2026
- March 2026 – The Next Generation of Water Stewards is on The Way
- February 2026 – Free Trees for Oroville Schools
- January 2026 – A Thank you to the Discovery Shoppe
2025
- December 2025 – Dioxin Education Committee Speaks Up
- November 2025 – Gathering in Paradise for “Good Fire”
- October 2025 – Drop in The Bucket is Back
- September 2025 – 50th Anniversary of Butte Environmental Council!
- August 2025 – 38th Annual Bidwell Park and Chico Creek Cleanup
- July 2025 – Local-level Environmental Stewardship is Crucial
- June 2025 – A Thank You to Hooker Oak Elementary School
- May 2025 – A Love Letter to Mother Earth
- April 2025 – The 46th Annual Endangered Species Faire!
- March 2025 – S.O.S. – Save Our Salmon
- February 2025 – One-of-a-kind “Good Fire Weekend”
- January 2025 – Come Chill with BEC
2024
- December 2024 – An Autumnal morning burn that will ignite a seasonal shift!
- November 2024 – BEC Gala invites you to become a member!
- October 2024 – Welcome of the Salmons
- September 2024 – Creek Clean up restoration efforts
- August 2024 – The Creek Clean-Up is back!
- July 2024 – Extreme Heat Awareness Month
- June 2024 – It’s Getting Hot in Here!
- May 2024 – Action Alert! Neighborhood Habitat Certification Program
- April 2024 – The Endangered Species Faire is happening THIS month!!
- March 2024 – Lease a garden plot in time for Spring gardening!
- February 2024 – The Endangered Species Faire is Back
- January 2024 – Looking back at BEC’s year
2023
- December 2023 – Practice the 4 R’s this Holiday Season
- November 2023 – Habitat Restoration with BEC & Green Campus
- October 2023 – Upcoming Climate Action Day!
- September 2023 – Clean Water Action Week at BEC!
- August 2023 – Advocacy Article: Tree Equity & Extreme Heat Mitigation
- July 2023 – New Directions: Introducing Patrizia Hironimus
- June 2023 – 36th Annual Bidwell Park and Chico Creeks Cleanup & Restoration Project
- May 2023 – Help Chico beat the heat
- April 2023 – Earth Day Events…Seeking All Community Volunteers!
- March 2023 – Earth Day Events
- February 2023 – Annual Mixer — Join Us!
- January 2023 – Start the New Year HERE, Friend!
2022
- December 2022 — Friend, December is Looking Merry and Bright ❤️
- Special Edition — 📢 🅰🅲🆃🅸🅾🅽 🅰🅻🅴🆁🆃 Join BEC in opposition to Valley’s Edge Sprawl Development❗
- November 2022 — 🤗 Feeling Thankful, Friend! 🌱Plant Trees, Internship Opportunity, New Workshop, Action Alerts
- Special Edition – Butte County Community Climate Action Day October 29, 2022
- October 2022 — 🍂October is Full of Environmental Action!
- September 2022 — 🌱Friend, this September is the 35th Annual Cleanup!
- August 2022 — 😎 A cool read for the August heat— Water Justice forum, CBMF recap, register for the cleanup.
- July 2022 — ☀️ Summer is upon us, Friend — The Chico Bicycle Music Festival returns!
- April 2022 — It’s Earth Month, Friend! Join us for the Endangered Earth Event, tree planting, and more.
- March 2022 — Environmental Gathering this month
- February 2022 — Upcoming BEC Activities you don’t want to miss — Air Quality Forum, Gathering, Endangered Earth
- January 2022 — BEC welcomes new staff and interns, new programs, and more coming in 2022!
2021
- December 2021 — Friend, we are finishing 2021 strong
- November 2021 — A season for food, fun, giving, and protecting our environment
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021 — Happy Earth Month! Event Updates, Spring Cleaning, We’re Hiring, and More
- March 2021 — Save the Dates! BEC 2021 Event Calendar, FREE TREES, Sustainability, and More
- February 2021
- January 2021 — Exciting Changes at BEC! A New Year, Advocacy, Trees, and Virtual Education
2020
- December 2020 – BEC Leadership and Urban Forest Program Hits Chico Neighborhoods
- November 2020 – Celebrating BEC’s 45th Anniversary at the Meriam Park Drive-in!
- October 2020 – The Largest Cleanup in BEC History! ~Virtual Zero Waste Forum Goes Live
- September 2020 – Virtual Zero Waste Forum and Chico Urban Forest Revitalization
- August 2020 – Oak Tree Protection, Local Housing Proposals and the BEC Member Meeting
- July 2020 – Chico & Butte County’s Environment is on the Line
- June 2020 – Annual Cleanup EXPANDS! Action Alerts and Opportunities
- May 2020 – Hiring, Opportunities and Increased Creek Cleanup and Restoration Work
- April 2020 – 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, BEC Delivers Over 100 Trees to Chico Residents!
- March 2020 – Mutual Aid Creek Cleanup Support ; COVID-19
- March 2020 — Sustaining Membership and Environmental Education Online
- February 2020 — Food Systems & Climate Change and Spring at the Oak Way Garden
- January 2020 – Community Water Forum, 2020 Events & New City Tree Planting Campaign
2019
- December 2019 – Holiday Giving and 2020 Impact Sneak Peak
- November 2019 – Giving Tuesday and Butte County Water Issue Update
- October 2019 – 44th Anniversary Gala SOLD OUT and Housing & Climate Change Community Forum
- September 2019 – 32nd Annual Park & Creek Cleanup, Climate Action Plan Listening Session and More
- August 2019 – Our new General Manager and Organization Program & Event Updates!
- March 2019 – Get Excited for the May ESF
- February 2019 – Make Puppets & Plant Trees!
- January 2019 – Spring Events & Camp Fire Recovery
2018
- November 2018 – Volunteers Needed! Neighborhood Tree Planting
- October 2018 – BEC’s 43rd Anniversary Gala Saturday, October 20th!
- September 2018 – 31st Annual Bidwell Park and Chico Creeks Cleanup
- August 2018 – Purchase Early Bird Tickets Now for the 43rd Anniversary Gala!
- July 2018 – Save the Date! Annual Bidwell Park and Chico Creeks Cleanup
- April 2018 – Celebrate Earth Day with Brunch and Butte Environmental Council
2017
- September 2017 – Volunteer at the 30th Annual Bidwell Park and Chico Creeks Cleanup
- August 2017 – Wine Tasting, Movie Matinee, and the 30th Annual Bidwell Park Cleanup
- June 2017 – Support BEC TONIGHT at the TBar Takeover!
- May 2017 – 38th Annual Endangered Species Faire
- April 2017 – Happy Earth Week from BEC!
- March 2017 – GET YOUR TICKETS NOW: SPROUT n’ SHOUT April 8th
- February 2017 – Share the LOVE, Give BEC
- January 2017 – Committed to the Environment Since 1975
2016
- December 2016 – ‘Tis the Season for Sustainability
- November 2016 – Go Green and Give Back with BEC this Holiday Season
- October 2016 – BEC’s 41st Anniversary Gala
- September 2016 – #HeronThanks: Partnerships to be Proud of!
- August 2016 – Come have FUN with BEC this month!
- July 2016 – Stop Oil Trains Week of Action Starts Today!
- June 2016 – Summer Heat Launches Start of Weekly Oak Waterings!
- May 2016 – Endangered Species Faire Examines Species “Back from the Brink”
- April 2016 – Chico Scrap Metal Hearing Thursday & More Trees get the Ax
- March 2016 – Local Legends booked for BEC Dinner on April 9
- February 2016 – Will you Speak up for Environmental Justice?
- January 2016 – Big News on the Horizon for BEC & more
2015
- December 2015 – Lindo Channel Creek Cleanup & BEC Holiday Party
- November 2015 – High Noon for the Planet & Help the Oaks
- October 2015 – 40th Anniversary Gala and Local Fracking Achievements
- September 2015 – And The Award Goes To…
- August 2015 – Bidwell Park and Chico Creeks Clean-up & BEC’s 40th Anniversary Gala
- July 2015 – Important Hearings on Oaks, Pesticides, and Water Transfers
- June 2015 – Move the Junkyard, Energy Conservation Tips, 5K Chico Climate Challenge
- May 2015 – Love Your Mother, Tree Removals, Bill McKibben visits Chico
- April 2015 – Earth Day Opportunities, Record Drought, & Garden Fundraiser
- March 2015 – Hundreds More Tree Removals Proposed
- February 2015 – More Trees Get the Ax & Fracking Ban Next Week
- January 2015 – Stopping the Oroville Chainsaws & Our Year of Climate Action
2014
- December 2014 – Giving Tuesday, Ca’s New Groundwater Laws & BEC Holiday Party
- November 2014 – Humboldt Rd. & Bidwell Park Tree Planting
- October 2014 – BEC Anniversary Gala, The Water Bond Forum, and Chico Tree Advocates
- September 2014 – Community Garden Harvest Festival & Bidwell Park Clean-Up
- August 2014 – “A Crack in the Climate” & Fracking Campaign
- July 2014 – Local Heroes & Oak Way Garden Community Grand Opening
- May 2014 – Water Wise Workshops, RARE in the Classroom, and BEC Wine Tasting
- April 2014 – Groundwater Watch, RARE Team, and Fracking Ban Makes National News
- March 2014 – Rainwater Catchment for Schools & Anti- Fracking Rally in Sacramento
- February 2014 – Environmental Coalition Gathering & Timely and Timeless Water Conservation
- January 2014 – BEC’s New Watershed Program & Oak Way Community Garden
2013
- November 2013 – Water Concert, Climate Action Planning, and An Appeal for the Trees
- October 2013 – 38th Anniversary Gala, Whiskerman Concert, and Code Blue Solutions
- August 2013 – Bidwell Park Clean-Up, Bay Delta Public Briefing, and Sustainability Task Force
- July 2013 – Water Transfers Alert, Concow Reservoir, and Dioxin Meeting
- June 2013 – Get the Frack Out of CA, Grassroots Taking Action, and …Now the Wine
- May 2013 – Til the Wells Run Dry and I Want to Be Elected
- April 2013 – Code Blue Activist Training, Earth Day, and Stream Team Turns 10
- March 2013 – Spring Cleaning, Coalition of the Awesome, and TWFS
- February 2013 – Countdown to Sustainability, Breaking More Bread, and Fracking Nonsense
- January 2013 – BEC’s New Website and Water Ethics Forum
2012
- December 2012 – Frack Attack and Here Comes the Snow goose
- November 2012 – Procession of the Species and AquAlliance Conference
- October 2012 – Over Troubled Waters and the Helena Chemical Plant
- September 2012 – Birthday Bash, Community Superstars, and Prop. 37
- August 2012 – Rummage Sale, Wine Tasting, and Friends & Allies
- July 2012 – Fracking Ordinance and Feather River Clean-Up
- June 2012 – Zone of Confusion and Getting Involved with BEC
- May 2012 – Chico Bike Music Festival and Humboldt Gardens
- April 2012 – Earth Day Concert and the Environmental Footprint of War






