Major Accomplishments

Since 1988, the Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center has successfully protected natural resources and sacred lands.

• Defeat of large ski-condominium resort proposed for Panther Meadows on Mount Shasta.


• Forestalled massive geothermal development on Mount Shasta planned by Vulcan Power.


• Prevented industrial geothermal development in the nearby Medicine Lake Highlands, through our Ninth Circuit Court victory.


• Gained designation of traditional cultural districts that strengthen legal protection of 130 square miles of Mount Shasta and Medicine Lake Highlands, in collaboration with local tribes.


• Helped delay Nestle’s water bottling plant in McCloud, forestalling exploitation of this region’s pure springs, groundwater and fisheries.


• Halted or modified numerous timber sales through persistent involvement in forest issues.


• Prevented air and noise pollution through vigilant activism with Roseburg’s wood-fueled power plant in Weed, near Mount Shasta.


• Prevented day use fees on Mount Shasta thanks to ongoing volunteer stewardship projects with our H.O.M.E program (Honor Our Mountain Environment).