Big Chico Creek: A Call for Urgent Action to Protect Public Health and Threatened Salmon

An Open Letter to CalTrout, BCCER, and the Citizens of Chico, Ca.

Dear Environmental Advocates and Community Members,

Big Chico Creek, a 46-mile waterway that flows from Lassen National Park through the heart of Chico, Ca. to the Sacramento River, faces an environmental and public health crisis that demands immediate attention. Recent confirmation of dangerous E. coli O157 contamination has resulted in children being hospitalized and a no-swim advisory that extends from Upper Bidwell Park to the One Mile Recreation Area.