The best way to learn how to garden and landscape with native plants is to get out and do it. Free, hands-on workshops are held monthly at the Alice Hecker Native Plant Garden located on the grounds of the Chico Creek Nature Center in Bidwell Park. Learn about native garden plants, planting, pruning, irrigation, mulching, problem solving, creating habitat, designing and more. Workshops are held the second Saturday of each month, weather permitting. Each workshop includes a short walk-through of the garden to discuss current garden issues and chores, along with pertinent demonstrations. Afterward, participants are given the opportunity to put these skills into practice in the garden. Please bring your own favorite hand tools along with any gardening or design questions you might have about your own garden. This is an active, hands on workshop so please be prepared to get your hands dirty and work in the garden!
Instructor: Deb Halfpenny Location: Chico Creek Nature Center
Ages: All Ages (parents, please accompany minor children) Fee: FREE!
Website Accesibilty Policy Chico Area Recreation and Park District
Chico Area Recreation and Park District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Chico Area Recreation and Park District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations
Chico Area Recreation and Park District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Chico Area Recreation and Park District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found. In our ongoing commitment to transparency, we make the
last three months' reports available to the public.
August 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report
July 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report
June 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
