Early reports are indicating less than 100 spring run Chinook salmon have returned to Butte Creek this year. The official snorkel count was 51 fish. The count is usually low and will be compared to the carcass count later this year. Here is the CDFW snorkel report. With the remains of last year run assaulted … Read more
PG&E announced December 3, 2024, that the Butte Canal, fed by the diversion at Butte Head Dam will not be put back in service after the disastrous failure August 9, 2023. FERC has noticed PG&E that the failure violated their license and there will be consequences. Read the letter. Final disposition of the canal will … Read more
The 18th Annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival On Tour in Chico was a huge crowd pleaser. The sold out crowd help Friends of Butte Creek celebrate our 25th anniversary of working to protect Butte Creek. Thanks to our incredible sponsors this was the best fundraiser in FBC history. Please support our many partners listed … Read more
The 3rd Annual Summer Kick-off Party with Butte Creek’s own Dylan’s Dharma, Smokey the Groove and Chico Favorites, The Funnels stoked the 300+ crowd. Nono San Pedro warmed up the crowd at 5:30. Tom Tom’s Island Style, Tacos Puerta Vallarta and Green Paradise served the huge crowd and the usual libations of water, wine, and … Read more
We have exciting news on our Wildlife Conservation Board grant for the purchase of a water right dedicated to the creek and its’ creatures. The water that was formerly dedicated to agricultural use was no longer needed by the right holder and was transferred to instream flow dedication. We have finished all the apprasial process … Read more
We updated the community (over 100 people showed up) with details of the catastrophic landslide and sedimentation of Butte Creek caused by the failure of a PG&E canal. The situation, August 10-13, was devastating to the creek and the wildlife. We must not let PG&E continue to get away with destroying our watershed. The District … Read more
Last year Butte County used regualar untrained work crews, failed to report the usage and violated the label requirements for the herbicides when they sprayed the roadsides. The Ag Commissioner provided this summary and a complete report. They will be online soon. See for yourself how they have abused their authority. We need to stop … Read more
The BREAKING NEWS just keeps coming. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife and NOAA Fisheries began collecting yearling spring run salmon from Deer and Mill Creek this week. On Butte Creek they have captured 300 young of the year salmon for the program. This rescue is very unique as they are taking the fish … Read more
Local films on the devastating PG&E canal failure are ready for viewing! Click here It was an evening of inspiration. We all know it takes a CommUNITY to achieve real change. We all learned that only 3.5% of the population can change the world. The takeaway from the Festival was “Be part of the 3.5%”! You … Read more
The Dixie Fire burned nearly a million acres starting in Butte County and roaring up the Feather River into Plumas County and on into Lassen National Park.The fire flanked into the High Lakes, skirted Phillbrook and Round Valley Reservoirs in the West Branch of the Feather and slopped over in to upper Butte Creek around … Read more
