CHICO — Bidwell Park is turning 120 years old this year, and park supporters are honoring it with a series of free workshops leading up to a big birthday party June 7. “The idea is to reconnect people ...

CHICO — Bidwell Park’s Artist in Residence and local installation artist Eve Werner led a small group of people on an erosion line hike in Upper Bidwell Park last week to show the damaging effects of ...

Standing in the shade of Oak Grove in the One-Mile Recreation Area on Saturday, Addison Winslow said “I think I may have learned how to swim in Bidwell Park.” Chico’s District 4 councilor had just cut ...

Chico residents were devastated by the loss of their landmark Bidwell Mansion, destroyed Wednesday in an early-morning fire. “No words,” said former Chico Mayor Andrew Coolidge in a social media post.

CHICO — Closing in on one year since Bidwell Mansion was destroyed by an arsonist on Dec. 11, 2024, California State Parks is temporarily reopening the historic park’s visitor center and gift shop to ...

A historic Victorian home in Chico that has been a Northern California landmark for more than 150 years was gutted by an early morning fire. Bidwell Mansion caught fire just after 3 a.m. Wednesday, ...