FOTD Beachgrass Baler

Author(s)

• George Corbett, Cal Poly Humboldt
• Zander Kurnizki, Cal Poly Humboldt
• Justin Thomasson, Cal Poly Humboldt
• Marina Yurchikov, Cal Poly Humboldt

Abstract

The Beachgrass Baler was designed for the Friends of the Dunes organization by team FWBTD (George Corbett, Zander Kurnizki, Justin Thomasson, and Marina Yurchikov). The team was tasked with re-purposing the abundance of invasive European beachgrass, which is periodically removed from the dunes by volunteers. The Baler provides a means of organizing the waste beachgrass into tidy blocks, thereby making it more convenient to transport and to use as one would use a bale of conventional straw.

Date

Spring 2012

Department

School of Engineering

Concentration/Emphasis

ENGR 215 — Introduction to Design

Advisor/Professor

Lonny Grafman

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