Blog Posts

Get Ready for Clean Boating on Morro Bay

Apr 12, 2019

Plastic waste is compacted and bound together for transport.

The business of recycling: How international policy has changed what you can recycle at the curb in California

Mar 29, 2019

Best spring hikes around the Morro Bay estuary

Mar 15, 2019

A picture from the bridge at our monitoring site on Canet Road, overlooking Chorro Creek. What a difference a week and some good rain storms will do!

Field Updates February 2019: Wet weather, eelgrass restoration, and creek monitoring

Mar 01, 2019

Locals and visitors alike enjoy walking along the estuary at sunset.

Director’s Desk: #IHeartEstuaries 2019 in Morro Bay

Feb 15, 2019

Once the water levels dropped to safe wading levels, we went out to check on equipment and measure stream flow on Pennington Creek. This is at the site that previously had a fish passage barrier. The barrier was removed over the fall, opening up miles of Pennington Creek for migrating steelhead trout. Partners at other organizations have seen returning adult steelhead in a few other creeks in the county, so we are keeping our eyes open for ones in our watershed as well.

Field Updates January 2019: Eelgrass, Stormy Monitoring, Wildlife

Feb 01, 2019

Bernie Kurtz's painting, Morro Bay Estuary, was inspired by the view of the sun reflecting off the water and backlighting the brush. She painted it at the corner of Main St. and South Bay Boulevard in Morro Bay.

Local painters celebrate the Central Coast and give back to Morro Bay

Jan 25, 2019

Erin Aiello, guest author. Photograph courtesy of Kyle Nessen. Light and soil chemistry study

Factors That Affect Eelgrass Growth in Morro Bay #4: Sediment and Light Part 2

Jan 18, 2019

The illustration above shows hands holding sand on the left and clay on the right.

Factors that Affect Eelgrass Growth in Morro Bay #3: Sediment & Light Differences Part 1

Jan 11, 2019

Watershed Stewards Program members Melia and Doug work on counting the number of eelgrass shoots within a 0.5m by 0.5m area.

Field Updates December 2018: Eelgrass, Wildlife Sightings, Creeks, and Rainfall Totals

Jan 04, 2019