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Friends of Butte Creek

Friends of Butte Creek

The last, best run.

Butte Creek holds California's last, best run of wild spring-run chinook. For over 25 years we've kept water in the creek and salmon coming home. Your gift keeps them running.

Since 1999 — over 25 years for this creek

Make a gift

Give once, or give monthly. Secure checkout by Square. No account needed.

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$40 a month keeps a year-round voice for the creek in every hearing room that matters.

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Friends of Butte Creek is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Gifts are tax-deductible.

Why the salmon?

The salmon hold the whole canyon together. Bears, birds, trees, even the soil — all of it feeds on the fish coming home. Most people never know that. When you keep the salmon running, you keep everything running.

$25 · AlevinJust hatched. Where every run begins.
$40 · FryGrowing strong in cold water. Our most popular gift.
$50 · SmoltHeaded for the ocean. Good for local businesses, too.
$100 · Steelhead ProtectorFunds a season of creek care.
$250 · King Salmon BenefactorGoes straight to water rights and habitat.
$1,000 · Lifetime FriendHome to spawn. Your name in the creek's story.

More ways to give

Donate by check

Skip processing fees entirely. Mail to: Friends of Butte Creek, 2024 West Sacramento Ave., Chico, CA 95973.

Fish Flow Forever Fund

Help grow the endowment behind one of the first nonprofit-held instream water rights in California.

Michael Smith Salmon Water Endowment

Honor a founding friend of the creek through the North Valley Community Foundation.

Stock, estate, and land gifts

Write to friends@buttecreek.org to give through estate planning, stock, or Butte Creek lands and water.