Come learn more about the Elements Youth Advisory program and find out how to get involved in the 2024/2025 Youth Advisory Council cohort. We’ll have a booth at the PRPD Neighbor to Neighbor kick off event at Bille Park.
Bring your family and/or close friends to help us celebrate the past year of the Elements Youth Advisory Program. Jon Aull will lead a forest bathing activity for members and guests on the reserve. Wear closed toed shoes and bring a water bottle. *Please RSVP with how many people you are bringing and if any have food allergies. Dinner included.
Explore the lake on a kayak and learn about constellations in the night sky. Wear comfortable clothes and water shoes (if you have them) and bring a water bottle. Dinner included.
Youth Advisory Committee members will present to the PRPD Board of Directors and give a summary of the past year with the Elements Program.
Regular Youth Advisory Council meeting at the Terry Ashe Center. Click this link for the agenda. Dinner included
Learn basic rock climbing and rappelling skills at the Chico State Acker Gym. Scott Amick and Lil Wood will provide all the gear and instruction. Wear comfortable clothes and closed toed shoes and bring a water bottle. Lunch included.
Guest presenter and stand up comic, Santy Gray, will review basic public speaking skills and lead fun improv activities to help members get more comfortable speaking in public settings. Dinner included.
More info to come!
Dinner included
Text Eddie at 530-624-9675 for a ride
Wear your Winter clothes and join us for a day of snowshoeing and sledding in Lassen National Park. No previous experience needed
Breakfast and lunch included!
Text Eddie at 530-624-9675 for a ride
Join us to learn more about Leadership including the many types of leadership, bad leadership, developing a leadership identity, and why practicing good followership is actually a form of leadership.
Dinner included
Text Eddie at 530-624-9675 for a ride
Birding and Bird Language
If you are driving yourself we all are meeting up at Patrick’s Ranch at 3:30 PM. Arrive early if you are able to. The address is below:
10381 Midway Rd, Durham, CA 95938
Snacks included
Text Eddie at 530-624-9675 for a ride
2024 YAC Planning and Guest Speakers!
Dinner included
Text Eddie at 530-624-9675 for a ride
More information to come!
Dinner included
Text Eddie at 530-624-9675 for a ride
This Meeting has been Postponed More info will be uploaded soon
12 PM: Lunch will be offered at the Paradise Skating Rink
Once lunch is concluded skating can begin! We will also be baking sugar cookies in the Paradise Recreation and Parks District kitchen. You can choose to take part in baking and/or decorating the sugar cookies or continue skating. There will be some fun accessories available to wear during the event to get into the disco mood along with fun disco music! Skating will wrap up around 2:50 PM and we will be leaving by 3 PM to drive everyone home.
Meeting Minutes 11/30/23
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Bird Survey of the Butte Creek Ecological Preserve (BCEP)
Sat Nov 11, 9-1 about 3 miles flat walking
Birds are our most easily observed wildlife, and there are well over 300 species documented in Butte County, over 160 at the BCEP. The Butte Creek Ecological Preserve (BCEP) is a dynamic riparian (Creekside) habitat, an active floodplain with an ever-changing landscape. We will use quality binoculars to get a close look at the birds. You may see species you’ve never noticed before and discover a new way to connect with wildlife and the natural world. Birds are a great indicator of ecosystem health, so being able to do bird surveys is a useful skill for land stewards and biologists. Learn how to identify birds using guides and the Merlin bird app (free download to your phone). The eBird app (free download to your phone) is an easy way to keep track of your personal sightings for a personal life list, and your sightings (along with over 100 million others every year) become part of a database that is used by scientists to inform conservation efforts.
Join Ken Sobon of the Altacal Audubon Society and his team for a special night of owl banding Fri, November 3. Since 2005 they have been studying the migration ecology of the Northern Saw-whet owl at the BCCER. Come sit under the stars and listen to the tune of the saw-whet's call as we attract migrating owls to our mist nets. We will bring owls back to the station for banding, determining their sex and age, then release them back to the trees. Wear hiking boots, warm clothes; bring headlamps or flashlight, a chair, snacks, and warm drink.
Rain and/or high winds cancel.
Morning Tour: 10am - 12pm; Arrive at 9:30am!
All Trips Meet and Begin at Feather River Fish Hatchery (Under the Green Bridge)
Located at: 5 Table Mountain Blvd. Oroville, CA 95965
PLEASE ARRIVE AT LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR TRIP DEPARTS! WE
LEAVE ON TIME EACH TRIP!
Tours will end at Riverbend Park (at the boat launch)
Located at: 50 Montgomery St, Oroville CA 95965
A shuttle will be scheduled to return participants to the launch site immediately after the tour ends.
What to Bring & Reminders:
Shorts and shirt - Clothing and Shoes can and will get wet!
Warm Clothes to change into (No Jeans or Cotton Pants on the River)
Water Shoes or solid sandals for Water and Shore Travel (No Bare Feet, No Flip Flops)
Water Bottle - Hydration is important! Drink lots of water! 1 quart or more per person
Backpack or duffel to keep your stuff together / no loose stuff
Snacks with plenty of liquids
Wind, sun and rain prepare for all conditions
Lip Protection & Sun protection
Optional: Binoculars, Camera, Phone (Forebay Aquatic Center is not responsible for any items brought on the tours)
Safety Instruction begins 15 minutes before your trip, please arrive early!
Waivers must be signed, and will be available at the launch site.
What is Provided:
Single and Double Kayaks (Doubles are subject to availability)
Guides, Lifejackets, Kayaks, Paddles and Safety/First Aid Equipment
Introduction to basic Kayak Operation and Safety
Meeting Minutes 9/28/23
Link to Hatchet house waiver FILL THIS OUT ON SATURDAY!!
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Deets:
If you live on the ridge meet at the terry ashe center at 8:00 and leave by 8:20
Drive to Big Chico creek ecological reserve Directions
Hit the trail around 9:00 or 9:30 am
Hike out for an hour and a half, eat food – please let us know if you have food allergies
Eddie will get subway most likely so please fill out our order form so you don’t starve :) (Please Click her for Sandwich orders)
Hike back to the vehicles
Pack up and load into vehicles
If we get back to the parking lot around 3:00pm, or sooner, then we should be back to home base around 3:30pm
We will drop off the Chico Crew before heading back up to the TARC
If you want to drive yourself, totally cool, but we will have a 10 passenger van available and a second one if we need it
We welcome you to the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve (BCCER), which resides on the Traditional Homelands of the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria. Join us for a cultural presentation that provides historical accounts involving the local Native people of Butte County, current partnership between the Mechoopda Tribe and the BCCER, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Afterwards join us for a short walk on the reserve to identify and learn about culturally significant plants and connect the importance of the land and Native people. Since time immemorial Native American people have stewarded the land now known as the United States. Learn how land stewardship has changed throughout the years and how the BCCER works in partnership with the Mechoopda Tribe to continue stewarding the land now known as the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve. We hope that those participating on this day understand the importance of the BCCER not only for its visual beauty but the cultural beauty and understand that the reserve is home to many plants and animals that are crucial to the Mechoopda people who call this place home.
We will have lunch at the historic barn, then learn about the exciting world of wildland firefighting. We'll touch on fire ecology, prescribed fire as a management tool, BCCER’s growing role as a regional leader in putting good fire on the ground, and upcoming opportunities for firefighter certification trainings.
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Forest therapy is a simple, guided outdoor experience designed to support health and wellness through immersion in natural environments. Forest Therapy has proven physical and mental health benefits. A forest therapy walk is a gentle, open ended sensory practice that tends to adapt organically to the needs of the participant. Walks can be fun, playful, reflective, profound, simple, funny, or provide opportunities for processing grief. As a practice, the experience tends to resist conventional description.
During each walk, a certified forest therapy guide offers invitations to deepen sensory experience and facilitate interaction with nature. If you've ever been a child, jumped in a pile of leaves, looked under rocks for cool bugs, or noticed a distinctive tree, you can do forest therapy. There's no wrong way, and lots of "right" ways to do it. Nothing is mandatory, and no particular outcome is expected. Everything is welcome. Immersions typically end with tea made from wild-harvested forest herbs and snacks. Come try it out and see for yourself!
The Butte Creek Ecological Preserve is recovering from the 2018 Camp Fire and is a great example of the recovery of a fire adapted landscape. It was recently transferred to the Mechoopda tribe for management as a preserve.
Deets:
3.1 miles up Honey Run Road, no address. Address across the street is 1211
If you live on the ridge meet at the terry ashe center at 8:00 and leave by 8:15
Drive to Butte Creek Ecological Preserve Directions
Hit the trail around 9:00 or 9:30 am
Hike out for an hour and a half, eat food – please let us know if you have food allergies
Eddie will get subway most likely so please fill out our order form so you don’t starve :) (Please Click her for Sandwich orders)
Hike back for an hour and a half
Pack up and load into vehicles
If we get back to the parking lot around 12:30pm, or sooner, then we should be back to home base around 1:30 pm
We will drop off the Chico Crew before heading back up to the TARC
If you want to drive yourself, totally cool, but I will have a 10 passenger van available and a second one if we need it
Deets:
If you live on the ridge meet at the terry ashe center by 8:45 AM
if you live in Chico then this crew can meet at Beatniks 1387 E 8th St, Chico, CA 95928 by 8:50
Oroville crew carpool if you can, if not we can pick up on the way to forebay
arrive at forebay and sign waivers then get fitted for life vests, do our sailing for a bit then, eat food Sandwich Order Form – please let us know if you have food allergies
Pack up and load into vehicles
Get back to the parking lot around 2:00-3:00 pm, or sooner, then we should be back to home base around 3:30
We will drop off the Chico Crew before heading back up to the TARC
If you want to drive yourself, totally cool, but I will have a 10 passenger van available and a second one if we need it
Wear clothing made of synthetic material (polyester or nylon) that will not retain water and dry quickly - You will get wet!
Warm clothing and shoes to change into after your tour
Water shoes or Sandals-No bare feet or flip-flops!
A water bottle and snacks - Hydration is important!
Sun Protection (hat, sunglasses, lip balm and sunscreen, long sleeve shirts and pants)
Some optional items you may want to bring include binoculars, camera, and cell phone. (However, the Forebay Aquatic Center is not responsible for any items brought on the tours)
Check the weather forecast in advance- dress and prepare accordingly- Layers are always a great way to go
