estuary

In the photograph above, sediment erodes from a dirt road during a rainstorm. This sediment can enter streams and end up in the bay.

Join the Morro Bay Rain Gauge Network

Nov 03, 2017

Mike Lindley, Monitoring Volunteer of the Year, doing one of the thin

2017 Estuary Program Volunteers of the Year

Oct 27, 2017

Photo of peregrine falcon in flight near Morro Rock by Kevin Cole

Morro Bay Wildlife Spotlight: Peregrine Falcon

Oct 20, 2017

The back bay is totally inundated at this high king tide.

Celebrating the Complexity of the Morro Bay Estuary

Sep 22, 2017

Here is a picture of the whole wonderful cleanup crew for 2017.

Coastal Cleanup Day 2017

Sep 16, 2017

Poison Oak: Nature’s Immune Response

Sep 08, 2017

Matt, our Field Technician, works to identify and count the stages of the flowering shoots in a one-meter by one-meter plot.

Field Updates August 2017: Eelgrass and Creeks

Sep 01, 2017

Hummingbird sage, salvia-spathacea.

Photograph Friday: When Plants and Animals Swap Names

Aug 18, 2017

George and Estuary Program volunteer, Nick, finish planting eelgrass shoots within a one-meter squared plot.

Field Updates July 2017

Aug 04, 2017

Swell shark closeup by Josh More, via Flickr.

Morro Bay Wildlife Spotlight: Swell Shark

Jul 28, 2017