September 2024

This Month's Issue:

Creek Clean-Up Galore

Feather River Cleanup

Oroville Salmon Festival

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival

Community Climate Action Day

Elements Youth Advisory Council

The Role of Fire and Carbon in Soil & Water Conservation Conference

37th Annual Bidwell Park and Chico Creeks Cleanup

Make sure you pre-register for the cleanup, which is less than weeks away!

Volunteers will meet at Hooker Oak Park, 1928 Manzanita Ave, to grab supplies, coffee and snacks before going to a cleanup area of their choice.

Help keep our local parks and creeks beautiful by helping us clean-up!

Thank you to all of our sponsors: Sierra Nevada, WM, Entwood Property Management, Bidwell Run Club, Butte County Public Works, Butte County Fish and Game Commission, Chico Bag, CA Coastal Commission, CARD, Golden Valley Bank, Members First Credit Union, Beatniks, Crystal Geyser and The Printed Image.

Can’t make BEC's clean-up on the 21st? Well, the good news is there is another clean-up opportunity the very next day!

Volunteers will meet at the Salmon Pavilion to register and receive clean-up supplies. Relax and enjoy a BBQ lunch and live band performance after your hard work!

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024

Time: 10:00am-1:00pm, BBQ Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Location: Salmon Pavilion, Riverbend Park, 50 Montgomery St., Oroville, Ca

Each year the Oroville Salmon Festival celebrates the return of the salmon to the Feather River. This family-friendly event always takes place on the fourth Saturday in September. In 2024 the festival will be held on Saturday, September 28. 

Wild & Scenic Film Festival

The 18th Annual Wild & Scenic film festival is drawing near! This film festival — where activism gets inspired — combines the environmental issues we hold near & dear to our heart and with the innovative media of film. 

This event, hosted by the Friends of Butte Creek, will be held on Oct. 5th at the ARC Pavilion. The event, which includes a special dinner and silent auction, also serves as a celebration for the Friends of Butte Creek’s 25-year anniversary.

Clean Up After Summer Visitors

WHERE: Meet at the last parking area before the Covered Bridge on Honey Run Road. No registration required.

All cleanup supplies will be provided - there will be water, coffee and snacks!

BEC will building bird boxes for Altacal to place in the Park Fire burn scar.

This project is important to helping restore habitat for birds in burn scars by providing them with a home within the trees. Birds are an essential part of restoration in burn scars because they have the ability to naturally reseed the ecosystem by spreading seeds all throughout the area. But birds can not do this if they do not have a place to call home.

Volunteers have an opportunity to aid in the restoration of the land that we care deeply about.

After volunteer projects have concluded, from 12:30 - 2pm there will be a free volunteer lunch provided in Cedar Grove, where there will also be a free resource faire where volunteers can mingle with other agencies and learn more about free services that are provided to the community.

To see the full list of volunteer opportunities click HERE.

Seeking Members for the 24/25 cohort:

• Ages 16 to 26 years old from Butte County
• Participate in weekend outdoor excursions, skill workshops and regional field trips
• Attend bi-monthly planning meetings on Wednesdays at the Terry Ashe Ctr. in Paradise
• Have a voice in local issues and initiatives

Outdoor Excursions & Field Trips:

• Snow shoeing at Lassen Peak 
• Hiking in Upper Bidwell Park
• Boating on the Feather River Canyon
• Environmental science learning
• Local sustainable food & business tours
• Outdoor adventure skill trainings College tours and much more!

Earn a $250 Stipend:

• Attend 8 excursions during the year
• Attend monthly meetings on the first & third Wednesday of each month at the Terry Ashe Center in Paradise, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

How to Apply - Applications due by Sept. 22nd

• Scan the QR code on the front of the flyer and fill out the application on the Elements Youth Advisory Council website or click the button below

For more information, contact:

Kelly Munson at yacbutte@gmail.com or 207-650-2498 www.outdooreducationforall.com/youth-advisory-council

Butte Environmental Council recognizes the original occupants of what is now referred to as the Butte County area and the descendants who are still living here. They include:

Tyme Maidu Tribe-Berry Creek Reservation

Enterprise Rancheria

Mechoopda Indian Tribe

Mooretown Rancheria 

We acknowledge and are mindful that these first people have a special and sacred relationship with their ancestral lands and the waters that run through these lands, sustaining them for centuries. We strive to learn from their ways and to be considered by the tribes as allies to respect and steward resources in this life-giving place.

Support Butte Environmental Council!

BEC is a grassroots non-profit dedicated to protecting the health of our environment. Our work is made possible by people like you! Your contribution helps us plant trees, clean the creeks, and bring environmental education into the classroom.

Consider becoming a Sustaining Member today for as little as $5/month.