Native Pollinator Projects (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)
2024-04-27 18:00 - 20:00 UTC
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 education on the history and inner workings of a Resource Conservation District. They will discuss current, past and future restoration projects along the
Clear Creek greenway and surrounding areas of Shasta County. Also, in depth discussions about native plants and their importance in our community and much more.
In addition, a free native pollinator plant giveaway will be held for attendees after, in partnership with the Monarch Fellowship.

Native Plant Identification and Uses (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)
2024-04-28 20:00 - 22:00
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 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 – take some home.
Meet at the HCCP parking area on Clear Creek Road, just west of the Clear Creek Bridge.

Inside the Rotary Screw Trap 101 (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)
2024-05-04 16:00 - 18:00
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 about their juvenile salmon conservation and monitoring projects in our area. This is a family-friendly event where you can view USFWS rotary screw trap operations on Clear Creek, a project that helps track and monitor populations of our local Chinook Salmon. We’ll start at the China Garden Trailhead. USFWS Biologists will then lead us down to Clear Creek where we will be able to learn about and observe USFWS rotary screw trap and juvenile fish handling operations, conservation and monitoring of Chinook Salmon and steelhead trout, as well as restoration and management efforts happening within the watershed.
This hike meets at the China Garden Trailhead, (the first BLM trailhead on Clear Creek Road from highway 273).
See our website at HorsetownClearCreekPreserve.org for a trail map and coming events. Contact Horsetownhccp@gmail.com for more information”

Gold Rush History Walk (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)
2024-05-05 17:00 - 19:00
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 during the gold rush of 1849. Enjoy a pleasant spring walk with a view of that site with Preserve Board Member Cathy Scott. Learn about our local gold rush history and Horsetown. Bring some friends and walking shoes.
See website at HorsetownClearCreekPreserve.org for a trail map and coming events. Contact Horsetownhccp@gmail.com for more information”

Lillian Nelson Nature Preserve Field Trip
2024-05-10 15:30 - 17:30
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 privately owned 30-acre conservation easement managed by Shasta Land Trust. The Western Shasta RCD in partnership with Point Blue Conservation Science is currently implementing grant-funded restoration work.

Projects include invasive red sesbania removal from Boulder creek, a small meadow restoration, forest health and fuel reduction, acorn planting, brush pile habitat piles, bird box installation and outdoor classroom maintenance. There will also be an opportunity to see beaver activity!

The meeting place is on College View just below the hill going up to Bethel Church. We will have a cone that says “SEA” on it to make it clear where to turn! The property borders Bethel on the East. There is a Bethel gravel parking lot and a yellow COR easement gate for the meeting place. Parking is allowed in the Bethel gravel parking lot. The road is bumpy and rutted so vehicle clearance could be an issue. It is a short walk from the Bethel parking lot. There is no address for that location. Carpooling is recommended. The Hearth on Churn creek is the nearest familiar easily located business if a more simple meeting place is required.

Please sign up on our Meetup site and fill out a 2024 liability waiver if you’ve not done so already! For additional questions contact David Ledger at david@ecoshasta.org

Hornbeck Trail Walk with BLM Ecologist
2024-05-11 16:00 - 18:00
Hornbeck Trail Walk with BLM Ecologist
Saturday, May 11th, 2024 at 9am
SEA has organized a field trip to be led by BLM Ecologist Brooke Thompson on the Hornbeck Trail north of Redding to talk about the proposed fire treatment planned for the area. Brooke will explain the ecology of the area, how it has been affected by fire suppression, and alternatives in preserving the area and making it safer from catastrophic fire. The vegetation was also adversely affected by pollutants from the copper smelters that were operating in the late 1800s and early 20th century near where Shasta Dam is now located.
We will also identify native plants and non-native plants on this field trip. Brooke also wants to hear input from you, the public, about their alternatives. This trail is in a mixed oak woodland and chaparral habitat.
Brooke has led several field trips for SEA before and has a passion for the natural world and always leads an informative walk. This will be a fairly easy walk of 2 to 3 miles and will take about 2 hours. Meet at the trailhead which is under the powerlines on Quartz Hill Road between Lake Blvd. and Keswick Dam Road. Please sign up on our Meetup page and sign the waiver if you haven’t already.
For more information contact David Ledger at david@ecoshasta.org. For those wishing, after the field trip we will take a short drive to the Quartz Hill Mine.

Trail Mixer at Swasey Rec Area (Redding Trail Alliance)
2024-05-11 17:00 - 21:00
May 11 (Sat.) 10am-2pm — TRAIL MIXER AT SWASEY RECREATION AREA (Off Delano Drive)
Our friends at Redding Trail Alliance are hosting this event, which is completely free for both booth hosts and participants. (for more about this organization, see www.reddingtrailalliance.org) Stop by the HCCP booth and say hello!
This event will be at the standard event area off Delano Drive.

Historic Horsetown Photo (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)
2024-05-18 17:00 - 19:00
May 18 (Sat.) 10:00 A.M. – “HISTORIC HORSETOWN PHOTO”
“In 1849, a group of hopeful prospectors arrived at the site of Reading’s Bar on Clear Creek, and by 1850 the census identified 1,000 inhabitants of what became One Horse Town (Horsetown). For many years HCCP has hoped to locate an historical photograph of the town – we even advertised a reward if someone could find one!
And now we have one, thanks to Joe Molter with the assistance of Trudy Vaughan and Shasta Historical Society. Trudy will expand on Cathy Scott’s earlier talk this Spring on the history of the area and also discuss some historic archaeological work conducted here at HCCP; and Joe will tell the story of the discovery of this photo, have copies of the photo, and lead a short gentle walk to its original site to orient you to today’s landscape. Meet at the HCCP Amphitheatre at 10am.
See our website at HorsetownClearCreekPreserve.org for a trail map and coming events. Contact Horsetownhccp@gmail.com for more information”

RESCHEDULED: Phillips Brothers Mill Tour (paid event - advanced sign up required)
2024-05-25 15:00 - 18:00
NEW DATE (rescheduled from May 4th cancellation)
Phillips Brothers Mill Tour
Saturday, May 25th at 8 am
Meet at the Mt. Shasta Mall Parking lot
$25 per person

This will be a field trip to the historic Phillips Brothers Mill, a steam-powered sawmill and box factory operated off the grid that is on the National Register of Historic Places. The mill operated by the Hendrix Family was assembled from various steam mills in the area and has been a working mill since 1897. They even have a 1906 huge steam-operated tractor, all located on 1000 acres of forested land that has a conservation easement on it and is only selectively cut. One of the family members will give us a tour of the mill, the steam-operated boilers that power the plant. Even the family homestead is on solar power. Everything is off the grid including the well.

This will be a fascinating tour from the mill pond through the first cuts of the logs, to the finished products, either custom-cut wood or wooden boxes. With enough time we will stop on the way back to look at some trees infected with bark beetles that will soon be cut for lumber. Due to safety concerns, the mill will not be operating during the tour.

You must sign up on our Meetup site (https://www.meetup.com/shasta…/events/300174252/) and sign a waiver unless you already have for 2024. Children must be over 12 years old, and a parent must sign a waiver for them. This tour is limited to 24 people and costs $25 per person.

For more information contact david@ecoshasta.org. We will meet at the Mt. Shasta Mall near Chase Bank and carpool and caravan to the mill. Make sure you pre-register!

Clear Creek Trail Cleanup
2024-06-01 15:00 - 17:00
Clear Creek Trail Cleanup
Saturday, June 1, 8 am
Clear Creek Gorge Parking Lot

Shasta Environmental Alliance will be conducting a quarterly cleanup and trail maintenance day on a two-mile section of trail In the Clear Creek Greenway on Saturday. This will be a light cleanup, no homeless campsites. Meet at the Clear Creek Overlook Parking lot on Saturday, June 1 at 8 am. Bring gloves, a hat, and water. This will be about a 2-hour cleanup with one electric weed eater and some pruning of shrubs in the trail. Work as long or short as you wish.

We should be done before it gets hot. For more information, contact david@ecoshasta.org or go to our Meetup site.

Waiver: https://ecoshasta.org/events/trip-event-waiver/

Cold Boiling Lake and Flowing Meadows (Lassen Volcanic National Park)
2024-07-08 15:00 - 19:00
Cold Boiling Lake and Flowing Meadows (Lassen Volcanic National Park)
Monday, July 8, 2024, 8 am
Meet at the Chase Bank in the Mt. Shasta Mall Parking lot

To escape the heat of the valley, we will head up to much cooler weather in Lassen Volcanic National Park for this joint CNPS/SEA wildflower walk. This four-mile easy to moderate hike with little elevation gain (the only hard part is the altitude) will start in the Kings Creek Picnic area and go 1.4 miles to Cold Boiling Lake and from here we will walk another ½ mile up the wildflower-filled beautiful flowing meadows on the trail to Bumpass Hell. Temperatures will be up to 30 degrees or more cooler than Redding. Trees on much of the trail have burned, but this leaves more room for wildflowers.

Wear boots and bring a hat, water, sunscreen and lunch. We will meet at the Mt. Shasta Mall parking lot near Chase Bank at 8 am and carpool/caravan to Lassen. Please sign up on Meetup.com here For more information, contact David Ledger at david@ecoshasta.org

Echo Lake Hike (Lassen Volcanic National Park)
2024-07-13 15:00 - 20:00
Echo Lake Hike (Lassen Volcanic National Park)
Saturday, July 13, 2024, 8 am
This is a 4 to 4.5-mile out-and-back hike to Echo Lake, following a heavily forested trail with open areas to a small lake. Starting out in the morning, this joint CNPS/SEA field trip will primarily be a social hike, but we will teach participants how to identify the various conifers on the trail.

The trail starts at Summit Lake and is a moderate difficulty hike with a total elevation gain of under 600 feet leading to Echo Lake. It does require good balance but is easy for most people. Wear boots and bring a hat, water, sunscreen and lunch. We will meet at the Mt. Shasta Mall parking lot near Chase Bank at 8 am and carpool/caravan to Lassen. Please sign up on Meetup.com here For more information, contact David Ledger at david@ecoshasta.org

SEA/CNPS Nature Walk and BioBlitz for California Biodiversity Week
2024-09-08 16:00 - 18:00
SEA/CNPS Nature Walk and BioBlitz for California Biodiversity Week
When: Sunday, September 8th, 9 am – 11 am
Where: Nur Pon Open Space (2502 Henderson Rd, Redding, CA)
Join naturalist Juliet Malik and SEA board member Sarah Risher for a joint SEA/CNPS guided walk in this recently restored preserve to identify and document as many as possible of the species that call this place home via an iNaturalist BioBlitz. A plant list compiled by SEA president David Ledger will be provided to help guide the botany side of things but we will also be looking for fungi, birds, insects, and other animals to help us reach a goal of finding at least 30 species in honor of California’s 30×30 initiative. This is a collaborative learning event for all levels of nature knowledge and all ages are welcome. For more information contact david@ecoshasta.org.
How to participate:

Join the event on SEA’s Meetup page and sign the waiver form. (Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.)
Download the iNaturalist app on your mobile device, create an account, and familiarize yourself with how it works. Check out this page for tutorials.
Join the “Find 30 Species Challenge” here so that all your observations will be included in the project.
Meet us in the parking lot at 2502 Henderson Rd by 9 am on Sunday, September 8th. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes and bring water and sunscreen. Park behind the shopping center in the fenced-off area.
Optional: a camera with a telephoto lens for capturing birds

Adopt-A-Highway Clean-up (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)
2024-09-21 16:00 - 18:00
Sept 21st at 9 am

Meet at the HCCP parking lot on Clear Creek Road just west of the Clear Creek Bridge.

Volunteers will clean up a stretch of Clear Creek Road around the Preserve for 2 – 3 hours. We provide vests for visibility, tools to pick up small items, and garbage bags. Please bring gloves. Lunch/snacks/coffee on us afterward at Carl’s Jr. on Westside Road.

SEA Clear Creek Cleanup on National Public Lands Day
2024-09-28 16:00 - 18:00
SEA Clear Creek Cleanup on National Public Lands Day
Clear Creek Gorge Parking lot
Saturday, September 28th, 9 am

Shasta Environmental Alliance will clean up the Clear Creek Trail upstream of the Clear Creek Gorge Parking lot on Saturday, September 28 at 9 am. We will have two crews: one group will be pruning back brush with small electric chain saws and another group will be picking up light trash with grabbers and pruning back any branches growing too close to the trail. There are no known homeless camps along the trail, so this will be an easy cleanup and time to meet some new or old friends.
BLM will have other crews cleaning up the highway and further work on Horsetown Clear Creek Preserve. BLM will provide free t-shirts and a free lunch with dessert by Horesetown after the cleanup. Meet at the Clear Creek Gorge Parking lot on Clear Creek Road at 9 am. Bring gloves, water, closed-toe shoes, and a hat. If you have a lopper, bring one to cut any branches that may be leaning over the trail. You will have to sign a BLM waiver at the trailhead. For more information email david@ecoshasta.org

Redding City Council Candidates Forum
2024-10-01 01:00 - 03:30
Join SEA and other non-profit organizations for the Redding City Council Candidates Forum on Monday, September 30th at 6pm at the Social Hall of the First United Methodist Church, located at 1825 East St., Redding.

This non-partisan forum aims to promote an informed vote by allowing Redding residents to hear directly from City Council candidates about their positions on key issues issues affecting the city that are important to us such as Turtle Bay, the Riverfront Specific Plan, a new Tree Ordinance, Redding’s tree canopy, and river and creek protections.

As non-profit organizations, we will not endorse or oppose any candidates but are committed to encouraging civic engagement and voter education. KKRN and KFOI Radio are cosponsoring the event.

The forum will be recorded and posted on YouTube, allowing broader access to this valuable information.

For more information, please contact David Ledger at david@ecoshasta.org

Some of our co-sponsors:

Keeping Our River Clean: Redding Storm Drain Facility Tour
2024-10-01 18:30 - 19:30
RESCHEDULED:
Keeping Our River Clean: Redding Storm Drain Facility Tour
Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm.
20055 Viking Way, Bldg 3, Redding

Part of the mission of Shasta Environmental Alliance (SEA) is to protect the water of the Sacramento River watershed and an important part of that is making sure water and debris going into the river are free of pollution.

One important part of protecting the river water is ensuring contaminated water and associated items do not enter the Sacramento River, which requires public education and the work of the Storm Water Division of Public Works.

In a SEA-arranged meeting, the Storm Water Management division of the City of Redding Public Works Department oversees the vast storm drain system in Redding and will be explaining everything that goes into the storm drain system and new stringent state laws that will be taking effect in 2025 which will help to keep a lot of plastic and other debris out. After explaining this important but often overlooked utility in the city, staff will present and demonstrate the equipment they use to keep the system operating effectively.

Previously, SEA arranged a tour of the Wastewater Treatment Plant on Clear Creek and the Buckeye Water Treatment Plant processing water from Whiskeytown Lake. At this meeting, we will learn another important part of what water actually goes into the Sacramento River through storm drains, how it gets there, and how we can work to make it cleaner.

This will be a brown bag meeting from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm at the City Corp Yard at 20055 Viking Way, Bldg. 3, Redding, on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. If you would like to attend this meeting, please email david@ecoshasta.org or sign up here on here on our meetup site so we know how many to expect.

Volunteer Opportunity: Help Revitalize Salmon Habitat
2024-10-11 15:30 - 2024-10-12 21:00
River Partners, in collaboration with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, is restoring 150 acres of floodplain habitat at the confluence of Battle Creek and the Sacramento River, with the first phase starting in fall 2023.

You can volunteer and join in the effort to plant over 30,000 plants to help this restoration effort! Meet October 11th & 12th from 8:30 am – 2 pm at 3778 Gover Rd., Anderson, Calif. If you come to volunteer, please wear close-toed shoes and pants, bring a lunch/water, and bring work gloves and hand trowels if you have them! Also, you will need to fill out THIS waiver before you volunteer (this is different from SEA’s waiver)!

Battle Creek is one of the last streams in California that supports all four runs of Chinook salmon and steelhead. This restoration aims to enhance fish habitat, reduce fragmentation, and support the recovery of endangered species like the Swainson’s hawk, Western yellow-billed cuckoo, and valley elderberry longhorn beetle. Located on the 306-acre Rancho Breisgau Unit, the project is vital for connecting a major wildlife corridor extending from the Sacramento River to the headwaters of Battle Creek in Lassen Volcanic National Park. The second phase will restore an additional 156 acres once funding is secured.

This area, once agricultural land now overtaken by invasive species, offers little wildlife habitat. However, River Partners’ expertise in restoring riparian forests will transform it into a thriving ecosystem, closing a critical gap in the riparian corridor along Lower Battle Creek and the Sacramento River.

Resilient Roots: Tree Selection & Care in the Sun-Drenched Central Valley
2024-10-12 17:00 - 19:00
Saturday, October 12, 2024
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
McConnell Arboretum – 1100 Arboretum Dr, Redding
Classroom building adjacent to the nursery
Sign up by clicking here
Presented by Rico Montenegro

Trees are a long-term investment and can be an asset rather than a liability around our homes, our parks, our streets, and our communities when several factors are considered when selecting trees. We will look at and discuss the factors that should be considered when selecting trees for a given site and what cultural factors would be necessary to ensure long-term success as your tree matures. Join Consulting Certified Arborist, Horticulturist, and Pest Control Advisor Rico Montenegro, and former Chief Arborist for the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation as he shares his expertise about tree selection for hot and drought-plagued Shasta County and surrounding areas.
There will be a nominal fee for this class.

California Rangelands: Measuring Their Environmental Importance
2024-10-17 01:00 - 02:30
California Rangelands: Measuring Their Environmental Importance
Wednesday, October 16th, 6 pm
Redding Library Community Room

Rangeland Monitoring Network: Measuring Soil, Plant, and Wildlife Habitat Health on California Rangelands
Alicia Herrera, an ecologist with Point Blue Conservation Science, will present a talk on Point Blue’s Rangeland Monitoring Network (RMN) which seeks to understand and measure the ecological function of rangelands and work cooperatively with land managers across California. Alicia will present results from RMN monitoring efforts and discuss principles and stewardship of soil, plant, and wildlife habitat health on rangelands.
“Globally rangelands account for 28% of global land cover and contain primarily grasslands shrubland, and savannah ecosystems, but also include desert, wetlands, and other types of woodland. In California alone rangelands cover approximately 57 million acres with Mediterranean-type grasslands, shrublands, and woodlands accounting for 30% of this estimate. Rangelands are typically found in semiarid and arid regions with relatively less productive soils and or on steep terrain where crop production has historically been restricted.” (From Point Blue website.) There is growing evidence that proper livestock grazing management and associated conservation practices, such as riparian restoration and silvopasture, can benefit native grasses and flowering vernal pool species, manage habitat for birds and wildlife, and maintain or improve soil fertility on rangelands.
Point Blue’s Rangeland Monitoring Network includes over 100 participating ranches across 28 counties in California, including Shasta. Point Blue’s team of Partner Biologists works with rangeland owners to collect standardized ecological data, evaluate the effects of grazing and other conservation practices, and provide information and recommendations to landowners to help guide decisions and enhance the ecological health of rangelands.
Alicia lives in Redding and primarily focuses her work within Shasta County. She serves on the board of directors of the Shasta Land Trust, is an excellent birder, and is a self-proclaimed plant geek.
SEA will be providing refreshments and will also give the latest on the Medicine Lake Highlands (Sattitl) National Monument Campaign, our successful candidates’ forum, potential cooperation with Project Learning Tree for tree planting at schools involving children, and the current state of the proposed new tree ordinance. We hope to have someone from the Pit River Tribe give a brief update on Medicine Lake (Sattitla).

Pilgrim Country Market (benefits SEA and SEACM)
2024-10-19 17:00 - 21:00
Pilgrim Country Market (benefits SEA and SEACM)
Saturday, October 19, 2024
From 10 am to 2 pm
Location: Pilgrim Congregational Church – 2850 Foothill Blvd, Redding
Admission: Free for all!
Step into a world of rustic delights at the Pilgrim Country Market, where the magic of crafts, music, soup, and baked goods come together to create an enchanting experience for all! Join us as we celebrate the richness of local artistry and community spirit in the heart of our beautiful town.
Net proceeds will be divided among two active local non-profits: Southeast Asian Christian Ministry (SEACM) and the Shasta Environmental Alliance.
SEA is delighted and honored that we will be one of the recipients of proceeds from this popular annual event. We were told that the church also wants to become more involved with environmental issues and set up a booth on Earth Day and we are glad to have them on board. SEA will have a table there, so check out this popular event and say hello to us.

Walk Through Proposed 110-acre Development (Quartz Hill area)
2024-11-09 17:30 - 19:00
Walk Through Proposed 110-acre Development
Quartz Hill Area
Saturday, November 9, 9:30 am
This walk will be through a natural area west of Quartz Hill Road that was burned by the Carr Fire and the City of Redding, using HUD money, plans to put in a 110-acre development of homes. The City will build all of the infrastructure and K2 development will buy the lots individually, building homes on them and selling them as the market dictates. To get HUD funding, 51% of the homes must be sold to those making under 80% of the median Redding income.
This will be a nature walk with both bird and plant identification and an educational walk as to how the City is planning to develop the property and the methods it will be using. David Ledger will be the walk leader and we will have a birder to help with bird identification. Most of the walk will be on a fairly level gravel road and some will be on rough terrain, so wear boots and bring water and poles. Rain will cancel but, drizzle or light rain we will still go just be sure to bring an umbrella. If you don’t want to go into the uneven areas, you can easily return to your cars on level ground.
Park at the south end of Spinnaker Drive past Americana Way and near Keel Court. We will walk from there. Please sign up at our Meetup site and sign the waiver here.

Sloppy Joe Trail Hike (West Redding)
2024-11-17 17:30 - 20:00
Sloppy Joe Hike (West Redding)
Sunday, November 17, 2024
9:30am to Noon (approx.)

Come check out one of Redding’s newest trails with new SEA board member Juliet Malik. We will enter from the Country Heights neighborhood and walk a two-mile loop that goes through both riparian and oak woodland habitats. During this naturalist hike we will identify native plants and keep our eyes and ears open for birds, bugs, and other fauna. The trail is moderately hilly with rocky, uneven ground so sturdy shoes and good balance are in order. If significant rainfall has occurred, some shallow creek crossings may be necessary. Bring a snack, water, appropriate outerwear, and binoculars if you want to look for birds. A plant and bird checklist will be provided.

We will meet at the end of Sunglow Drive and walk a short distance down Winter Green Court to the trailhead. To join please sign up at our Meetup website and sign the waiver form so we can contact you if there is a cancellation or any other change in plans. Heavy rain cancels. Contact Juliet for any questions at juliet1320@gmail.com

SEA Horsetown Clear Creek Preserve Hike
2024-12-08 17:30 - 19:30
SEA Horsetown Clear Creek Preserve Hike
Sunday, December 8th at 9:30 am
Join Lisa Ross, SEA member and Preserve board member for a 3 mile winter hike. We will visit some less traveled upper loop trails at Horsetown for views and a look at how plants and wildlife have recovered six years after several fires. Lisa will explain the restoration work that has been done including planting milkweed for Monarch butterflies and other native plants for pollinators and wildlife. This is an easy field trip, but uneven rocky trails require good footwear and balance. Heavy rain cancels. This joint SEA and CNPS field trip is limited to 15 people. To participate signup HERE at the SEA Meetup.com webpage and make sure you sign the waiver on our website. If this event is cancelled or changed, you will be notified via Meetup.com.
Meet at the HCCP parking area on Clear Creek Road just west of the Clear Creek pedestrian bridge at 9:30.

NEW YEAR’S DAY FIELD TRIP
2025-01-01 17:30 - 19:30
NEW YEAR’S DAY FIELD TRIP
January 1, 2025, 9:30 am
This is our traditional, annual SEA/California Native Plant Society New Year’s Day hike up the Westside trail hike every year since 2008 although we may have canceled one year during the peak of the Covid outbreak.
This a four-mile out and back hike to “Top of the World” with a 600-foot elevation gain through areas burned by the Carr Fire of which the shrubs have been recovering rapidly. Little will be in bloom, but we will identify the common trees and shrubs as we make our way up the trail. This is not a difficult trail and is suitable for most people that have decent balance and can walk four miles. We usually have 15 to 25 people on this hike and usually have a toast of wine at the top and often one or two people will bring cookies to share.
Limited to 25 people. You must reserve a space at our Meetup.com website and sign a waiver to attend HERE. Directions are at Meetup.com webpage. You must also sign our waiver to attend. For more information contact david@ecoshasta.org. If this event is cancelled or changed, you will be notified via Meetup.com

Battle Creek Field Trip
2025-01-11 17:30 - 20:30
Battle Creek Field Trip
Saturday, January 11, 9:30 am
Sign up for trip: https://forms.gle/Q1Kk77vVCS9P6Jmy6
For this field trip we will head to the Coleman Fish Hatchery and then hike up a paved road to the Coleman hydroelectric Powerhouse and then up a hill to the Coleman Forebay. Walk leader David Ledger will explain some of the restoration work being done and planned dam removals on Battle Creek, an extremely important habitat for salmon and steelhead trout. Two of the dams are no longer functioning but are still impeding fish passage as are some diversion dams and canals.
This will be about a three-mile round trip hike to the Coleman Powerhouse and the Coleman Forebay above it. Most of this trip will be walking on a paved service road to these facilities, part of the walk will be up a fairly steep hill but easy for those in shape. On the way the walk leader will identify some of the early blooming plants as well as trees and shrubs so this outing will be part plant ID and part learning about the important restoration that will be completed.
The entire drive and hike will take about 3 hours. Dogs on leashes are okay, but bring poop bags. For further information contact david@ecoshasta.org
Sign up at: https://forms.gle/Q1Kk77vVCS9P6Jmy6
When you sign up, you will get meet up location information.

Blue Gravel Mine Trail Walk
2025-02-09 18:00 - 20:00
Blue Gravel Mine Trail Walk
Sunday, February 9, 2025, 10am-Noon
SIGN UP HERE: https://forms.gle/oaeEJmqPMdumEHUe7
Join SEA board member and naturalist Juliet Malik on an easy, casual walk along the Blue Gravel Mine Trail in West Redding. This trail is accessible to most as it is paved with gentle slopes, though there is a notable incline on the return trip. It meanders along a tributary of Canyon Creek and hosts abundant native plants and birds. Along with identifying some of these plants and keeping an eye out for some early spring growth, we will explore the environmental history of this stretch of land that once held a city-owned gold mine.
If we walk the entire length of the trail and back it will be 3.5 miles round trip. Dogs on a leash are fine but please pick up after them. To join, please sign up on this form. Once you sign up, you will be emailed the meeting location.
Heavy rain or high winds will cancel.

Boulder Creek Area Walking Field Trip (SEA/CNPS)
2025-02-16 21:30 - 23:30
Sunday, February 16, 2025
1:30 – 3:30 pm
We will send out the meeting location once you sign up (first 15 people)
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/iroeTZQikCrCCzES8

SEA and CNPS will be leading an educational field trip in the Boulder Creek and Churn Creek watersheds in a beautiful natural area in Redding city limits. Walk leader David Ledger will explain the basics of photosynthesis, carbon sequestration, and water transport in trees from the roots to the lops of trees. He will also identify native and non-native plants on this easy two mile walk. No prior science or botany knowledge is required as it will be explained in easy to understand terminology. This field trip will be a two mile walk on flat ground taking about two hours. This is limited to 15 people and you must sign up using this form: https://forms.gle/iroeTZQikCrCCzES8

Bailey Cove Loop Trail Field Trip
2025-03-08 17:00 - 20:00
Bailey Cove Loop Trail
Shasta Lake
Saturday, March 8, 9 am

This will be a beautiful and educational 3-mile walk around a small peninsula that juts out into Shasta Lake with a great variety of plants and different habitats on the loop trail.

It starts out in a mixed conifer forest, blends into a chaparral, and finishes up in a canyon live oak woodland. For this field trip, we will discuss the different slopes and aspects of the trail and how they affect the vegetation. We will also see ferns and discuss their various physical features, reproduction, and where they are in the Tree of Life. This trail is easy for most hikers with a few rough spots. With the warmer weather, plants should be starting to break out in bloom. Dogs are okay if you bring cleanup bags/carry it out. Bring a hat, water, closed-toe shoes, and lunch or a snack.

This walk is limited to 15 people, so to reserve a space and find the meeting place, please sign up via the signup form here: https://forms.gle/A28BfRFo6CCVyEy6A – you must sign up via this form – the meeting location will be emailed to you once you sign up.

For more information, email walk leader David Ledger at david@ecoshasta.org.

Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup (Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve)
2025-03-29 16:00 - 19:00
Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup hosted by Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve
Saturday, March 29, 2025 – 9am-12pm
“Meet at the Preserve parking area on Clear Creek Road just west of the Clear Creek bridge at 9 am. We have bags, grabbers and safety vests. Our fun group will clean up trash on the roadside for 2-3 hours. no heavy lifting necessary. Lunch afterwards for volunteers at Carls Jr. Westwood village.”
Adopt a Highway Clean up
