Land Use
BEC's Years of Land Use Advocacy
The environmental focus of BEC has shifted through the years. In the beginning, the implementation of a recycling program for Butte County was the driving force behind the organization. Over the next 15 years, intensive efforts resulted in the designation of wilderness areas in Northern California. Today responsible land use and development is the leading issue. "BEC has survived twenty years and an evolution of change," commented John Merz, a driver in BECs curbside recycling program and general manager from 1981 to 1982.
Advocacy plays a vital role in the successes made towards preservation of the environment. Actions taken by BEC to promote environmental issues include:
- letter-writing campaigns,
- attending legislative hearings,
- observing local areas,
- sponsoring regional meetings,
- ensuring that sound environmental analyses are prepared before construction begins on property in Butte County, and
- taking legal action when necessary.
Here are just of the major land use issues BEC has dealt with over the years:
Articles
Illegal Grading: Damages from proceeding without a permit
By Allen Harthorn, Executive Director, Friends of Butte Creek
Fall/Winter 2010 issue of the Environmental News
Butte Valley residents question rezoning
By John Scott
Fall/Winter 2010 issue of the Environmental News
Advocacy after the General Plan updates
By Robin Huffman, BEC Advocacy Director
Fall/Winter 2010 issue of the Environmental News
General Plans awash in "Green"
By Grace Marvin
Fall/Winter 2010 issue of the Environmental News
County General Plan 2030 Lawsuit - Actions to Settle
Posted Dec. 19, 2010
Potential Legal Challenge to Butte County General Plan 2030
Posted Nov. 19, 2010
The General Plan – How Clean and Green?
By Pamela Posey
Summer 2010 issue of the Environmental News
Development Eyes Butte Creek Canyon
By Pamela Posey, BEC Board Member
Spring 2010 issue of the Environmental News
Chico General Plan Policy Recommendations
Fall 2009 issue of the Environmental News
Wal-Mart: The End is Near
Summer 2009 issue of the Environmental News
Hazardous to Safe: A Case Study of Chemical Contamination at the Diamond Match/Louisiana-Pacific Chico Facility (Part 1) (Part 2)
By Katherin Polan
Posted September 2005
Disc Golf and the Future of Bidwell Park
By Randy Abbott, Friends of Bidwell Park
Summer/Fall 2005 issue of Environmental News
Mechoopda Casino Projects: Bad Location with Dangerous Consequences
Summer/Fall 2005 issue of Environmental News
E-R Letter Praises BEC's Solution
Letter from July 30, 2005
Media Blinded by Solar View
Posted May 11, 2005
Act Now: To Keep Sprawl Out of Butte County
Posted in 2005
New Growth Areas for Chico
January 2002 Chico Examiner
Curbing Sprawl to Fight Climate Change
by Worldwatch Institute
July 2001 Chico Examiner
Beavers or Meadowfoam: Widening Highway 149
by Jill Lacefield
Spring 2001 issue of Environmental News
Students Disenfranchised
by Bob Ray
Spring 2001 issue of Environmental News
Dragonflies... for a Change of Pace
by Kathy Biggs
Spring 2001 issue of Environmental News
Sick at Heart
by Shawn Hamilton
May 2001 Chico Examiner
Chico General Plan Review
May 2001 Chico Examiner
Wetlands Protections At Risk
March 2001 Chico Examiner
First Meeting of Bidwell Park Trail Advisory Group
March 2001 Chico Examiner
Gravel Mine Proposed for Cherokee
March 2001 Chico Examiner
Observations of the Yucatan Environment
By Nora Burnham
January 2001 Chico Examiner
Chico Wetlands
Winter 2000 issue of Environmental News
What’s going on in Bidwell Park these days?
by Tom Barrett
Winter 2000 issue of Environmental News
Wildland Road Erosion Workshop
by Jim Brobeck
Winter 2000 issue of Environmental News
Know Your Local Land Trust!
Winter 2000 issue of Environmental News
A Dream For Upper Bidwell Park
by Michael Jones
Winter 2000 issue of Environmental News
NEFR Is Alive and Well
December 2000 Chico Examiner
Know Your Local Land Trust!
by Keith McKinle
December 2000 Chico Examiner
Rock Creek Flood Plain Development
August 2000 Chico Examiner
Proposed Reopening of the Cherokee Mine
August 2000 Chico Examiner
Letter to Gore
Sent on April 3, 2000
BEC vs. Butte County, et. al Lawsuit Settled
Posted January 2000
Support Letter from the Sierra Club
Published in the December 4, 1999 Chico Enterprise-Record
Ridgeway Development Approvals Challenged by BEC
Posted December 1999
BEC Letter to the Butte County Planning Commission
Submitted on Oct. 28, 1999
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