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Article and photo by Friends of Jenny Creek Friends of Jenny Creek (FJC) has been very busy in the past few months in our effort to stop the City of Redding with its plans to build a paved 12’ wide trail/road, lighted, with some 8’ wide sections, along the creek, and through the greenbelt. The…
Photo by Brigitte Robertson For this adventure to Lassen Volcanic National Park, SEA led a joint group of 13 hikers from SEA, CNPS, and Dog (re)Tired on a day it was 115 in Redding. When we got to the parking lot at Summit Lake it was a warm 84 degrees. This is a fairly easy…
(Above) Photo by Haley Pratt It reached a high of 115 degrees in Redding when CNPS and SEA led a field trip to Cold Boiling and Crumbaugh Lakes in Lassen Volcanic National Forest on Monday, July 8. Fortunately, it was cooler at 7300 feet, but it was still a warm 82. The Dixie Fire had…
Most of you have probably heard of Project 2025, a proposal by the Heritage Foundation think tank and others to reduce the size of the federal government and drastically change how it would function. It also advises loyalty oaths to the president from mid-level and higher-level federal employees. Just a few of the drastic changes…
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area has been tracking daily weather since 1960, providing over 60 years of data to understand the local climate changes. This data shows that it’s getting warmer, especially at night. Since 1960, the daily average low temperature has increased by 4.5 degrees, while the daily average high temperature has increased by 1.6…
Photo by Marily Woodhouse On July 6th, members of the public reported a dehydrated fledgling bald eagle in distress in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. Kate, a dedicated kayak and paddle volunteer with experience in handling raptors, and Russ Weatherbee, the Whiskeytown’s wildlife biologist, promptly responded to the call. They successfully rescued the young female bird…
Photo by Don Burk – Little Medicine Lake Shasta Environmental Alliance (SEA) is supporting the efforts of the Pit River Tribe to have the Medicine Lake Highlands declared a National Monument (Sattitla) in concert with CalWild, CalTrout, California Native Plant Society, Wilderness Conservation Foundation, W.A.T.E.R., and Trout Unlimited. Many other area groups are also supporting…
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The City of Redding recently held two community meetings with the consulting firm MIG to gather public input on the Riverfront Specific Plan. This critical plan will determine exactly how the east side of the Sacramento River (stretching all the way from the Cypress Street bridge to the Redding Rodeo Grounds and boat ramp) will…
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Photos by David Ledger and Brigitte Robertson The SEA field trip to the Phillips Brothers Mill was a fascinating and informative tour led by family member Greg Hendrix, the current family patriarch who has been working at the mill since he was 10 years old. He started the tour with a look at an old…