Events

McClure Trail Fieldtrip Lassen National Forest April 29, 2023 - 9 am   The McClure Trail is near the Ishi Wilderness area above Paynes Creek and hosts a diversity of plants closer to those commonly found in the Sierra Foothills south into Nevada County. This is a four-mile out-and-back moderate-difficulty trail that traverses different habitats,… Read More »McClure Trail Fieldtrip

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. Bring a jar with you to take some home! Meet at… Read More »Native Plant Identification and Uses

Sacramento River Trail Wildflower and Native Plant Identification Walk (North Side) End of Harlan Drive        Thursday, May 4, 8 am   This wildflower walk on the north Sacramento River Trail will be led by the Shasta Environmental Alliance and the Shasta Chapter of the California Native Plant Society. This is a chance for many of… Read More »Sacramento River Trail Wildflower and Native Plant Identification Walk (North Side)

Clear Creek Greenway: Over 20 years of restoration success Thursday, May 11 at 6 pm IOOF Hall, 1504 Market St., Enter 1433 Butte St. FREE Shasta Environmental Alliance will be presenting a talk on Clear Creek Restoration, by Tricia Bratcher, a biologist with US Fish and Wildlife Service, who has been involved with the restoration of… Read More »Clear Creek Greenway: Over 20 years of restoration success

Sacramento River Trail Native Plant Identification Walk (south side) Thursday, May 25th, 8 am Diestlehorst Bridge Parking lot This native plant walk on the south side of the Sacramento River Trail will be led by the Shasta Environmental Alliance and the Shasta Chapter of the California Native Plant Society. This is a chance for you… Read More »Sacramento River Trail Native Plant Identification Walk (south side)

SEA 4th Annual Sulphur Creek Cleanup Saturday, June 10th, 8 am SEA will be holding our fourth annual upper Sulphur Creek Cleanup on Saturday, June 10. Help SEA clean up this creek and stop debris from reaching the Sacramento River and eventually the Ocean. We will start near Quartz Hill Road and work on the… Read More »SEA 4th Annual Sulphur Creek Cleanup

Heart Lake & Castle Lake Mt. Shasta Area Saturday, June 17, 8 am This three-mile moderate-difficulty hike to Heart Lake has one of the most beautiful views of Mt. Shasta in the area. (See the SEA Facebook cover photo by Stacey Alexander) The climb is fairly steep in parts with a total 1,175 ft. elevation… Read More »Heart Lake & Castle Lake Hike

Iron Mountain Mine Superfund Site Wednesday, June 21, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Redding Library Community Room   This presentation, originally scheduled in March, was canceled after 30 minutes by the library staff because of a snowstorm. Due to many requests, we have rescheduled it for June 21. It is an excellent talk.   The… Read More »Iron Mountain Mine Superfund Site Presentation

BLM Restoration Field Trip with SEA Saturday, July 1, 8:00 am Email david@ecoshasta.org to sign up Shasta Environmental Alliance (SEA) will be sponsoring a field trip led by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ecologist Brooke Thompson at a 426-acre property on the Sacramento River near Battle Creek. This will be more of a driving and… Read More »BLM Restoration Field Trip with SEA

Heart Lake & Castle Lake Hike (Mt. Shasta Area) Saturday, July 15, 8 am   Heart Lake has one of the most beautiful views of Mt. Shasta in our area and we can’t wait to have you join us for this three-mile moderate-difficulty hike to get to it! The climb is relatively steep in parts… Read More »Heart Lake Hike (Mt. Shasta Area)

Caldwell Lake Field Trip Saturday, July 22, 8 am This 4-mile round trip, joint SEA/CNPS field trip in the Scott Mountains is in an alpine area, has an elevation gain of 1300’, and will be saturated with lush meadows as well as views of both Mt. Shasta and Mt. Eddy.  The serpentine-influenced vegetation on this… Read More »Caldwell Lake Field Trip w/CNPS

Paradise Meadow Hike Lassen Volcanic National Park Saturday, August 5 at 8 am Join us in hiking to the beautiful Paradise Meadow, a three-mile hike of moderate difficulty starting at 6400 ft. elevation! We’ll make our way to the meadows for lunch and continue up the trail afterward for about half a mile to observe… Read More »Paradise Meadow Hike (Lassen Volcanic National Park)