Vegetation Management

Ivy-choked trees in Lower Park

Article, "Weeds In Bidwell Park," by John Dittes.
What is currently being done to control invasive plants in Bidwell Park?
Table of invasive plant species
2007 Vegetation Management Plan
- Report to the Park Commission Meeting of December 11, 2006 [pdf].
- Table of invasive plant species in Bidwell Park [pdf]
2004 Bidwell Park Vegetation Management Plan
- Attachment A: Restoration of Chico's Riparian Habitats
Summary of herbicides used since 1993
Bidwell Park Golf Course Pesticide Usage
Letter From Jim Brobeck to Chico Park Director Regarding Controlled Burns Near Alligator Hole
Suggestions from Wes Dempsey Regarding Prescribed Burns in Upper Park -- Nov. 21, 2000
Vegetation Survey of Upper Bidwell Park: one year after 8/26/99 backfire, Wes Dempsey
FOBP Letter to the Park Commission Stream and Preservation Committee regarding invasive weed control in the park
Invasive horticultural plants of the Central Valley and recommendations for non-invasive alternative plants. Don't Plant a Pest! [pdf]
A poster, "Wanted (Dead, not Alive) Yellow Starthistle" [pdf]
A 2008 report to the Park Commission on invasive plants in the park [PDF 19 Mb].
a newspaper article from 1941 describes efforts to clear the park of noxious weeds.

Yellow star-thistle