Events

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 flowers and shrubbery are thrashed along the roadside so this will be a driving tour of Millville Plains, Parkville Rd, and Black Butte Rd.  … 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' activities, as well as a secure bike corral so ride your bikes if you can! Head to seashasta.org for more information about this event!

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 of spring wildflowers, as well as many bird species. We will visit Hog Lake itself—in fact a very large vernal pool—and at least one other… 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 he demonstrates the technique of casting a fly on beautiful Clear Creek. He will share facts about wild trout on Clear Creek and some of… 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, Shasta Chapter on a short loop trail on the northwest side of the Sacramento River. Walk leader David Ledger will identify native plants of the… 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)

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… 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… Read More »Lillian Nelson Nature Preserve Field Trip