In efforts to promote sustainability on campus, Cal Poly participated in PayByPhone’s tree-planting campaign throughout December, according to Cal Poly’s Dec. 13 report. PayByPhone is available for all campus visitors to use when paying for parking on campus but is also a service provided elsewhere in California.
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City of San Luis Obispo to plant 40 trees in honor of Arbor Day
The City of San Luis Obispo will host this year’s Arbor Day Celebration on Saturday, Nov. 4 at French Park from 10 a.m. to noon to celebrate 40 years of being a Tree City USA community. The event is free and open to everyone.
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The Hoof: SoCal Students Save Cal Poly Campus from Spontaneously Combusting Trees
The Hoof is a satire column created to find the humor in the daily life of Cal Poly students. If you’re looking for news, this is not it. If you’re looking for sports, this is kind of it, because we’re having a ball. Ha. Puns. Brayden Martinez is an architecture engineering sophomore and Mustang News […]
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Forestry senior wants to save SLO County’s oak trees
About fifty million trees are estimated to have been killed by Sudden Oak Death on the West Coast alone. That number is rising every day.
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On-campus slack-lining rules open to revision
There are countless ways students can enjoy the great outdoors. From bike riding to rock climbing, there are a variety of outlets to blow off some steam. One activity in particular that has increased in popularity is slack-lining, where people attempt to walk across a line of webbing material suspended a few feet above the […]
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Learn by growing: Bonsai artist takes horticulture to the next level
Bonsai trees are rooted in a rich history, starting in ancient Egypt and later becoming popular in Japan. In recent years, a new American style of bonsai art emerged. Bonsai artists take particular types of trees and through specific practices, shape and change the natural growth of these trees to their liking. Environmental horticulture alumnus […]
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Deadly plant disease found at Cal Poly
The plant disease has the potential to kill oak trees in San Luis Obispo.
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An inside look at the Cal Poly logging team
The Cal Poly logging team teaches students from all majors log chopping, birling and more.
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Logging Team wins 75th Association of Western Forestry Clubs Conclave
Cal Poly Logging Team defeats over 20 other teams in competition.
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Crocs, urine and one professor’s sustainable lifestyle
In an attempt to leave a small carbon footprint, Cal Poly physics professor Peter Schwartz pees on his trees instead of using fresh water.
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History grows on trees in Poly construction zones
The Science Building, commonly known as the “Spider Building,” was outdated and now demolished for replacement, but 16 trees from the surrounding site were still healthy and strong. Two special trees were saved in their original locations because of their significance and the others have been moved to new locations. A Montezuma Bald Cypress, the […]