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Sáttítla Highlands National Monument Presentation
February 4 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Shasta Group of the Sierra Club is excited to bring you a presentation on Sattitla Highlands National Monument, the newest National Monument in our area that was enacted by former President Joe Biden. The monument includes Medicine Lake and over 200,000 surrounding acres.
The program will be presented by the Mt. Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center (MSBEC) and will cover the history of the area and the struggle to get National Monument status as well as future management plans and how the public can become involved. This is an important biological area, source of pristine waters and ancestral land of the Pit River Tribe and important to other Native peoples.
Speakers will include Nick Joslin, a geologist who will talk about the volcanic history and geology of the area. Berditschevsky, Founder of Mt. Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center will talk about the long struggle to stop geothermal drilling to protect the Medicine Lake aquifer and obtain national monument status for the area. Brandy McDaniels from the Pit River Nation will give the background of her tribe’s connection to the area and the long fight they led to protect the area. The speakers will also discuss the future of management plans for the area and how the public can become involved. There will be a question and answer session at the end.
This event will take place in the Shasta College Science Building Lecture Hall, Room 1632, on the north side of campus near the swimming pool. The Lecture Hall Entrance is on the east side of the building. Park in the north parking lots. Make sure to buy a $2 parking pass at one of the yellow machines in the parking lot so you don’t get a ticket. This event is free!
This should be a fascinating talk by those who are intimately knowledgeable about the area and the long battle to obtain National Monument status. Whether you are familiar with the area or not, this will be an important opportunity to learn the importance of protecting the area.
For more information email David Ledger at dsledger49@gmail.com or sierraclub.shasta@gmail.com.