The Orion

Chico airport used as an air base to fight wildfires

Austin Herbaugh // August 24, 2015

CAL FIRE uses the Chico Municipal Airport runway to fight wildfires across the state.

Sarah Strausser // August 24, 2015

Butte county has 30 of the 57 cases of West Nile virus in 2015.

Miles Inserra // April 27, 2015

Chico's thirsty community suffers while students play dumb about the drought.

Elaine Knudsen // April 25, 2015

Chico State water week encourages students to participate in state-wide conservation and provides education on the severe California drought.

Grace Kerfoot // April 3, 2015

Keep your pantry from going dry by stocking up on the versatile grain.

Kristina Martinez // February 24, 2015

California's ever-worsening dry conditions have prompted Chico State departments to revamp their methods of conserving water.

Dylan Dewit // February 7, 2015

If the state is going to make it through an ever-worsening situation, it needs to commit to college agriculture programs more than it has.

Eric Mccauley // April 13, 2014

Drought conditions have prompted price hikes in feed crops.

Christine Lee // March 11, 2014

Two Chico State alumni have developed a system for simultaneously growing vegetables and raising fish.

Yessenia Funes // March 11, 2014

Non-native plants cover 90 percent of campus, but more native and drought-tolerant greenery is popping up.

Yessenia Funes // March 1, 2014

Water shortages at Lake Oroville's hydroelectric dam could cause an increase in electricity costs for Chico residents.

Yessenia Funes // February 18, 2014

Grass-fed animals need grass to eat, but the drought has dried the land, which is causing problems for farmers and could impact consumers.