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Updates from the Field, September 2021: Eelgrass wrack

Posted on October 8, 2021
Posted in Blog PostsTagged beach, california central coast, eelgrass, eelgrass on beach, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, washed up seagrass

Predicting Rain With Tarantula Math: Where folklore meets meteorology

Posted on October 1, 2021
Posted in Guest post, Wildlife spotlightTagged Cuesta college biology, desert tarantula, first rain, makenzie o'connor, MBNEP, morro bay national estuary program, Ron Ruppert, tarantula, tarantula math, tarantula mating, tarantulas come before rain, tarantulas predict rain

Sea Otter Awareness Week Quiz

Posted on September 24, 2021 (September 24, 2021)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged birds in morro bay, ca, california, central california, morro bay, protected mammals, sea otter, sea otter awareness week, sea otter savvy, southern sea otter

Morro Bay Wildlife Spotlight: Pyrosoma atlanticum

Posted on September 18, 2021
Posted in Blog PostsTagged beach combing morro bay, california, central coast california, fire body, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, morro bay tunicate, pyrosma atlanticum, pyrosoma, tunicate, tunicate morro bay

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

Posted on September 10, 2021 (September 10, 2021)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged a. sanguinea, algae, morro bay, phytoplankton, red tide, toxic algae, toxic algal bloom, what is a red tide?, why is the water red?

Meet the SLO Steelhead Initiative Watershed Stewards Program Corps Members

Posted on September 3, 2021
Posted in Guest postTagged california conservation corps, CCC, SLO SI, SLO Steelhead Initiative, SLOSI, Steelhead Initiative, Watershed Stewards Program, wsp

Creeks to Coast Cleanup helps Morro Bay and Beyond

Posted on August 27, 2021
Posted in Blog PostsTagged central coast cleanup, Coastal Cleanup Day, creeks to coast, ecoslo, international coastal cleanup, los osos, morro bay, morro bay watershed, watershed, what is a watershed

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

Posted on August 13, 2021 (August 6, 2021)
Posted in Blog Posts, Photograph FridayTagged 10-year storm, 100-year storm, california, ccer, chorro creek ecological reserve, climate change, drought, flood plain, floodplain, global warming, morro bay, precipitation, rain, rainstorm, riparian, salt marsh, saltmarsh, ten-year storm

Field Updates July 2021: Invasive Sea Lavender Monitoring in the Salt Marsh

Posted on August 6, 2021 (August 6, 2021)
Posted in Blog Posts, Field UpdatesTagged california sea lavender, European sea lavender, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay california, morro bay national estuary program, morrow bay, native plants, non-native plants, nonnative plants, salt marsh, salt marsh bird's beak, saltmarsh, saltmarsh birds beak, sea lavender, The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo

Photograph Friday: Wild Names for Wildlife in Morro Bay

Posted on July 30, 2021 (July 30, 2021)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged California sea cucumber, cool animals morro bay, coyote bush, estuary, flora and fauna, hummingbird sage, local plants, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay california, morro bay national estuary program, morro bay wildlife, native plants, plant names, sea lemon, strawberry anemone, weird animal names, weird plant names, what to see in Morro Bay, wildlife names

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This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement CE-98T25101 to the Bay Foundation of Morro Bay. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor does the EPA endorse trade names or recommend the use of commercial products mentioned in this document.