Greg and Shannon Warwar, owners of Warwar Family Farms, an organic family farm located in Moorpark, California, help plant produce at the community garden, located next to the Intramural Field, on March 19. The community garden is the focus of this year's Chris and Amy Doran Climate Fellow Mallory Finley's research project. Photo courtesy of Mallory Finley Mallory Finley, … [Read more...] about Doran Climate Fellow Promotes Climate Activism
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Funding Biodiversity Research Provides More Understanding Amid Climate Change Effects
Senior Biology major Conor Kramer holds a newt while conducting research in the Santa Monica Mountains in spring 2022. Kramer said he has studied the effects of wildfires on stream habitats through Pepperdine's Behavioral Ecology Research Laboratory. Photos courtesy of Conor Kramer There is an estimated $598-billion funding gap between the spending on global biodiversity … [Read more...] about Funding Biodiversity Research Provides More Understanding Amid Climate Change Effects
Staff Ed: When It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
Art by HeeJoo Roh Editor's Note: PGM staff members decide on the topic of a Staff Ed together. The staff as a whole provides opinions and content included in this Staff Ed to provide thoughts and shed light on solutions for happenings at Pepperdine. Rain, rain, please go away. On Jan. 9, Calabasas and Agoura Hills witnessed between 4.16 and 4.19 inches of rain — almost a … [Read more...] about Staff Ed: When It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
Infographic: Eco-News
Infographic by Ali Levens _________________________ Follow the Graphic on Twitter: @PeppGraphic Contact Ali Levens via Instagram (@journ.ali.sm) or by email: ali.levens@pepperdine.edu … [Read more...] about Infographic: Eco-News
‘No Perfect Solution:’ Malibu Fights Coastal Erosion
A photo illustration of Ralphs Beach. Photo illustration by Ali Levens. Photos by Lucian Himes Interactives by Zack Born Westward Beach is caught between a rock and a hard place — or, the ocean and the stone cliffs rising behind it. This is the dance of coastal erosion, and Westward Beach is just one beach of many facing land-damage issues. Coastal erosion is when … [Read more...] about ‘No Perfect Solution:’ Malibu Fights Coastal Erosion