The Morro Bay Aquarium is closing after more than 50 years of operation.
Environmental group One With Nature presses for change on the Central Coast
One With Nature is an environmental advocacy group striving to “promote outdoor lifestyles, inspire community involvement and advance environmental progress.”
Food Science and Nutrition Department receives grant to tackle sustainability awareness at Cal Poly
The grant will fund a new graduate program for food science and nutrition graduate students to conduct food waste research.
Declining monarch butterfly populations at risk of parasites if they stay in California
Without migration, the pathogen would continue to overpopulate the entire population and potentially kill off or shorten lives of butterflies.
Advisory Committee begins to plan Earth Week
In preparation for earth week, on-campus environmental groups are looking for student volunteers.
Plastic straws and other single-use plastic items now limited in San Luis Obispo city restaurants
Single-use plastic bottles and cups will also be limited under the new ordinance.
Cal Poly Climate Action Plan encourages sustainability in order to meet CSU policy
The PolyCAP Team has created the Cal Poly Climate Action Plan to address and meet new CSU policies on sustainability.
Cal Poly dedicates Solar Farm, first major project providing 25 percent of university electricity
The project will hopefully help Cal Poly reach zero-net status.
City Council approves pilot program for night hiking Cerro San Luis trail
The two-year pilot program will extend the Cerro San Luis trail’s hours to 8:30 p.m.
Sustainability goals and on-campus resources foster Cal Poly bike culture
Cal Poly already has a thriving bike culture, and the university’s push for more bike riders will cultivate this.
Real Food Collaborative awarded grant for veggie box program
The Collaborative is one of four student groups across the country that gained recognition from The Greenhouse Initiative.