FOBP is looking for new board members

Like a number of other local non-profits, FOBP has lost a number of Board members who have needed to resign in the last year or so. As a consequence, the Board currently…

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ENVIRONMENTAL ART PROJECT IN UPPER BIDWELL PARK 

 Chico Citizens have an opportunity to ‘make their mark’ to help Bidwell Park. Volunteers are invited to participate in making the Erosion Line, a community-built environmental art project being created on trails…

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Baseline Trail Condition Survey

On Monday, June 23, the Park Commission will hear a report on the Upper Bidwell Park Baseline Trail Condition Survey. This document was scheduled to be out over two years ago and…

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A Walk in the Park – May 15, 2023

The grasses are drying out quickly in the foothills and turning brown as summer approaches. However, in Lower Bidwell Park it is still green and lush thanks to the bountiful rain we’ve…

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A Walk in the Park – May Flowers, May 1, 2023

It’s been a while (March 2022) since I’ve written “A Walk in the Park”. I’ve been walking some, just not writing. I had to take time off from walking last year as…

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A Walk in the Park – March 28, 2022

A Walk in the Park – March 28, 2022 by Tom Barrett

I was excited to get into the Park this morning after our brief and insubstantial rain yesterday. It…

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A Walk In the Park – March 21, 2022

A Walk In the Park – March 21, 2022 by Tom Barrett

The first day of Spring in the Park. In the early morning light the newly emerged, translucent…

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A Walk In The Park – March 2022

A Walk In The Park – March 2022 by Tom Barrett

Since being quarantined two years ago with the start of the Covid pandemic I started to walk every…

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Climate Adaptation Survey – City of Chico

Hello,

My name is Austin Powell and I am the current CivicSpark Fellow serving for the City of Chico. I am here to inform you that we are releasing…

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A number of Bidwell Park related decisions were made by the City Council on Tuesday night (March 3, 2020)

Text from the Chico Enterprise Record Wednesday, March 4,…

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