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Butte County Environmental Directory
Altacal Audubon Society
PO Box 3671, Chico, CA 95927
1.844.428.3826
10 Landing Circle, Suite I, Chico, CA 95926
530.345.5864, Fax: 530.345.6035
PO Box 4024, Chico, CA 95927
530.895.9420
A.S. Chico Recycling Saturday Donation Center
Drop off center: 417 Cherry Street, Chico, CA 95928
530.898.5033, Fax: 530.898.6782
A.S. Environmental Affairs Council
BMU 203, CSU Chico, Chico, CA 95929
530.898.5701 or 530.218.5820
Fax: 530.898.6014
The Associated Students Environmental Affairs Council (EAC) consists of students, staff, faculty and community members who all work to increase the Associated Students (AS), university and community commitment to sustainability. This is achieved through influencing AS policies and campus advocacy. We aim to educate, empower and advocate on behalf of students about sustainability-related issues. Overall, the EAC will improve the synergistic relationships between the three aspects of sustainability: economic, environmental, and social.
P.O. Box 3223, Chico, CA 95927-3223
530.345.7265, Tom Barrett
Bidwell Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
PO Box 4005, Chico, CA 95927
530.343.9004 (Wildlife Help Phone)
Big Chico Creek Watershed Alliance
PO Box 461, Chico, CA 95927
530.892.2196
Butte County Local Food Network
Butte Creek Watershed Conservancy
P.O. Box 1611, Chico, CA 95927
530.893.5399
The Butte Creek Watershed Conservancy was established to protect, restore and enhance the cultural, economic and ecological heritage of the Butte Creek Watershed through cooperative landowner action.
313 Walnut Street, Suite 140, Chico, CA 95928
530.891.6424, Fax: 530.891.6426
For admin & dogs: 2579 Fair Street, Chico, CA 95928
For cats: 587 Country Drive, Chico, CA 95928
530.343.7917, Fax: 530.895.0726
2725 Hwy 32, Suite F, Chico, CA 95973
530.894.0495
California Native Plant Society
2707 K Street, Suite 1, Sacramento, CA 95816
916.447.2677, Fax: 916.447.2727
Originally formed in 1965 in the east bay region, the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is a statewide non-profit organization of amateurs and professionals with a common interest in California's native plants. Our nearly 10,000 members work to promote native plant appreciation, research, education, and conservation through our five statewide programs and 34 regional chapters in California. Through membership in CNPS, Californians of all walks of life are able to support and engage in opportunities to experience and learn about native plants and their habitats, gardening and landscaping with native plants, restoration of habitat areas, and conservation issues throughout the state.
California Native Plant Society, Mount Lassen Chapter
PO Box 3212, Chico, CA 95927
California Wildlife Foundation & California Oaks
428 13th Street, Suite 10A, Oakland, CA 94612
510.763.0282, Fax: 510.2689948
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance
1248 East Oak Avenue #D, Woodland, CA 95776
510.526.4049
California Wilderness Coalition
1814 Franklin Street, Suite 510, Oakland, CA 94612
510.451.1450, Fax: 510.451.1445
The California Wilderness Coalition (CalWild) protects and restores the state’s wildest natural landscapes and watersheds on public lands. These important wild places provide clean air and water, refuges for wildlife, and outstanding opportunities for recreation and spiritual renewal for people. CalWild is the only statewide organization dedicated solely to protecting and restoring the wild places and native biodiversity of California’s public lands.
1968 East 8th Street, Chico, CA 95928
530.891.4671
Chico Creek Nature Center is the interpretive center for Bidwell Park. Programs feature nature walks and a Live-Animal/Living History Museum designed to encourage responsible interaction with the environment.
Chico Natural Foods Cooperative
818 Main Street, Chico, CA 95928
530.891.1713, Fax: 530.891.6066
526 Broadway Street, Chico, CA 95928
530.893.9078
123 West 3rd Street, Suite 210, Chico, CA 95928
530.343.8356, Fax: 530.342.4646
Our sponsors, organized rides, and membership dues help us to advocate for all cyclists in Northern California and beyond. We represent your interests within organizations such as the Chico Bike Advisory Committee, BCAG Transportation Advisory Committee, Chico Parking Access Resource Committee and the California Bicycle Coalition. We develop and implement programs and work with other local organizations like the Butte Bicycle Coalition, Chico Cyclist Care Fund and the Butte Environmental Council to educate our community about bicycling and support local cyclists.
Community Action Volunteers in Education (CAVE)
BMU Room 309, California State University, Chico, Chico, CA 95928
530.898.5817, Fax: 530.898.6431
25 Main Street, Suite 102, Chico, CA 95929
530.898.4354, Fax: 530.898.4911
We promote environmental quality through education and advocacy. Interns are actively involved in local, regional, and global issues. Environmental Advocates is comprised of interns who share a concern for environmental quality and a willingness to work toward safeguarding the environment.
PO Box 4837, Chico, CA 95927
Friends of Bidwell Park (FOBP) is a park advocacy, non-profit organization formed in April of 2003. FOBP received its IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit designation in January 2004. Our focus is on preserving and protecting the natural resources of Bidwell Park, increasing community outreach that provides education and information about the park and its resources, as well as providing park volunteer opportunities.
PO Box 3305, Chico, CA 95927
The Friends of Butte Creek work to protect, restore and enhance the natural habitats of wildlife in the Butte Creek Watershed.
PO Box 21, Meadow Valley, CA 95956
1418 20th Street, Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95811
916.442.3155, Fax: 916.442.3396
220 Meyers Street, Chico, CA 95928 | P.O. Box 3073, Chico, CA 95927
530.895.1271
P.O. Box 528, Chico, CA 95927
530.899.7719
The Mill Creek Conservancy is a 501C 3 non-profit corporation formed in 1994 by local landowners, members of the local community and others committed to preserving the Mill Creek Watershed for future generations.
The Nature Conservancy, Sacramento River Project
190 Cohasset Road, Suite 177, Chico, CA 95926
530.897.6370, Fax: 530.342.0257
Northern California Regional Land Trust
167 East 3rd Avenue, Chico, CA 95926
530.894.7738
The Northern California Regional Land Trust is a non-profit organization that assists landowners and public agencies in the voluntary protection and conservation land and other natural resources. We recognize conservation of our working and wild land resources is essential to our region’s quality of life for generations to come.
580 Vallombrosa Avenue, Chico, CA 95926
530.894.5401, Fax: 530.894.2970
At River Partners we recognize that all of our on-the-ground projects have next door neighbors and have the potential to affect local communities. Through scientific planning, communication with our neighbors, and careful implementation, our restoration projects balance the needs of wildlife and humans and bring value to California's communities.
Sacramento River Watershed Program
PO Box 9233, Chico, CA 95927
530.781.2220
PO Box 2012, Chico CA 95927
530.345.2696
Sierra Nevada Forest Protection Campaign
P.O. Box 244, Garden Valley, CA 95633
530.295.8210
Our mission is to gather useful environmental information needed to protect the ecological health of the Big Chico Creek watershed, while engaging the local community in effective watershed stewardship.