Leaders: Jared Geiser, Rebeca Ladron de Guevara, Oscar Rodriguez, David Garza AltaCal is partnering with BLM biologists, and the Shasta Birding Society to offer a bilingual birding trip around the Paynes Creek Wetland Area. This is a beginner friendly trip suitable for anyone interested in birds and exploring this unique and beautiful wetland area near […]
Join us as we celebrate the annual Return of the Salmon Festival at Coleman National Fish Hatchery, 24411 Coleman Fish Hatchery Rd. in Anderson. This family-friendly event is free to the public and will have over 50 booths with information and activities. View salmon spawning operations, a salmon aquarium, natural resource information booths and much […]
We are again scheduling a visit to the ponds targeting waterfowl, shorebirds and migrating warblers. Assemble at the Treatment Plant’s Administration Building at the end of Metz Road at 7:30 am sharp to meet your leader, Dan Bye. This is a 1/2-day trip that may end in the early afternoon if the birding is good. […]
Join Shasta Birding Society for a bird walk around Lema Ranch on Saturday, November 2nd at 7:30 am. We will be birding the oak woodlands and ponds at the Ranch on fairly level paved paths. We will bird Leah’s loop beginning at the main parking lot. This two mile paved trail overlooks Secluded Pond and […]
Gray Lodge's diversity and location along the Pacific Flyway make it a haven for wildlife. Surrounded by miles of rich agricultural lands, the approximately 9,100-acre area is managed for the wildlife that call Gray Lodge home for all or part of the year. Reflective ponds, grassy fields and wooded riparian areas provide food, water and […]
Katherine Larson is a wildlife biologist with the Redding Bureau of Land Management (BLM), where she helps to make informed land management decisions that benefit birds. She hopes to grow in this position by coordinating with avian biologists along birds’ entire flyways and life cycles, and by incorporating citizen science and outdoor education on BLM […]
Locations of where we will meet: Carpooling from Redding, at Kutras Pond Parking Area should meet, then depart at 7:30am. We will make one stop, 8:45am in Burney, at Safeway parking area for others coming from other locations. Here we might be able to carpool once more before we reach Fall River Mills. Walking distance […]
Location of where we will meet: Parking area at 24411 Coleman Fish Hatchery Rd, Anderson, CA 96007 – Drop Pin Coleman Fish Hatchery Walking distance total estimated at 2.5-3 miles (4-5 km) We will walk through sections of the fish hatchery and exit at the west gate to enter Battle Creek Salmon Trail. This 1.4-mile […]
Sunday December 1st, 2024 8:00 am – Noonish Come join us for something a little different on Sunday. The Sacramento-Shasta Chapter of The Wildlife Society and The Shasta Birding Society are hosting a collaborative field trip at Kum Bay Xerel along the Sacramento River in South Redding. With the help of expert wildlife trackers, you […]
Dear members and friends, here's your chance to participate with us in a careful, thorough blackberry removal workday at the bird blind on the Bird Sanctuary Trail at Turtle Bay, Sunday afternoon, December 1st, from 1-4pm. We will be cutting back vines and digging out blackberry crowns while leaving native plants in place. Bring your […]
