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- FOBP Accomplishments
  - A list of some of the major contributors of volunteer time, and a photo of the certificate of appreciation presented by the City of Chico commemorating the more than 8000 hours of volunteer work
  - A list of some of the awards we've received
- FOBP current projects
  - Preparing a plant inventory for the park
  - Preparing a series of 12 docent-led and self-guided park walks
- Printable signup form (pdf).
- Friends of Bidwell Park Frequently Asked Questions
- Friends of Bidwell Park Privacy Policy
- 2004 annual financial report
- 2005 annual financial report
- 2006 annual financial report
- 2007 annual financial report
- 2008 annual financial report
- 2009 annual financial report
History
- "A Brief History Of Bidwell Park" by Philip A. Lydon
- "Plants in the Lives of Northern California Native Americans" by Wes Dempsey
- "Chico's Lost Arboretum" by Wes Dempsey
  - The Metcalf map of the plantings
  - Larger PDF version (1.4 MB).
- Annie Bidwell's Deed giving the park to Chico
  - The legal description of the property
  - An editorial comments on Annie's gift to the city
  - Description of the public meeting held to thank Annie
  - Description of the meeting where Chico formally accepts the gift
  - Letter from Grayson Price, Chico City Attorney, answers legal questions regarding Annie Bidwell's will.
- "Construction of the Yahi Trail", by Wes Dempsey
- Yahi Trail Map and Guide, PDF file, 7 MBytes
- Poster protesting herbicide use in Bidwell Park.
Bidwell Park Reflections FOBP newsletter
- Fall 2009
- Spring 2010
Audio recordings
- Policy Advisory Committee 2009-12-14 [MP3—1:03:03] Disc Golf MOU meeting #3
- Policy Advisory Committee 2009-12-03 [MP3—1:04:54] Disc Golf MOU meeting #2
- Policy Advisory Committee 2009-11-19 [MP3—1:03:03] Disc Golf MOU meeting #1
Reasons to Keep Upper Park Wild
- Keep Upper Park Wild Bumper Stickers
Links
- Kids and Creeks
Park Information
- Park Commission and City Council contact information
- Access for Everyone
- Park Activities
- Proposed Chico City Parks Budget, 2003-04
- Directions for motor vehicle access to Bidwell Park facilities
- Documents
  - A press release announcing Amphibians and Reptiles of Bidwell Park, written and illustrated by Jackson D. Shedd
- Frequently Asked Questions
  - An inventory of City of Chico park properties, their size, and administration
- Geology Of Bidwell Park: An Outline Summary
- A map of Upper Bidwell Park Soils (pdf) courtesy of Andrew Conlin of the Chico Soil Survey Office, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Judy Stolen at Upstate CA Planning and GIS
- A guide to the Bidwell Park & Playground Commission
- A guide to the Chico Park Division
- League of Women Voters of Butte County Position Statement on Bidwell Park
- How You Can Help Bidwell Park
- Kids' Activities in Bidwell Park
- Street maps showing locations of places in and around the park
  - How to link your site to spots on the Bidwell Park map.
- Sycamore Pool Operations
- Park Rules
- Park Topics of Current Interest
  - Protected Species in Bidwell Park
  - Some information about 2008—Year of the Frog
  - Proposal for Removal of Barbed and Woven Wire Fencing in Upper Park
    - A map of some of the fences in the Ten Mile House Road area of upper park
  - Friends of Bidwell Park's position paper on Preserving the Bidwell Ranch property
  - Impacts of Limited Trail Maintenance
  - Pages covering disc golf
    - Some aerial photos showing impacts on the park from the disc golf courses at the Hwy. 32 site in Upper Park.
    - What is the Real Cost of Disc Golf in Upper Bidwell Park? An article for the Butte Environmental Council's fall 2007 Environmental News.
    - Some photos of Impacts at Disc Golf
    - Impacts of Developed Recreation in Upper Park—more photos.
    - A map of the disc golf course location.
    - Disc Golf and the Future of Bidwell Park
    - A letter to the Bidwell Park and Playground Commission [pdf] outlines concerns that Friends of Bidwell Park have regarding the current disc golf site
    - The arborist's report [pdf, 584 KB] concerning the impact of disc golf on trees at the site of the disc golf courses in Upper Park.
    - The 1993 Grant Deed from the Trust for Public Land [pdf 3.5 MB] to the City of Chico for the area of Upper Bidwell Park where the unofficial disc golf courses are located. Also, a letter from the Trust for Public Land reminding the city that they must comply with the restrictions in that deed.
    - The Sierra Club Yahi Group Conservation Report on disc golf in Upper Park.
  - Lost Park
  - Master Management Plan
    - August 2008 correspondence to the Park Commission
      - Questions regarding the EIR
      - An overview of problems with the MMP and EIR
      - Annie's Amendments, changes that we've proposed to address some of the problems with the MMP
    - Master Management Plan Recommendations
    - Request For Proposals To Update The Bidwell Park Master Management Plan from the Chico Park Division
      - Appendix A: Bidwell Park Master Management Plan Issues and Discussion Points
    - Recommendations from the Natural Resource Management Plan Discussion Group
    - Comments on the proposed MMP update and EIR from FOBP
      - Cedar Grove
      - Disc Golf
      - Editing
      - Historical
      - Horseshoe Lake
      - Trails
      - Natural Resource Management
      - CEQA [pdf]
  - "Bidwell Park: Crown Jewel or Poor Stepchild? — Perception Versus Reality," by Susan Mason
  - "Bidwell Park In Peril" by Josephine Guardino
  - Park Boundary and Viewshed Issues
  - Vegetation Management
    - 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
    - Invasive horticultural plants of the Central Valley and recommendations for non-invasive alternative plants. Don't Plant a Pest! [pdf]
    - Bidwell Park Vegetation Management Update, January 2008 to May 2009
    - 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
    - A list of some useful weeding tools
    - Summary of pesticides 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
    - Letter to the Park Commission Stream and Preservation Committee regarding invasive weed control in the park
    - Vegetation Survey of Upper Bidwell Park: one year after 8/26/99 backfire, Wes Dempsey
    - Puncture-vine removal day on July 31, 2004
    - A poster, "Wanted (Dead, not Alive) Yellow Starthistle" [pdf]
    - Report: Invasive Plant Removal Projects—June 2003 through December 2004
      - Lost Park press release
      - Lost Park letter to neighbors
      - Annie's Glen plant list
      - Annie's Glen press release
      - Annie's Glen problem list
      - Volunteer Poster
      - Weed wrench™ donation letter
      - Letter to Woodland Ave. Neighbors
      - Bladder Senna description
    - 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.
    - Effects of Goat Browsing on Himalayan Blackberry [pdf], a report by Pheng T. Lee, CSU, Chico Research Foundation
  - Horseshoe Lake lead remediation map
  - Footbridge replaced in Lower Park
  - A page showing how Chico has spent Proposition 40 funds [pdf]
  - FOBP comment on the TANC electric power transmission line which may be routed across Bidwell Park.
What's in bloom
- What's Not In Bloom
Archives
- Two Ways to Help Bidwell Park on Make a Difference Day, October 25, 2003
- Altacal Audubon's 2003 Chico Christmas Bird Count
- Environmental Banquet 2004 March 25, 2004, a Fundraising Event for the 25th Endangered Species Faire
- A poster about activities on Earth Day 2008 (April 19) in the park [PDF 3 Mb].

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