Lake Oroville water level rises to the occasion
March 10, 2016
With sensors recording almost 5 inches of rainfall, Lake Oroville reached peak water levels this week. After being effected severely by the drought, the lake rose more than 20 feet after 3 nights of consistent rainfall. The last time the lake was at this capacity was August 2013, when it was measured a...
Chico tightens water usage, runoff
September 9, 2014
Chico is working with the California Water Service Co. to reduce the amount of drainage water. This year, the State Water Resources Control Board approved emergency regulations to cut back on water usage. The most prominent issue in the Water Regulation and Rationing Plan is the attempt to lower the amo...
Internet challenge ignores awareness
August 24, 2014
"You have been challenged. You have 24 hours." We've all seen videos of celebrities on YouTube, dousing themselves with a bucket full of ice water in the name of spreading awareness and raising money for the ALS Association. Typically, people tagged to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge are given 24 ho...
Fish feces fuel sustainable food business
March 11, 2014
Two Chico State graduates are starting a sustainable food business using a combination of fish feces and age-old agricultural techniques. Zi Kuang and Kirill Obraztsov, two friends who graduated from Chico State with masters degrees in business administration, are using a production method called aquaponics to grow ve...
A conversation about conservation
January 23, 2014
Unless you've been under a rock for the past few weeks, you've most likely heard that California is in a bit of a water crisis. According to the US Drought Monitor, about 99 percent of California is "abnormally dry" or worse. However, that statistic really doesn't do the drought justice as abou...
Farmers revive land from dry spell
January 20, 2014
University Farm students and staff are combating the drought this season by digging up the farm’s groundwater earlier than expected to replenish the land.January typically brings in three inches of rain, however, the statewide average precipitation this year was just 0.10 inches, according to th...
