Remote terrain has required the use of boat strike teams to carry firefighters across Shasta Lake to where they'll reach their stations. It's a challenging assignment but also, some say, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
An update to how Redding protects trees was started in early 2021. City staff say the process should finally be complete by the end of 2025.
Since David Ledger founded the organization in 2017, the Shasta Environmental Alliance has become a key player in Shasta County, activating community voices to provide feedback on local development from an ecosystem lens.
The Green Fire burning in Shasta County could cause dangerous smoke particles to travel into populated areas. Here's what you need to know.
Coyotes are plentiful across Northern California, and current regulations allow for the hunting and killing of coyotes with few restrictions. When the California Fish and Game Commission recommended giving coyotes more protection, the proposal drew outcry.
The new wolf pack is confirmed to have at least two wolves.
Staff from the California Energy Commission found that a proposed renewable energy plant in eastern Shasta County would irreparably damage the cultural and biological landscape. During a public meeting facilitated by the CEC, representatives of the energy corporation were lambasted by a cross-cultural coalition of both Tribal and non-Tribal community members.
Gray wolves maintain balance in the local ecosystem. But what happens when they threaten the livelihoods of ranchers, whose cattle make easy prey? Two cattle kills have been confirmed by the state in Shasta County since 2025 began.
Enlarging the dam would deliver more Sacramento River water to Central Valley farmers but a tribe could lose sacred sites and endangered salmon could lose habitat in wet years.
Increased water releases beginning February 7 will be utilized for hydropower before the water is stored in the San Luis Reservoir for use farther south by California farmers, communities and wildlife refuges, later this year.
