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The removal of decorative lawns like the one in front of Building 45 will help the campus conserve millions of gallons of water annually.

Lawn Reduction Saves 2 Million Gallons of Water as Campus Copes With Drought

Posted September 1, 2022 / Lauren Cruz

Imagine 100 average-sized swimming pools strewn across the campus landscape. The estimated 2 million gallons of water needed to fill those pools is what Cal Poly Pomona will save annually by eliminating eight parcels of decorative lawns. Out of that…

Tree-Planting Initiative Helps Reduce Greenhouse Gas, Enhance Landscape

Posted February 10, 2020 / Gary Fong

A grant-funded tree-planting initiative will not only help reduce the university’s greenhouse-gas emissions, but also enhance the natural beauty of the campus landscape. In partnership with the nonprofit California Urban Forest Council, West Coast Arborists Inc. has planted 50 trees…