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    Chico State to combine journalism, MADT, CAGD programs under one school

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    Lunar Market’s growth in the Chico community

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The Chico Municipal Airport has been sending planes to provide aid to the 14 active California wildfires Photo credit: John Domogma

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.
Matt Ball, District Manager at the Butte County Public Health Department, discusses the severity of West Nile virus in the Butte County area. (Photo Courtesy of Matt Ball).

Small bugs, big consequences

Sarah Strausser // August 24, 2015
Butte county has 30 of the 57 cases of West Nile virus in 2015.
Slip N Sliding through Californias water supply

Slip ‘N Sliding through California’s water supply

Miles Inserra // April 27, 2015
Chico's thirsty community suffers while students play dumb about the drought.
Water week was not just for the students, concerned community members also were attended the booths in the gauntlet. Photo credit: Elaine Knudsen

Water week promotes conservation efforts

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.
Rock the drought: Kill it with millet

Rock the drought: Kill it with millet

Grace Kerfoot // April 3, 2015
Keep your pantry from going dry by stocking up on the versatile grain.
The water level of Big Chico Creek as it runs through the Chico State campus on Feb. 17. Campus departments have been adjusting equipment and practices to conserve more water in Californias drought conditions. Photo credit: Catalina Friz

Drought spurs rigorous conservation efforts

Kristina Martinez // February 24, 2015
California's ever-worsening dry conditions have prompted Chico State departments to revamp their methods of conserving water.
Illustration by Miles Huffman

Invest in student innovators to survive California drought

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.
Boswell the calf soaks up the sun at Chico States University farm. The farm is having to pay more for live stock food due to the increased prices the drought is causing. Photo credit: Grant Mahan

University Farm hit hard during drought

Eric Mccauley // April 13, 2014
Drought conditions have prompted price hikes in feed crops.
Zi Kuang, a business administration alumni, pulls a head of lettuce from an aquaponic grow bed. Photo credit: Christine Lee

Fish feces fuel sustainable food business

Christine Lee // March 11, 2014
Two Chico State alumni have developed a system for simultaneously growing vegetables and raising fish.
Michael Alonzo, the supervisor of grounds and landscape services for Facilities Management and Services, explains the difference between two varieties of Oregon grape, a native plant. Photo credit: Yessenia Funes

Drought-resistant plants grow on campus

Yessenia Funes // March 11, 2014
Non-native plants cover 90 percent of campus, but more native and drought-tolerant greenery is popping up.
Jana Frazier, an Oroville Dam tour guide, explains how the hydroelectric turbines work.Photo credit: Chelsea Jeffers

Drought depletes dam energy production

Yessenia Funes // March 1, 2014
Water shortages at Lake Oroville's hydroelectric dam could cause an increase in electricity costs for Chico residents.
Kurt Albrecht, co-owner of Chaffin Family Orchards, inspects a dietary mineral supplement used by his herd. This group of about 40 Angus cattle will have to be moved to another side of the property soon to prevent overgrazing.Photo credit: Nicholas Carr

Ranchers sell animals to survive drought

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.
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