This will be a joint Shasta Environmental Alliance and Shasta Chapter of California Native Plant Society plant identification field trip. Walk leader David Ledger will identify the native and non-native plants of the area and provide participants with a plant list. Now that the area has been fenced off and cleared of illegal camping,this should… Read More »Nur Pon (Henderson) Open Space Field Trip & Plant Identification

Local arborist Rico Montenegro will lead this field trip through Caldwell Park identifying trees in the park, their adaptation to Redding’s environment, and uses for backyard shade trees or street trees in Redding. Meet in the boat ramp parking lot in Caldwell Park at 9 am. This will be about a 90-minute walk with more… Read More »Tree Identification Walk in Caldwell Park

South Fork Mountain Road Hike Wednesday, January 25, 9:30 am We will walk up the gravel service road for South Fork Mt. which has superb views of Whiskeytown Lake and the surrounding mountains with a good variety of plants. Walk leader David Ledger will identify the native plants on the hike and we can follow… Read More »South Fork Mountain Road Hike

Whiskeytown Shasta Divide Ridge Trail Saturday, February 4, 9:00 am. This hike will be a  three-mile steep hike of moderate difficulty with beautiful panoramic views of Whiskeytown Lake, Mt. Shasta, and the Cascade and northern Sierra Nevada ranges. This area was lightly burned during the Carr Fire in part due to years of vegetation clearing… Read More »Whiskeytown Shasta Divide Ridge Trail Hike