City of Chico

City of Chico City Manager Mark Orme has this week's City Manager Update. Items of discussion include a recap of some of the specific items in our Homeless Solu...tions Plan that were approved at our last City Council meeting, as well as a special message regarding the upcoming Halloween weekend. See more

THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS! Make A Difference Week October 19th - 25th 2020 Thank you so much to everyone that volunteered their time participating in various activities throughout the Chico community over the course of the week! ... Chico's parks and greenways received a lot of special attention! The overgrown vegetation around the fence line of Caper Acres was tamed, Peregrine Point was mulched and tree protectors were installed, weeding was done and a large amount of debris and old tires were removed from Comanche Creek and young Oak trees were watered and protected with caging in Middle Bidwell Park. A special thank you to the Chico Parks PALS, Friends of Comanche Creek Greenway, CSU, Chico, Butte College, Inspire School of Arts and Sciences, Caring Choices and Butte Environmental Council volunteers! Together we all made an difference and can continue to make a difference in our community everyday! For more information about volunteering in Chico's parks and greenway please go to https://www.ci.chico.ca.us/volunteer-program

Brush Fire in Wildwood Park. Firefighters at scene mopping up. Fire was started by a misfired rocket that landed in the dry vegetation igniting it.

Mark your calendars to join BEC on October 25th from 9 to noon in Upper Bidwell Park to protect young oak trees as a culmination event of our 7-year oak restora...tion program. We need your help to ensure that the oaks we have planted and watched over for 7 years are able to grow into heritage trees, providing immeasurable benefits to our oak woodland habitat and regional climate over the decades. On the 25th, put on your boots, grab a pair of work gloves and a few friends, and meet us at the North Rim Trail Parking Lot at 9 am! For questions about this event, email [email protected]

*UPDATE* All roads are now open to through traffic and Fire is contained. PSA Please Avoid the area of Upper Park Rd at Wildwood Ave and over to Bidwell Park Go...lf Course due to a vegetation fire near the levee behind Wildwood Park. Roads will be blocked to incoming traffic. Thank you

To find out more about this event and more volunteer opportunities please visit https://www.chico.ca.us/post/volunteer-calendar Thank you PALS for doing your part in Chico's parks!

THIS WEEK'S CITY OF CHICO CITY MANAGER UPDATE In this episode, our City of Chico City Manager Mark Orme talks with Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager James Carr about the inner workings of a very vital and important part of our City operations.

The Gate at Lot E (Horseshoe Lake will be closed during the red flag warning period.

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for our area starting Wednesday morning at 5am extending through Friday, 10/16 at 11am. Gusty north t...o east winds and low humidity are expected. Currently, PG&E's planned Public Safety Power Shutoff map shows no impact to the City of Chico; affected areas include our neighboring communities of Forest Ranch and Paradise.

Today is the last day to take your census for Chico! We currently have a 63.4% response rate for our City, lower than the state's response rate. Take your household's census right now at https://census.ca.gov.