Land Stewardship Instructional Resources There is no better place in California to major in Land Stewardship than the College of Agriculture at California State University, Chico. The College has irrigated pastures and rangeland where students can study vegetation dynamics and vegetation monitoring. The University, through the Bidwell Environmental Institute manages several land preserves for the primary purposes of protection, enhancement, research, and education. Two of these, the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve and the Butte Creek Ecological Reserve are within easy campus distance, while the third Eagle Lake Field Station is in the Cascade Mountains near Susanville.

Since Chico lies at the eastern edge of the Sacramento Valley, it is within easy distance of the wetlands of the Butte and Sutter Basin, the riparian corridor of the Sacramento River, the mountain meadows and streams of the southern Cascade Mountains, the annual and perennial grasslands of the valley, the oak woodlands of the foothills, and the sagebrush steppes of the northern Great Basin in Lassen and Modoc Counties.

Public lands in the mountains and Great Basin are managed for multiple uses, including habitat protection, wildlife, recreation, timber, grazing, and water. Public lands in the valley are managed for wildlife, habitat preservation or enhancement, and recreation.These lands are managed by such agencies as the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the US Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the US Bureau of Reclamation, the California Department of Fish and Game and the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

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