Redding STEM Society

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

Sign up to volunteer for the 19th Annual Bike & Pedestrian Count on September 15–17!
The data you gather is very valuable and essential in securing funding for better bike ways in Shasta County.

Our focus is to count annually the third full week of September (15, 16, 17th), however, if you are not available to count that week due to vacation, poor air quality, or an unforeseeable conflict, you can still sign up and count the following week, Sept 22, 23, or 24.

To find more details and to sign up, visit https://healthyshasta.org/

09/02/2026

This September for National Preparedness Month, Shasta County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program invites you to participate in our Emergency Preparedness Survey at GIS.ShastaCounty.gov/SCPrepare.

Your feedback helps us assess local readiness for wildfires, floods, severe storms and more. Knowing your household’s needs helps us plan and organize emergency resources. A few minutes now can save lives during a disaster.

For questions about this survey, please contact Jonathan Chacko: [email protected]



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CAL FIRE Shasta-Trinity Unit/Shasta County Fire Department
City of Redding
CommonSpirit Health
Hill Country Community Clinic
Mayers Memorial Healthcare District
Mercy Medical Center Redding
Mountain Valleys Health Centers
Pit River Health Service
Redding Rancheria Tribal Health System
Shasta Community Health Center
Shasta County Sheriff's Office
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Shingletown Medical Center

09/02/2026

Kick off California Biodiversity Week this weekend and support our partners at the Western Shasta Resource Conservation District at their California Biodiversity Day celebration!

California is home to an incredible variety of plants, wildlife, and ecosystems, making it one of the most biodiverse regions in the world. Come celebrate what makes our corner of California so special with hands-on activities, crafts, presentations from local organizations, and informational booths for all ages.

🐦 Build a bird or bee house
🌼 Learn about local plants and wildlife
📱 Contribute observations to iNaturalist
🌎 Discover ways you can help protect California’s biodiversity

When: Saturday, September 5, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Where: Whistlestop Park, Downtown Redding

To find more information on this event, please visit https://visitredding.com/events-in-redding-ca/biodiversity-day/

07/06/2026

Our partners at Whiskeytown Environmental School are hiring for next school year! 📣 Interested in joining in on all the fun?

Learn more and apply through the link below! 🌱🤗

https://www.edjoin.org/Home/JobPosting/2242071

05/25/2026

Lyme disease is most common in the northeastern U.S. and Upper Midwest. Many Californians are infected while traveling outside the state.

Before you travel, know your risk of Lyme disease and learn about tick habitat so you can be prepared: go.cdph.ca.gov/LymeDisease​

​ California Department of Public Health Shasta County Health and Human Services

05/22/2026

Two representatives of UC Davis medical school, both of whom are currently working as doctors in Shasta, delivered a presentation on the possibility of establishing a regional branch in Redding as part of today’s county board meeting.

If established here, the regional branch would start with a small batch of students but could eventually grow to a class of 150, as part of a 9-year plan.

UC Davis plans to establish a branch somewhere in the North State and presenters are hopeful it could happen in Shasta County.

This was a no vote item, sponsored by Supervisor Matt Plummer for informational purposes. He expressed impartiality about whether or not a UC Davis regional branch would be the best strategy to increase local healthcare providers to meet a critical need in the North State.

Crye expressed skepticism about UC Davis’ commitment to partnering with Shasta, given that the school isn’t local. He’s supporting giving $10 million in county funds to a private religious school, Simpson University, to start an osteopathic medical school instead.

Caption and photo by reporter Nevin Kallepalli.