North State Community Cooling Amphitheater & Resilience Corridor Project

The Project transforms the existing 68.51-acre Shasta District Fair & Event Center campus into a year-round community cooling and climate-resilience corridor for Anderson and the wider Shasta County North State. Improvements consist of minor alterations to already-developed land and existing facilities, induding: (a) installation of a shade-canopy amphitheater plaza over existing paved surface; (b) planting of a native and climate-adapted plant palette developed with regional botanical expertise; [c) replacement of impermeable pavement with permeable pavement and stormwater capture features at existing parking and circulation areas; (d) expansion of tree canopy across previously landscaped grounds; and (e) an accessible walking loop connecting existing community-use facilities. No new structures increase the footprint of existing facilities, no healthy mature scenic trees will be removed, no grading will occur on slopes exceeding 10 percent, and no work will occur in waterways or wetlands. Purpose: During extreme heat events, wildtire smoke episodes, and power-shutoff emergencies, the improved campus will serve as a community cooling and resilience refuge. Beneficiaries: residents of the City of Anderson and unincorporated Shasta County, including CalEnviroScreen-identitied disadvantaged and low-income communities served within the Project area.