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The Barry R. Kirshner Wildlife Foundation
The Wildlife Foundation is home to a remarkable variety of non-releasable, endangered, and exotic live animals. Hours of Operation: 7 days a week by appointment, 9am - 5pm. Donations Welcome! Located behind Durham Park, on Laura Lane. Mailing address: P. O. Box 841, Durham, CA 95938. Call 345-1700 or visit them online at
www.kirshner.org for more information.
Bidwell Mansion NEW TIMES!
Learn about Chico’s rich history with a guided tour of the 26 room historic mansion. The Visitor Center is open Tues-Fri from 12-4 pm, and Sat & Sun from 10-4 pm, with guided tours on the hour. Cost: $4 per person; children 5-17 are $2, and children under 5 are free. 525 The Esplanade. 895-6144
Chico Creek Nature Center
The Chico Creek Nature Center operates as a natural history museum, nature center, and information center of Bidwell Park, and offers educational programs for students, weekend hikes, and nature activities for the public, interactive wildlife exhibits, day camps for kids, and a living animal museum. Donation requested. Call 891-4671 or visit them online at:
Chico Community Observatory
The mission of the Kiwanis Chico Community Observatory is to provide access to our universe through its telescopes for the enjoyment and education of the youth of this community and of the world. Open to the public Thursday thru Sunday from sunset until three hours after sunset. In Upper Bidwell Park. Call 879-0207 for more information, or visit them online at: http://www.chicoobservatory.com/
Chico Museum
The Chico Museum has hosted more than 85 exhibits celebrating the distinct heritage of Chico since it opened in February 1986. Exhibits change several times a year and include prestigious traveling exhibits as well as those created by the Museum focusing on local Chico and Butte County history. Donation requested. Call 891-4336 for more information, or visit them online at: http://chicomuseum.org/
Grey Lodge Wildlife Area Tours
Visitors will learn about wetlands & wildlife where more than a million ducks & thousands of geese make their home for the winter. Visit the museum & take the self-guided trail. Saturdays 10am, Sundays 1pm. Eight miles southwest of Gridley. 846-7505.
Museum of Anthropology
The museum is committed to the collection, protection, and interpretation of ethnographic material culture and to share this with the community through its educational programs. Please call (530) 898-5397 to arrange a tour.
Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Turtle Bay Exploration Park is a sprawling 300-acre campus filled with educational and entertaining activities all focused on the interpretation of the relationship between humans and nature. Spanning the Sacramento River and linked by the Sundial Bridge, the Park tells the story of the region and its people. For more information, including a map, go to:www.turtlebay.org.
Growing Up Chico Magazine Online
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