monitoring

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

Field Updates November 2018: Eelgrass Monitoring and Rainfall Totals

Dec 07, 2018

One new location is across from State Park Marina.

Field Update June 2018: Eelgrass

Jul 06, 2018

Field Updates January 2018

Feb 09, 2018

We also spotted this crab in the eelgrass.

Field Updates December 2017

Jan 05, 2018

Director’s Desk Year-End Reflections 2017: Collaborating for Morro Bay

Dec 29, 2017

Our Field Technician, Kelley, and two CalPoly student volunteers work on measuring blade length and taking photos.

Field Updates November 2017

Dec 08, 2017

Infected sea star; photograph taken on day one, June 27, 2014 on Guemes Island, Washington. Credit: Kit Harma, Evergreen Shore monitor.

Sea Star Wasting Disease | Monitoring in Morro Bay

May 26, 2017

While pressure transducers and other automated equipment collect important data, much of our long-term dataset is collected by hand. Volunteers measure water quality each month by going out to creek or bay sites with equipment in hand. They take note of things like water temperature, dissolved oxygen content, and other measures that indicate creek health.

Where is the water? Tracking water in our creeks

Oct 14, 2016