During the 1970s, the lumber industry suffered from decline. In the early 1990s Lumber mills in the area closed down due to the preservation of the living habitat of the Spotted Owl. This heavily impacted the Redding area. The economy picked up, due to a retail and housing boom in the late 1980s that continued until the mid-1990s.
during the 1970s the lumber industry suffered from decline in the early 1990s lumber mills in the area closed down due to the preservation of the living habitat of the spotted owl this heavily impacted the redding area the economy picked up due to a retail and housing boom in the late 1980s that continued until the mid-1990s