Documents

 

Title Location
The Nature of Bidwell Park (book) Available at Chico Creek Nature Center and Made In Chico
Introduction to the Geology of Bidwell Park (book) Available at Bidwell Mansion Museum
Soil Survey of Butte Area, California, Parts of Butte and Plumas Counties United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service [pdf, 12.5 MByte]
2002 Botanical Survey Chico Park Div. resource web page
Upper Bidwell Park Resource Inventory, Expansion Area Chico Park Div. resource web page
Annotated Bird List for Butte County (book) Available at Altacal Audubon Society, Chico Creek Nature Center
Checklist of Birds of Butte County, CA Available at Altacal Audubon Society, Chico Creek Nature Center
Raptors of Bidwell Park Brochure Available at Chico Creek Nature Center
Vascular Plants of Upper Bidwell Park (book) Out of print — contact CSUC Herbarium for reprint notification
A Natural History of Chico’s Creeks View at Chico Creek Nature Center
Bidwell Park–a video documentary prepared by Half a Bubble Out Communications for the Bidwell Park 2005 Centennial available at the Butte County Library in Chico.
Bidwell Park segment on Huell Howser’s TV series California’s Golden Parks available for purchase athttp://www.calgold.com/goldenparks/Default.asp?Series=100&Show=755
Yahi Trail Guide Brochure Available at Park Dept, Chico Chamber of Commerce, Chico Creek Nature Center, Online PDF file–7 MBytes
World of Trees Nature Trail Brochure Available at Chico Creek Nature Center and Park Div.
Map of picnic sites, trails and roads in Lower and Upper Park Available at Park Div.
Bidwell Park Brochure Available at Chico Chamber of Commerce, Chico Creek Nature Center
Upper Park Map Park Dept, Chico Chamber of Commerce, Chico Creek Nature Center
Mountain Bike Riding in Upper Bidwell Park Brochure Available at Park Div. office
Disc Golf Course Map Available at Chico Sports Ltd.
Park Watch Training Manual Viewable at Park Div. office
User Capacity Study 1996 Jones & Stokes
Effects of Use Patterns on Trail Impacts in Chico’s Upper Bidwell Park 1993 master’s thesis by Karl Maser, available at the CSU Chico Library
Environmental Effects of All-Terrain Bicycles on Chico’s Upper Park 1994 master’s thesis by David St. Sure, available at the CSU Chico Library
Bidwell Park Acquisition Site Analysis & Recommendations 1996 CSUC class study
Upper Park Road Visitation Study 1998 Lynn Wilson
Cultural Resources Management Plan for Bidwell Park 1986 Jensen & Assoc., Jones & Stokes
Big Chico Creek Existing Conditions Report Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve website
“The Excellent City Park System” A report from the Trust for Public Lands
Bidwell Park Trails Manual Chico Park Div. resource web page (version lacking illustrations)
A Management Guide for the Care of Streams Paul Maslin’s website
Bidwell Park Master Management Plan and Environmental Impact Report Chico Park Div. resource web page
Park Department Strategic Plan Chico resource web page
City of Chico General Plan (park-related sections include chapter 5.1, also page 7-11 and fig. 7-1) http://www.chico.ca.us/planning_services/GeneralPlanandNeighborhoodPlans.asp
Big Chico Creek – Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Improvement Project http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentVersionID=10191
Big Chico Creek One Mile Pool Bypass water quality enhancement project http://www.fws.gov/lodi/afrp/project.cfm?code=1996-08
Effects of Goat Browsing on Himalayan Blackberry, Pheng Timothy Lee October 2, 2001 Available at Park Div. and here [pdf]
Effectiveness Monitoring in an Adaptive Management Framework—2008 master’s thesis by Rebekah Funes Available in the Park Department Document Library