Events

April 28 (Sun.) 1 p.m. -- “NATIVE PLANT IDENTIFICATION AND USES” Join native Wintu Ted Dawson on a spring walk while he locates, identifies, and explains medicinal and general uses of native plants.  Ted consulted and provided technical support at Turtle Bay for Native American exhibits.  Today’s presentation includes making a natural poison oak remedy.  … Read More »Native Plant Identification and Uses (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)

May 4 (Sat.) 9 a.m. – Inside the Rotary Screw Trap 101 "Join Horsetown--Clear Creek Preserve alongside Fish Biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to learn more about their juvenile salmon conservation and monitoring projects in our area. This is a family-friendly event where you can view USFWS rotary screw trap operations… Read More »Inside the Rotary Screw Trap 101 (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)

May 5 (Sun.) 10:00 a.m. - “GOLD RUSH HISTORY WALK” "The community of Horsetown was established near the second major gold discovery in California at Reading’s Bar on Clear Creek during the gold rush of 1849. Enjoy a pleasant spring walk with a view of that site with Preserve Board Member Cathy Scott. Learn about… Read More »Gold Rush History Walk (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)

Lillian Nelson Nature Preserve Field Trip Friday, May 10th at 8:30am Read directions below for meetup location!   Please join us for a visit to Lillian Nelson Nature Preserve, a privately owned 30-acre conservation easement managed by Shasta Land Trust. The Western Shasta RCD in partnership with Point Blue Conservation Science is currently implementing grant-funded… Read More »Lillian Nelson Nature Preserve Field Trip

Hornbeck Trail Walk with BLM Ecologist Saturday, May 11th, 2024 at 9am SEA has organized a field trip to be led by BLM Ecologist Brooke Thompson on the Hornbeck Trail… Read More »Hornbeck Trail Walk with BLM Ecologist

May 11 (Sat.) 10am-2pm -- TRAIL MIXER AT SWASEY RECREATION AREA (Off Delano Drive) Our friends at Redding Trail Alliance are hosting this event, which is completely free for both… Read More »Trail Mixer at Swasey Rec Area (Redding Trail Alliance)

May 18 (Sat.) 10:00 A.M. - “HISTORIC HORSETOWN PHOTO” "In 1849, a group of hopeful prospectors arrived at the site of Reading’s Bar on Clear Creek, and by 1850 the… Read More »Historic Horsetown Photo (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)

NEW DATE (rescheduled from May 4th cancellation) Phillips Brothers Mill Tour Saturday, May 25th at 8 am Meet at the Mt. Shasta Mall Parking lot $25 per person This will… Read More »RESCHEDULED: Phillips Brothers Mill Tour (paid event – advanced sign up required)

Clear Creek Trail Cleanup Saturday, June 1, 8 am Clear Creek Gorge Parking Lot   Shasta Environmental Alliance will be conducting a quarterly cleanup and trail maintenance day on a… Read More »Clear Creek Trail Cleanup

Cold Boiling Lake and Flowing Meadows (Lassen Volcanic National Park) Monday, July 8, 2024, 8 am Meet at the Chase Bank in the Mt. Shasta Mall Parking lot To escape the heat of the valley, we will head up to much cooler weather in Lassen Volcanic National Park for this joint CNPS/SEA wildflower walk. This… Read More »Cold Boiling Lake and Flowing Meadows (Lassen Volcanic National Park)

Echo Lake Hike (Lassen Volcanic National Park) Saturday, July 13, 2024, 8 am This is a 4 to 4.5-mile out-and-back hike to Echo Lake, following a heavily forested trail with open areas to a small lake. Starting out in the morning, this joint CNPS/SEA field trip will primarily be a social hike, but we will… Read More »Echo Lake Hike (Lassen Volcanic National Park)

SEA/CNPS Nature Walk and BioBlitz for California Biodiversity Week When: Sunday, September 8th, 9 am - 11 am Where: Nur Pon Open Space (2502 Henderson Rd, Redding, CA) Join naturalist Juliet Malik and SEA board member Sarah Risher for a joint SEA/CNPS guided walk in this recently restored preserve to identify and document as many… Read More »SEA/CNPS Nature Walk and BioBlitz for California Biodiversity Week