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MORRO BAY WATERSHED NATIVE PLANT SERIES: Estuarine and Salt Marsh

Posted on May 22, 2021 (May 22, 2021)
Posted in Blog Posts, Native PlantsTagged birds, botany, estuary, mudflat, native plants, pickleweed, salt marsh, sediment, state park marina, suaeda californica, wetland ecology

Morro Bay Wildlife Spotlight: Striped Shore Crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes)

Posted on May 14, 2021 (May 28, 2021)
Posted in Wildlife spotlightTagged California tidepool, estuary, estuary wildlife, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay animals, morro bay estuary, Morro Bay tidepools, morro bay wildlife, what to see in Morro Bay, wildlife in Morro Bay

Field Updates April 2021: Bioassessment Highlights and Volunteer Support

Posted on May 7, 2021 (May 6, 2021)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged aquatic bugs, bioassessment, bmi, bullfrog, creek health, creeks, healthy creeks, invasive bullfrog, macroinvertebrates, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay estuary, morro bay national estuary program, morro bay volunteer, Rocks, stonefly, volunteers

Cleaning Up Trash On Morro Bay’s Beaches: A Volunteer’s Story

Posted on April 30, 2021
Posted in Cleanups, Guest postTagged beach cleanup, clean up, cleanup, don't trash our coast, how you can help the beach, keep the beach clean, Lily Newton, litter, marine debris, Morro rock, trash, trash pickup, volunteer

MORRO BAY WATERSHED NATIVE PLANT SERIES: Riparian Plant Communities

Posted on April 23, 2021
Posted in Blog PostsTagged creek, estuary, estuary program, groundwater, los osos, MBNEP, morro bay, native plant, native plant series, native plants, phreatophyte, phreatophytes, riparian, water table, watershed, willow

Morro Bay Estuary Poetry Contest 2021: A National Treasure in Words

Posted on April 16, 2021
Posted in Blog Posts

Field Updates March 2021: Volunteer Monitoring Program Updates and Bioassessment Site Scouting

Posted on April 2, 2021 (April 4, 2021)
Posted in Blog Posts, Field UpdatesTagged bacteria monitoring, bioassessment, COVID-19, eel grass, eelgrass, field work, fieldwork, monitoring, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, precautions, volunteer monitoring, volunteers, water quality

Bioassessment Survey Results 2020: Tracking the Health of Local Creeks

Posted on March 26, 2021
Posted in Field UpdatesTagged bioassessment, creeks, habitat, habitat assessment, habitat survey, healthy habitat, macroinvertebrates, macros, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, wildlife

MORRO BAY WATERSHED NATIVE PLANT SERIES: Coast Live Oak Woodlands

Posted on March 19, 2021 (April 23, 2021)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged botany, california, california live oak, california native plants, central coast, elfin forest, estuary, hiking Morro Bay, live oak, los osos oaks reserve, MBNEP, morro bay, native plant series, native plants

Updates from the Field: Monitoring Eelgrass Expansion

Posted on March 12, 2021 (March 12, 2021)
Posted in Field UpdatesTagged ecological restoration, eel grass, eelgrass, eelgrass decline, eelgrass map, eelgrass restoration, marine ecology, monitoring, morro bay, research, restoration

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