Deer are seen grazing in Lower Bidwell Park just east of Hwy 99 Freeway overpass on Thursday, October 11, 2007 in Chico, CA. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Wildflowers begin to show their color atop Table Mountain on Thursday, March 13, 2008 in Oroville, CA. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)