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Hike from Home: Shark Inlet Hike

Posted on May 8, 2020
Posted in Blog PostsTagged California poppy, central coast, Hidden hike, hike from home, lupine, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, native flowers, stay home, Stay safe

April Showers Bring May Flowers

Posted on May 1, 2020 (May 15, 2020)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged April showers bring May flowers, black mustard, castor bean, flowers, foothill poppy, monospecific, morro bay, morro bay wildflowers, spring flowers, sticky monkey flower

Photograph Friday: Appreciating Our Corner of the Earth

Posted on April 24, 2020 (April 23, 2020)
Posted in Photograph FridayTagged central coast estuary, Clean Water Act, CWA section 320, earth day, estuary, estuary of national significance, friends of the estuary, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay estuary, national estuary program, Of Marshes and Morros

Morro Bay Estuary Poetry Contest 2020: Adult Winners Announced

Posted on April 17, 2020 (July 8, 2020)
Posted in Art and writing, Blog PostsTagged MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay estuary, morro bay estuary poetry contest, national treasure in words, poetry contest

Hike from Home: Tour the Portola Point Trail with Us

Posted on April 10, 2020 (April 10, 2020)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged blue dicks flower, flowers, hiking, humming bird sage, morro bay, native california plants, Portola point trail, stay home, sticky monkey flower, trails in morro bay

Field Updates March 2020: Rain, Storm Flow, Eelgrass Restoration

Posted on April 3, 2020 (April 3, 2020)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged creek flow, flow, gage, gauge height, hydrology, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, morro bay rain, stage height, storm flow, stream flow, surface flow

Recycling with flair (aka get ready for crafts)

Posted on March 27, 2020 (March 27, 2020)
Posted in Blog Posts

The recycling world is plastic (malleable) it’s time for an update!

Posted on March 20, 2020 (March 20, 2020)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged california, CRV, estuary, helping the planet, morro bay, recycling, reduce reuse recycle, science, what goes into the recycling bin

Join the Morro Bay Rain Gauge Network to Track Local Precipitation

Posted on March 13, 2020 (March 13, 2020)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, morro bay rain gauge network, precipitation, rain gauge, rainfall, stormwater, track rain, water year

Field Updates February 2020: Creek and Eelgrass

Posted on March 6, 2020 (March 12, 2020)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged cal poly research, eelgrass, eelgrass restoration, environmental restoration, field work, fieldwork, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay estuary, morro bay national estuary program, seagrass, Tenera environmental

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