Events

October 28 (Sat.) 10 a.m. - “SEARCH FOR THE SPAWNING SALMON” Join Department of Fish & Wildlife biologist Matt Johnson for a walk along Clear Creek to observe spawning salmon – up close! Get up-to-date information about restoration projects on Clear Creek designed to help the salmon and the status of salmon runs in Clear… Read More »Search for the Spawning Salmon (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)

November 4, (Sat.) 9am – INSIDE THE ROTARY SCREW TRAP & NATURE WALK Join us at Horsetown Clear Creek Preserve alongside Fish Biologists from 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… Read More »Inside the Rotary Screw Trap and Nature Walk (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)

November 5 (Sun.) 1 p.m. - “ACORNS: A NATIVE AMERICAN STAPLE” Native Wintu herbalist Ted Dawson will discuss the acorn, from harvest to food items. You’ll be invited to join in grinding acorns with mortar and pestle and be rewarded with the best acorn dishes in Shasta County. You’re probably aware that acorns were a… Read More »Acorns: A Native American Staple (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)

Jenny Creek Field Trip Wednesday, November 8, 9:30 am This will be a short, off-trail hike in the City of Redding Open Space through a blue oak woodland near Jenny Creek where a proposed trail may be built. We will examine the advantages and disadvantages of a trail in this area. This will be a… Read More »Jenny Creek Field Trip

November 11 (Sat.) 10 a.m. – “GEOGRAPHY AND MORE” Join Dan Scollon, Shasta College instructor of Geography, GIS and Mapping for a walk and talk that puts Horsetown in the wider context of space and time. He will discuss physical geography, including geology, hydrology and vegetation, in the terms of how HCCP fits into the… Read More »Geography and More (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)

Clear Creek Greenway Field Trip Sunday, November 12, 1 pm Join SEA and the Shasta Chapter of the California Native Plant Society on an educational field trip on the Clear Creek Greenway Trail! While walking through riparian, wetland, and oak habitats, learn about native plants as we hike around four miles out and back, identifying… Read More »Clear Creek Greenway Field Trip

Sacramento River Bend Field Trip Saturday, December 9th, 9:30 am This joint SEA/CNPS field trip will be to the BLM’s Sacramento River Bend in Tehama County. It will be two short, easy walks totaling about 4 miles on a generally flat trail along Paynes Creek where in one section we will see a riparian area… Read More »Sacramento River Bend Field Trip

Conservation Easement Workshop Thursday, December 14th | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Shasta Land Trust (SLT) is hosting a Conservation Easement Workshop on Thursday, December 14thfrom 5:30p - 7:30p. This will be a FREE workshop designed for landowners within Shasta County and the surrounding areas who are interested in learning more about how a conservation easement… Read More »Shasta Land Trust hosts: Conservation Easement Workshop

New Year’s Day Hike Monday, January 1, 2024 at 9:30am Westside Trail Start the New Year off right on our 12th annual joint CNPS/SEA hike up the Westside Trail, a four-mile roundtrip, easy-to-moderate hike to the “Top of the World” with views of Mt. Shasta, Trinity Alps, Mt. Lassen, and the northern Sierras.   Field… Read More »New Year’s Day Hike

Plant Talk: Fruit Tree Selection and Cultivation by Rico Montenegro Located upstairs in the conference room at Orchard Nutrition Center -Thursday, January 11thth -6 to 8 pm

Plant Talk: Fruit Tree Selection and Cultivation Meet at the Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Office 1135 Arboretum Drive, Redding (Next to Greenhouse in Nursery) -Saturday, January 13, 2024 -10:00 AM to 12:00 PM https://www.turtlebaynursery.org/events/plant-talk-fruit-tree-selection-and-cultivation

Chamise Peak Native Plant Field Trip DATE CHANGE:  Now on Sunday, January 14 from 9am to 1 pm The Chamise Peak Trail is an easy to moderate-difficulty trail of 4 ½ miles with a 700 elevation climb. On this hike we will teach participants how to identify native shrubs and trees in winter and a… Read More »Chamise Peak Native Plant Field Trip