The Woods Humane Society in San Luis Obispo recently partnered with Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control to assist shelters overwhelmed by the displacement of animals due to the Los Angeles wildfires.
Tag: Wildfires
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‘More than just a concert’: Local restaurant hosts benefit concert for LA wildfire relief
This is a cross-published piece with KCPR, more information can be found here. San Luis Obispo’s Rod & Hammer Rock restaurant turned up the volume on Sunday for Songs of Solace, a sold-out benefit concert raising money for Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts. In collaboration with SLO Brew, the eight-hour event featured nine local bands and […]
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Cal State leaders respond to campus closures amid LA fires
Many California colleges face temporary closures or canceled in-person activities amid the LA fires, causing devastating damage this week. With 20% of Cal Poly’s student body from LA County, students may be facing distress and or financial hardships from the fire devastation. The Campus Assessment, Response & Education (CARE) team has compiled resources for students […]
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Industrial engineering professor’s research points to solutions for limiting wildfire damage
Industrial engineering professor, Puneet Agarwal, has been researching the economic effects of prescribed burns for the last five years.
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Senior Project Spotlight: Perch, an app that senses wildfires
A team of Cal Poly seniors are working on a start-up business that could change how to locate wildfires. By analyzing the way power-lines sag when they are near a wildfire, Perch is developing a device that could be able to calculate where fires are located and alert emergency services quicker. Perch’s team is set […]
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Cal Poly startup hopes to shape future of California wildfires
A team of two Cal Poly students, a Cal Poly alumni and three professors are creating a prototype for a system of devices that will detect and prevent wildfires in California. The idea for the system originated from a Cal Poly summer undergraduate research project (SURP) which went on to be accepted to the 2020 […]
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With little rain, Cal Fire uncertain about what fire season will hold
As of March 1, 2020 there have already been 381 fires, according to Cal Fire. This is more than triple the number of fires at this time in 2019.
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Chemistry professor leads student research on impact of wildfires
Chemistry professor Matthew Zoerb and a group of undergraduate students are conducting research to help people better understand the effects wildfires have on health and the environment. In the past few years, California has seen the most destructive wildfires in the state’s history, including the Camp Fire in 2018 and the Kincade Fire last October. […]
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Student variety show raises hundreds for fire relief
Student comedians, singers and dancers performed in an on-campus variety show Thursday, Nov. 26 to raise money for Woolsey and Camp fire relief.
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Inaugural hackathon season ends with three-time champions
Computer science senior Joe Wijoyo and computer science junior Karen Kauffman took first place in all three hackathons.
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15-Minute update: Marijuana legalization, Experimental farm, Updates on wildfires and mudslides
Mustang News anchors Haley Pryde and Sydney Brandt have today’s top stories.