Stories and Updates

Explore our posts for updates on our projects and team. We aim for this page to be a valuable source of information; providing you with in-depth tutorials and behind-the-scenes glimpses into our work; as well as a retrospective look at our journey thus far.

Oilapalooza 2024
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Oilapalooza 2024

Our team recently attended Oilapalooza in Bakersfield, California. This bi-annual event is hosted by the Oiled Wildlife Care Network and UC Davis. This year’s event was held on October 23rd and 24th and included a full oil spill response drill.

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The Story of the WRMD Logo
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The Story of the WRMD Logo

Our President and Co-Founder, Rachel Avilla, created the WRMD logo. Because WRMD is a database and data analytics can be considered a bookish type endeavor, she decided to use a bookworm style mascot. This bookworm is reminiscent of the 80’s style Glo worm toy.

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