Our Office
Ecological Reserves
3521 14 Mile House Road
Forest Ranch, CA 95942
530-898-5010
530-342-1371
Mailing Address
Ecological Reserves - Chico State Enterprises
25 Main St. Suite 203
Chico, CA 95928-5388
Management Plan
The Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve (BCCER) and the Butte Creek Ecological Preserve (BCEP) are managed by Chico State Enterprises, for purposes of education, research, and natural resource protection. The Reserves contain diverse wildlife sustained in unique and critically important habitats. The Reserves also contain a number and variety of cultural resources, including historical sites and features indicative of exploration, mining, logging, homesteading, and ranching, as well as prehistoric sites and features representing ancient and historic Native American habitation and other land uses. In order to manage and preserve the resources for future research and interpretation, provisions are included in this plan for protection of these resources.