We the students, faculty, and friends of Cal Poly Pomona, strongly oppose the decision to remove pasture areas along South Campus Drive and Kellogg Drive for construction use. This area is home to native wildlife, our Arabian Horses and Cal Poly cattle. These pastures are the shining example of Cal Poly's motto "Learn by Doing."Removal of these pastures not only destroys the beauty of the landscape and also damages the environment, but it undermines the principles the university was founded on. We urge Cal Poly Pomona to reconsider the location of this project and let the pasture to continue to be used solely for the grazing of livestock.
The Arabian horse center's pastures and land used for grazing cattle and agriculture education are in great danger of being paved over and turned into a road and dorms. We would lose 13 acres of our 41 acres that we use for our student programs. These are the pastures that our foals grow up on and our students learn on! Our breeding program has been around for a long time and most people in the Arabian world have either known or owned a great cp horse by now and thousands of students have been through our College of Agriculture. While the school is not ending our programs, we fear for their future. How long can we continue with our pasture lands reduced? And how much agricultural land will be saved for the future? The breeding program will for sure be hit hard, which is the basis of our foal watch program for students. Our Sunday show drill team also has their horses in these pastures and would be affected. We are trying to show the school how vital these pastures are to our programs, both equine and agricultural. Agricultural and horse land is already shrinking across the nation, please don't let this happen at a school that started dedicated to ag and these horses!
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Kellogg granted this land with the proviso that his beloved Arabians be protected and his breeding program continue. promises made need to be kept. The pastures are needed for the horses and housing could be put elsewhere. Look harder for aalternatives.
Keep the horse program intact, including the pasture land necessary for the program. CalPoly started life as an Arabian breeding farm and the land passed to the State with the requirement that it continue as an educational tool for agriculture.
those pastures are the reason i chose cal poly my first year. i grew up on land and had a lot of trouble adjusting to 'city/ suburb' areas. plz reconsider and think of using some land in the innovation area... kick out Edison or something.
as a 2010 Cal Poly grad, I spent many hours in those pastures learning about my passion with actual hands on experience. Getting rid of these pastures will make it more difficult for future students to cultivate their passion for learning.
I spent 5 years at cal poly Pomona and 3 of those years were spent volunteering on the CPP Foal Watch Team. The horses provide an amazing learning experience and a great team building practice for students. Save the legacy of Cal Poly, save the pasture land!!!
The land is what makes cal poly great and unique!!! Don’t put money over legacy
Please reconsider
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We the students, faculty, and friends of Cal Poly Pomona, strongly oppose the decision to remove pasture areas along South Campus Drive and Kellogg Drive for construction use. This area is home to native wildlife, our Arabian Horses and Cal Poly cattle. These pastures are the shining example of Cal Poly's motto "Learn by Doing."Removal of these pastures not only destroys the beauty of the landscape and also damages the environment, but it undermines the principles the university was founded on. We urge Cal Poly Pomona to reconsider the location of this project and let the pasture to continue to be used solely for the grazing of livestock.
The Arabian horse center's pastures and land used for grazing cattle and agriculture education are in great danger of being paved over and turned into a road and dorms. We would lose 13 acres of our 41 acres that we use for our student programs. These are the pastures that our foals grow up on and our students learn on! Our breeding program has been around for a long time and most people in the Arabian world have either known or owned a great cp horse by now and thousands of students have been through our College of Agriculture. While the school is not ending our programs, we fear for their future. How long can we continue with our pasture lands reduced? And how much agricultural land will be saved for the future? The breeding program will for sure be hit hard, which is the basis of our foal watch program for students. Our Sunday show drill team also has their horses in these pastures and would be affected. We are trying to show the school how vital these pastures are to our programs, both equine and agricultural. Agricultural and horse land is already shrinking across the nation, please don't let this happen at a school that started dedicated to ag and these horses!
Thank you all for your time.
We would appreciate if you would cc us in your emails at [email protected]
so we can have them for future use if needed.
Please comment your relation to the school (student, faculty, friend, alumni) - your major (if applicable) in comments section during signing
Updates
February 28, 2015
One thousand signatures passed. The administration is starting to look our way.
Reached 1,000 supporters
February 26, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
February 25, 2015
1,618 Comments
While I am an engineer and not involved with the horse center, the pastures are a symbol of CPP that make the campus a point of beauty in a sea of ugly cityscape. It would be a tragedy to see these pastures disappear for the sake for more housing and parking.
Kellogg granted this land with the proviso that his beloved Arabians be protected and his breeding program continue. promises made need to be kept. The pastures are needed for the horses and housing could be put elsewhere. Look harder for aalternatives.
Keep the horse program intact, including the pasture land necessary for the program. CalPoly started life as an Arabian breeding farm and the land passed to the State with the requirement that it continue as an educational tool for agriculture.
those pastures are the reason i chose cal poly my first year. i grew up on land and had a lot of trouble adjusting to 'city/ suburb' areas. plz reconsider and think of using some land in the innovation area... kick out Edison or something.
as a 2010 Cal Poly grad, I spent many hours in those pastures learning about my passion with actual hands on experience. Getting rid of these pastures will make it more difficult for future students to cultivate their passion for learning.
I spent 5 years at cal poly Pomona and 3 of those years were spent volunteering on the CPP Foal Watch Team. The horses provide an amazing learning experience and a great team building practice for students. Save the legacy of Cal Poly, save the pasture land!!!
The land is what makes cal poly great and unique!!! Don’t put money over legacy
Please reconsider
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While I am an engineer and not involved with the horse center, the pastures are a symbol of CPP that make the campus a point of beauty in a sea of ugly cityscape. It would be a tragedy to see these pastures disappear for the sake for more housing and parking.