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Sea Slug of the Month – Morro Bay’s ‘Gateway Nudi:’ Opalescent Nudibranch, Guest Post by Robin Agarwal

Posted on July 12, 2019 (September 12, 2019)
Posted in Blog Posts, Guest post, Sea Slug of the Month, Wildlife spotlightTagged a nudibranch mom, Ángel Valdés, anudibranchmom, Austin L. Ka’ala Estores-Pacheco, Hermissenda, Hermissenda crassicornis, Hermissenda opalescens, iNaturalist, nudibranch, Robin Agarwal, sea slug, sea slug of the month, seaslug

Photograph Friday: Red, White, and Blue

Posted on July 5, 2019 (July 5, 2019)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged anemone, bay, Explore your surroundings, independence day, Indian paint brush, morro bay, nature photography, photograph friday, Red legged frog

Mutts for Clean Water 2019 Photo Contest: A Dog’s Tale

Posted on June 28, 2019 (January 16, 2025)
Posted in Blog Posts, Mutts for the BayTagged algae bloom, boston terrier, clean water, dead fish, dog poop, doggos, dogs, environment, hoomans, negative effects of dog poop

The truth about sunscreen: Is mineral sunscreen really good for us and the environment?

Posted on June 21, 2019 (June 25, 2019)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged mineral sunscreen, morro bay wildlife, physical sunscreen, sea urchin, spray on sunscreen, Summer, Sunscreen, titanium dioxide, wildlife, Zinc Oxide

The truth about sunscreen: its effects on us and the environment

Posted on June 11, 2019 (June 14, 2019)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged chemical sunscreen, clean water, coral reef, environment, estuary, estuary program, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, Oxybenzone, physical sunscreen, skin, sunburn, Sunscreen, Titanium oxide, white goop, Zinc Oxide

Field updates April & May 2019: Monitoring Eelgrass and Creek Health

Posted on June 7, 2019 (June 7, 2019)
Posted in Field UpdatesTagged bioassessment, chorro creek, eelgrass, field work, fieldwork, los osos creek, macroinvertebrates, MBNEP, monitoring, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, national estuary, research, volunteers

Document Morro Bay’s Biodiversity During Snapshot Cal Coast

Posted on May 31, 2019
Posted in Blog PostsTagged bio blitz, bioblitz, biodiversity, cal coast, calcoast, California Academy of Sciences, estuary program, heron rookery, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay estuary, morro bay mpa, mpa, snapshot cal coast 2019

Morro Bay Wildlife Spotlight: Mystery Species Revealed

Posted on May 24, 2019
Posted in Wildlife spotlightTagged abedus, caddis fly, caddisfly, caddisfly case, common salp, creeks, estuary program, ferocious water bug, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, mystery species, pale swallowtail butterfly, salp vs jellyfish, toe-biter, true bug, wildlife spotlight

Photograph Friday: Morro Bay Mystery Species Contest

Posted on May 17, 2019
Posted in Photograph FridayTagged central coast california, estero, guessing game, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, mystery species, wildlife

Morro Bay Estuary Poetry Contest Winners 2019

Posted on May 10, 2019 (May 10, 2019)
Posted in Art and writing, Blog PostsTagged coalesce bookstore, estuary, haiku contest, juliane mcadam, lani steele, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay estuary poetry contest, morro bay haiku, morro bay poetry, poetry contest, richard immel, ted schade

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