What we've been up to in San Luis Obispo, and the bigger picture around it.
We hosted a concert with the Cal Poly band Set in Stone, and it was a success.
The donations raised are fueling our work for the next quarter, and everyone got to enjoy live music under one of San Luis Obispo's spectacular sunsets. We hope it's the first of many GSP community events, and we can't wait for what's next.
We recently cleaned up the P, a hike loved by so many Cal Poly students, and picked up 164 lbs of trash. That included a 70 lb couch.
Global investment in nature-based solutions for water security, from wetland restoration to forest management and green infrastructure, has doubled since 2013. These approaches cut flood and drought risk while also supporting biodiversity and storing carbon, making them a climate-resilient, cost-effective alternative to traditional grey infrastructure.
The North Atlantic right whale population has climbed to 384, up eight from last year. Once hunted to the brink of extinction, the whales are slowly recovering thanks to stronger Canadian protections, beach patrols and redesigned fishing gear.
2025 ranked as the third-warmest year on record, continuing a long-term pattern of high global temperatures that has made extreme weather events more frequent and more severe worldwide.
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