estuary

We picked up 18 pounds of trash from the sandspit, which is essential habitat for many birds, including the snowy plover.

Give a Day for the Bay Success by the Numbers

Oct 23, 2015

Microbeads and other microplastics show up on beaches worldwide.

Microbeads and Ocean Pollution

Oct 08, 2015

Thomas, a long-term volunteer with Morro Bay in Bloom, surveys the succulent bed at the top of Centennial Parkway’s staircase.

Give a Day for the Bay with Morro Bay in Bloom

Sep 17, 2015

A small waterfall with healthy Poison Oak (Toxidendron rydbergii) pictured in the foreground, growing along Chorro Creek. Poison oak is a native plant that some consider beautiful.

Assessing the quality of aquatic habitats with CRAM

Aug 27, 2015

A harbor seal rests in the bay, beneath a sky full of smoke. Photograph by Ruth Ann Angus, August, 1994.

Fire and the Morro Bay National Estuary

Aug 20, 2015

A group of students note the plants and animals they've seen on a walk through the elfin forest.

Learn about the Morro Bay estuary with our staff

Aug 13, 2015

City of Morro Bay Mayor, Jamie Irons (in blue shirt on left), poses with members of the Historical Society of Morro Bay and the Morro Bay 50th Celebration Committee at the time capsule site. A plaque commemorating the event will be installed on the large rock that sits over the capsule.

Preserving Today’s Morro Bay for the Future

Jul 23, 2015

Poetry Contest Winners Celebrate the Morro Bay Estuary

Jun 11, 2015

Opportunities at the Morro Bay National Estuary Program’s Nature Center

Apr 09, 2015

Volunteer surveys stream

Monitoring the health of local creeks with bioassessment

Apr 02, 2015