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A full stream runs after the October 2021s storm.

Field Updates October 2021: First Rain, Groundwater Recharge, and Runoff

Nov 05, 2021

Here is a funnel web with a spider at its entrance. Picture by Tony Iwane, shared via Flickr under Creative Commons license.

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Oct 29, 2021

Bioassessment 2021: the results are in! How healthy are local creeks? Plus a new video!

Oct 22, 2021

Aeolid Nudibranchs_copyright Siena McKim

New Undescribed Nudibranchs! Two New-to-Science Sea Slugs Recently Spotted on the California Coast.

Oct 15, 2021

Eelgrass wrack

Updates from the Field, September 2021: Eelgrass wrack

Oct 08, 2021

A discriminating eye can identify photos of sea otters that feature natural, undisturbed behaviors. Photo credit Gena Bentall Taken from shore, from 60 meters away, with 300mm zoom. Naps disturbed = 0.

Sea Otter Awareness Week Quiz

Sep 24, 2021

Copyright Morro Bay National Estuary Program. A child looks at a something they've never seen before on the beach. It is a Pyrosoma atlanticum.

Morro Bay Wildlife Spotlight: Pyrosoma atlanticum

Sep 18, 2021

Updates from the Field, August 2021: Red tides, Wildlife, and Volunteering

Sep 10, 2021

Our hills have turned nice and green.

Creeks to Coast Cleanup helps Morro Bay and Beyond

Aug 27, 2021

In the heavy rains of March 2018, the willows and other plants in the restored flood plain at Twin Bridges along with the wide expanse of salt marsh at the waters edge gave the rushing runoff a place to slow down and sink in. Without these natural spaces, flood waters continue on toward the bay in full force and the possibility of increased erosion and damage to infrastructure rises.

Photograph Friday: drought and big storms around the Morro Bay estuary

Aug 13, 2021