Photo by David Ledger of Penstemon (blurry but beautiful still!) This field trip near Shasta Lake and above the Sacramento River provides a gentle climb of 700 feet in a vegetative habitat of mixed conifer, oak woodland, and chaparral over a 2.3-mile upward climb to the top and a 4.6-mile total hike. The field trip…
All photos by GPNPN founder, Doug Mandel In the heart of far northern California, a nonprofit organization called Ghost Pine Native Plant Nursery (GPNPN) is taking root, aiming to educate, motivate, and cultivate a deeper understanding of the importance of native plants. This nursery, an aspect of the nonprofit corporation, is committed to not only…
Congratulations to many of you who sent in comment emails on the discussion of a new tree ordinance for Redding by the Planning Commission, taking up where the Redding Tree Committee left off. We had almost 100 emailed comments that went to the Planning Commission and most were cc’d to the City Council and this…
Redding’s Draft General Plan will be coming back to the Planning Commission in February, according to a statement by Development Services Director Jeremy Pagan. The original plan was horrific, consisting of a series of weak platitudes such as “strive to,” “seek,” “consider,” and “encourage.” Due to considerable criticism of the weak, meaningless wording, the language…
2024 Earth Day FestivalNOAA Approves Sierra Pacific Industries Plan Without Proper Public/Tribe InputEvent: The Bark Beetles’ ImpactTrip Report: New Year’s Day Hike to the “Top of the World”Trip Report: Sacramento River Bend AreaInvasive Species: Stinkwort
by David Ledger Stinkwort is a fairly new invasive plant in California in the sunflower family that grows up to three feet tall with tiny heads of yellow flowers that bloom in the fall and when in seed, form a tufted head somewhat like a miniature dandelion. The stems and leaves are sticky and have…
For this mid-morning field trip, we walked upstream next to Paynes Creek and an adjacent water ditch which was being converted into storm drain-sized pipes. The walk was between two habitats: the rich soil of the Paynes Creek floodplain on one side, a hillside of dry grasslands, and a few scattered shrubs and blue oaks…
Photo by Lisa Ross We had a great turnout for our annual SEA/CNPS field trip up the Westside Trail to the “Top of the World,” the highest hill in the trail complex. We had approximately 28 people on the field trip, which made it difficult for everyone to hear all of the plant identification, but…
Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) submitted a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in 2016 covering 355,000 acres of SPI land in northern California, primarily the Sacramento and Trinity River watersheds. In return, SPI received an Incidental Take Permit from NOAA IN 2021….
Shasta Environmental Alliance is organizing another free Earth Day Festival at Caldwell Park on Saturday, April 20 from 11 am to 4 pm. This year’s Earth Day theme is Planet vs. Plastics to educate the public about the threats that plastics, especially microplastics, pose to our environment. This is the theme of International Earth Day…
Upcoming SEA EventsTrip Report: Clear Creek Greenway Field TripTrip Report: Jenny Creek Field TripSEA Tree PlantingShasta Land Trust Hosting Workshop About Land EasementsYour General Plan Comments Have Made a DifferenceBLM Northwest California Integrated Management PlanWater Pollution in the Sacramento River
Providing more protection for important lands in northern California. By David Ledger The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is still soliciting comments on its updated Northwest California Integrated Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (NCIP) which involves 382,000 acres of land in northern California managed by the Redding and Arcata offices. BLM is offering five…
