Events

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

Shasta Lake Garden Club Tree Selection, Placement and Cultivation for Hot Climates Clair Engle Park Community Center 1525 Median Av., Shasta Lake  Thursday, January 18th  6 PM to 8 PM

Plant Talk: Fruit Tree Selection and Cultivation 11555 Old Oregon Trail, Redding Rm 4000 at the Shasta College farm -Saturday, January 20 -10 AM to 12 PM

Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop & Orchard Hands-on Work Day Lassen View Elementary School - 705 Loma Vista Dr., Redding  Saturday, January 27  8:30 AM to 11:00 AM This is a community event, so bring family and friends. Dress casually and bring bypass pruners, loppers, pruning saw, gloves as well as wheelbarrows, bow rakes… Read More »Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop & Orchard Hands-on Work Day with Rico Montenegro