding. On May 31 we were fortunate to attend a tour of this historical operation led…
Mothing / Lightsheeting April 2026
The sun had set, white sheet was lit, toward the glow a moth did flit! On Friday the 24th of April, curious explorers followed lights into the forest to find a purple glow. This glow was coming from a blacklight against a white sheet, set up to attract moths and other insects of the night….
Trip Report: Crystal Creek Water Ditch April 2026
Our outing on April 26 to the Crystal Creek Water Ditch Trail was met with cool cloudy conditions and not a drop of rain in sight. The purpose of this field trip was to participate in the Shasta County City Nature Challenge by documenting as much biodiversity as possible on this short trail. This eager…
Trip Report: Upper Salt Creek March 2026
Getting together with a group of curious nature-loving people and talking about the literal sexiness of wildflowers and pollinators was a wonderful way to celebrate the first weekend of spring. For our group of 15, the mid-March heatwave had loosened its grip, giving way to pleasant temperatures in the 70s and everyone was in a…
