REDDING, Calif. — Leaders with the Shasta Environmental Alliance (SEA) are raising awareness on threats to the environment, especially here in the Northstate.
SEA President David Ledger told the Northstate’s News that one of the best ways to protect natural resources in our area is getting a new tree ordinance passed in Redding, which he said has been finished by the city’s planning department but has not yet been approved.
“That’s really important for a hot environment like ours, because we had record heat last summer, and a well-treed city, if you have or 30% or more, it can lower your temperature as much as 12 degrees,” Ledger said.
Another area of concern Ledger notices in the Northstate is declining salmon populations due to low water flows in the Sacramento River.
With Earth Day coming up next week, the SEA team is hoping to get the conversation started. On April 19, they’re hosting an Earth Day Festival at Caldwell Park.
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The free event will have educational activities for kids, information from environmental groups, as well as electrical vehicle displays and more.
It starts at 11:00 a.m. and goes to 4:00 p.m.
Ledger said, “We all live on one Earth, and so we need to protect it. Everybody has to do their own part… Even if it’s small, like in the city of Redding, anything we can do, it helps.”
Ledger told KRCR that, not just on Earth Day, but year-round, people can help protect our planet. The National Ocean Service suggests taking measures like biking more often, planting trees, or volunteering.
You can learn more about the Earth Day Festival here or the Shasta Environmental Alliance on its website, ecoshasta.org.