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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

Catch Up On Morro Bay Estuary Wildlife Blog Series

Posted on August 7, 2020
Posted in Blog PostsTagged MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay estuary, morro bay national estuary program, native plant series, native plants, native wildlife, nature walk, sea slug, sea slugs, wildlife

Be Sea Otter Savvy: A New Perspective on Sea Otter Photography

Posted on July 31, 2020 (July 31, 2020)
Posted in Be Sea Otter Savvy, Blog Posts, Guest postTagged Gena Bentall, marine mammal act, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, responsible wildlife viewing, sea otter, Sea otter biologist, sea otter savvy, wildlife disturbance, wildlife in Morro Bay, wildlife photography, wildlife storytelling

Investigating the State of Morro Bay Estuary: State of the Bay Report 2020

Posted on July 24, 2020 (July 24, 2020)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged aquaculture, bay filling in, bay science, bird populations, climate change, conservation, eelgrass, erosion, los osos, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay estuary, shellfish farming, state of the bay, swimming

Bioassessment Survey Results 2019: Tracking the Health of Local Creeks

Posted on July 17, 2020 (July 20, 2020)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged benthic macroinvertebrates, bioassessment, bioindicators, bmi, creek health, field survey, funders, grants, habitat survey, Harold J. Miossi Charitable Trust, ibi scores, macroinvertebrate, Miossi, Miossi Trust, south central California coast steelhead, steelhead, stonefly, volunteers

MORRO BAY ESTUARY POETRY CONTEST 2020: STUDENT WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Posted on July 10, 2020 (July 10, 2020)
Posted in Art and writingTagged central coast california, estuary poems, kevin patrick sullivan, marnie parker, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay estuary poetry contest, national estuary program, poetry contest, poets, student poetry contest

Help Keep Litter Out of Our Bay

Posted on July 3, 2020 (July 3, 2020)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged beach cleanup, cdc guidelines, cleanup, COVID-19, litter, personal protective equipment, pick up trash, ppe, trash, trashcan, waste

A Day in the Life of a Field Tech: Eelgrass Monitoring, by Blake Toney

Posted on June 27, 2020 (June 27, 2020)
Posted in Blog Posts, Field UpdatesTagged Blake Toney, double-crested cormorants, eelgrass, field technician, field work, fieldwork, Linda Tanner, Low tide, MBNEP, monitoring, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, mudfat, restoration, scientific monitoring, windy cove

The Perfect Social Distancing Activity: Early Morning Tidepooling for Nudibranchs in San Luis Obispo County

Posted on June 19, 2020 (August 7, 2020)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged nudibranch, Robin Agarwal, sea slug, sea slug of the month, seaslug, tidepool etiquette, tidepool Morro Bay, tidepooling, what to do during quarantine, what to do in morro bay

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