Events

Join Wintu Audubon Society for a walk on a mile of the Sacramento River Trail through the Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary. Spring migration, the theme for this month’s walk, will… Read More »Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary Walk

Buckeye Water Treatment Plant Tour Old Shasta Thursday, April 6, 9:30 am This field trip will be limited to the first 20 people who sign up. To reserve a space,… Read More »Buckeye Water Treatment Plant Tour

Hosted by the Wildlife Society – Sacramento Shasta Chapter and Shasta Wildlife Rescue 10:00 a.m. – talk about local wildlife from Shasta Wildlife Rescue 11:00 a.m. – join Shasta Wildlife… Read More »Birding with Friends

Kody Shellhouse, a geologist with the Bureau of Land Management, will take us on a two-mile stroll along old roads and trails near HCCP. Come enjoy the fresh air and… Read More »Geology of Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve (HCCP)

Ever wonder what the name of a plant you were looking at along the trail? Or, maybe you have wondered why that plant was growing where it is? Or maybe… Read More »Plant and Community Ecology Walk

Native plant garden tour of the Matson-Mowder-Howe Celebration Garden at the North Valley Art League Gallery in Caldwell Park. Doug Mandel, a Master Gardener, native plant specialist and founder of Ghost Pine… Read More »Native Plant Garden Tour

Be inspired by film! Come watch  Kiss the Ground- a film in which “activists, scientists, farmers, and politicians turn to regenerative agriculture to save the planet’s topsoil, and combat climate… Read More »Film: Kiss the Ground

In conjunction with Earth Day April 22, from 9 am to noon Shasta College Horticultural Program will present “Designing for greywater water reuse in the landscape,” a lecture and demonstration of hooking up your greywater and rainwater to irrigate your garden at the Teen Center in Caldwell Park. Christopher Reamer (ALT Water Systems)  is a Landscape Contractor… Read More »Greywater Demonstration

Shasta Environmental Alliance (SEA) will be hosting an all-ages Earth Day celebration in Caldwell Park on Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Check out www.seashasta.org for all the details! A variety of organizations, including local environmental groups, will be there teaching children and adults about the importance of our environment. There will also… Read More »Earth Day Festival!

Be inspired by film! Come watch  One Word- Sawalmem- a film “of great power and purpose… an uplifting, internationally-acclaimed, Native-directed short film that’s good for the whole family to watch. The 20-min film is based on one single question: What’s one word from your sacred language that changed your life and that you can offer… Read More »Film: One Word – Sawalmem

McClure Trail Fieldtrip Lassen National Forest April 29, 2023 - 9 am   The McClure Trail is near the Ishi Wilderness area above Paynes Creek and hosts a diversity of plants closer to those commonly found in the Sierra Foothills south into Nevada County. This is a four-mile out-and-back moderate-difficulty trail that traverses different habitats,… Read More »McClure Trail Fieldtrip

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 with you to take some home! Meet at… Read More »Native Plant Identification and Uses