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Morro Bay Wildlife Spotlight: Brown Bears and Black Bears

Posted on October 30, 2020
Posted in Wildlife spotlightTagged apex predator, black bear, brown bear, california state flag, grizzly, kodiak bear, los osos, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, portola

Morro Bay Watershed Native Plant Series: Introduction

Posted on October 16, 2020 (October 16, 2020)
Posted in Blog Posts, Native PlantsTagged conservation, education, endemic, estuary, estuary program, local plants, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, native plants, Native Plants Series, plant community, plant diversity, stewardship, watershed

Have a Happy, Bay-Friendly, Halloween 2020!

Posted on October 9, 2020 (October 9, 2020)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged celebrate, celebration, costume constest Morro Bay, glitter, Halloween, international coastal cleanup, MBNEP, microplastics, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, safe celebration, social distanced celebration, socially distant

Continuous Water Temperature Monitoring in Our Creeks

Posted on October 2, 2020 (October 2, 2020)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged chorro creek, continuous data logger, creek health, hobo, monitoring, Pennington Creek, steelhead, temperature monitor, tidbit, water quality, water temperature, wildlife in creeks

PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS: SHARE THE BEAUTY AND BOUNTY OF MORRO BAY

Posted on September 25, 2020
Posted in Blog PostsTagged beauty and bounty of Morro Bay, central coast photography, estuary, Glenn fuss, mary l watt, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, nature photography, photo contest, photographers, robert zwissler, tony salome

Sea Slugs on the Move: Bent on World Domination, or Opportunistic Travel Bums?

Posted on September 19, 2020 (September 21, 2020)
Posted in Blog Posts, Sea Slug of the Month, Wildlife spotlightTagged climate change, global warming, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay national estuary, morro bay native species, native species, nonnative species, nudibranch, nudibranchs, Robin Agarwal, sea slug, seaslug, species displacement, species migration

International Coastal Cleanup Day Gets Social-Distancing Friendly

Posted on September 12, 2020
Posted in Blog PostsTagged 2 minute beach clean, beach cleanup, creeks to coast, creeks to coast cleanup 2020, ecoslo, international coastal cleanup, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, pack it in, pack it out, tiny trash

Photo Contest: Share the Beauty and Bounty of Morro Bay

Posted on August 28, 2020 (September 18, 2020)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged morro bay, morro bay estuary, photo contest, photography contest

Morro Baycam: Cloud Watching, Spring and Summer 2020

Posted on August 21, 2020 (August 7, 2020)
Posted in Blog Posts, Photograph FridayTagged 805 webcams, california sunset, cloud watching, morro bay, Morro Bay clouds, morro bay national estuary program, Morro Bay sunset, Morro Bay Webcam, Morro Baycam, Weather in Morro Bay

Bioassessment 2020: Highlights from the Season

Posted on August 14, 2020 (August 25, 2020)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged bioassessment, bioindicator, creek health, creeks, field survey, Harold J. Miossi Charitable Trust, macroinvertebrates, MBNEP, Miossi Charitable Trust, Miossi Trust, monitoring, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, streams, water quality

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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.