Current environmental, economic and other issues under consideration by federal, state, city, county and special district elected officials, and/or administrative agencies and community advocates
Thanks to Earth Day participants who helped consider a common Mt. Shasta Vision for the future - here's our notes!
We just finished our 2016 Strategic Plan and are seeking 2-3 new board members to help lead us forward. It's time for fresh perspectives - we're excited about our purpose and our future!
Citizens working to protect groundwater in the county by closing loopholes in the County Water Ordinance.
Weed citizens and local activists joined in a Rally for Our Shasta Water before the March 10 Weed City Council meeting. Roseburg Forest Products wants $1 million for only part of the water the city has used for 50 years!
We're crowdfunding for “The Way of the Mountain – The Natural History of Mount Shasta” scheduled for publication Fall 2016!
The rally on September 26th focused on protecting the area's pristine and abundant waters from industrial extraction. As keynote speaker Chief Caleen Sisk of the Winnemem Wintu stated: "People can live without oil, they can live without gold, but nothing can live without water."
"Shasta Dam displaced the tribe and drowned 90 percent of the Winnemem sacred and ceremonial grounds that now lie underwater in Shasta Lake, the largest artificial reservoir in California...Now the tribe is bracing itself for a long and arduous battle against some of the most powerful and wealthy interests in the state."
"The drought that’s been desiccating California for the past four years has added new urgency to a decades-old debate about the best way to secure reliable water supplies for a growing population: new dams or efficiency measures."
“'Much the way Congress and federal regulators gave Wall Street a huge legal pass and billions in bailout money for crashing the US and global economies last decade, so does the State Water Resources Control Board coddle state and federal water projects..."
"The future of a proposal to raise California's Shasta Dam by as much as 18.5 feet is once again in question, following the release of two reports by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation earlier this week."
