Events

Shasta Birding Society will be hosting a field trip on Saturday, April 6th from 6 am to 12 pm to the Lightning Canyon Ranch, a private 2,205-acre property located at Lakehead overlooking Shasta Lake. This will be a half-day trip in rugged terrain targeting mid-elevation forest species. The land owner’s local representative will give an… Read More »Lightning Canyon Ranch Field Trip (hosted by Shasta Birding Society)

April 6 (Sat.) 10 a.m. - “CLOVERDALE WATERFALLS”  With a generous gift from Mother Nature in the way of rain, we are thrilled to put on a special hike this spring.  Ryan Morris, new HCCP Board member, will lead us north from the HCCP Parking area on BLM trails to enjoy not one, but two… Read More »Cloverdale Waterfalls (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)

April 7 (Sun.) 1:30 p.m. – “CLEAR CREEK WILDFLOWERS AND WILD PLANTS” "Come walk with David Ledger from the California Native Plant Society and Shasta Environmental Alliance.  Enjoy the beauty of blooming wildflowers, the stimulation of a walk in the country, and learn about plants and nature.  This will be a great Sunday afternoon hike. … Read More »Clear Creek Wildflowers and Wild Plants (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)

April 14 (Sun.) 9:30 a.m. “A SEARCH FOR SPECIAL BEAUTIES”   Join Barbara Peck on a morning hike on the Cloverdale trails.  She will lead the search for a  Rufous-Crowned Sparrow, Pearly Marble Butterflies, and Jewel Flowers.  Barbara is a local expert with a Masters in Wildlife Biology and Ecology.  She will point out and identify… Read More »“A Search for Special Beauties” Walk (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)

Roadside Driving Native Plant Field Trip *Millville Plains (new location) Sunday, April 14th at 1:30 pm   UPDATE: Due to construction work by PGE on Whiskey Creek Road, all the… Read More »Roadside Driving Native Plant Field Trip

Please join us on Saturday, April 20th for the Redding Earth Day Festival at Caldwell Park in Redding, CA from 11am - 4pm! We will have music, booths, food, kids'… Read More »2024 Redding Earth Day Festival

Hog Lake Plateau, Sacramento River Bend Recreation Area Sunday, April 21 Hog Lake Plateau is one of the best places in the North State to be wowed by amazing arrays… Read More »Hog Lake Plateau Field Trip (SEA + CNPS)

April 21 (Sun.) 9:00 a.m. – “WILD TROUT AND FLY FISHING IN CLEAR CREEK” Join local angler Mark Clausen as he discusses fly fishing and watch from the beach as… Read More »Wild Trout and Fly Fishing in Clear Creek (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)

Native Plant Walk in the McConnell Arboretum Tuesday, April 23rd at 9 am Learn to identify native plants in your own “backyard” with SEA and the California Native Plant Society,… Read More »Native Plant Walk in the McConnell Arboretum

April 27 (Sat.) 11:00 a.m.  – 1:00 p.m.    “NATIVE POLLINATOR PROJECTS” Join Ryan Morris and Jeremy Kelley from the Western Shasta Resource Conservation District (WSRCD) for an afternoon of… Read More »Native Pollinator Projects (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)

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… 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… Read More »Inside the Rotary Screw Trap 101 (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)