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Field Updates June 2021: Summer Heat and Low Flow Monitoring

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Creek with rocks_Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Day in the Life of a Marine Chemistry Research Student: Testing Ocean Chemistry in Morro Bay

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

This student measures for pH

How to Watch Sea Otters in Morro Bay (Without The Sea Otters Watching You!)

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

The best sea otter picture is one where the sea otters aren’t looking at the camera because they don’t even know you’re there. The photographer who captured this shot stayed quiet and kept far enough away from the otters so they could carry on resting, as they need to do to stay healthy.

Snapshot Cal Coast 2021: Calling All Community Scientists to Document Morro Bay’s Diversity

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Field Updates May 2021: Spring Eelgrass Monitoring

Posted on June 4, 2021 (June 4, 2021) by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Makenzie, our Monitoring Projects Coordinator, at our site located on the Sandspit. Staff access the site via stand up paddle boards

Photograph Friday: Wildlife in the Morro Bay Estuary Watershed

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

An adult California newt stands on rocks in a stream in the Morro Bay estuary watershed. It is orange with yellow eyes.

MORRO BAY WATERSHED NATIVE PLANT SERIES: Estuarine and Salt Marsh

Posted on May 22, 2021 (May 22, 2021) by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Morro Bay Wildlife Spotlight: Striped Shore Crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes)

Posted on May 14, 2021 (May 28, 2021) by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

a striped shore crab peeks out from under a rock.

Field Updates April 2021: Bioassessment Highlights and Volunteer Support

Posted on May 7, 2021 (May 6, 2021) by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Staff member holds a rock during bioassessment

Cleaning Up Trash On Morro Bay’s Beaches: A Volunteer’s Story

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Bar cans crushed and shoved between rocks in the rip rap.