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Field Updates January 2019: Eelgrass, Stormy Monitoring, Wildlife

Posted on February 1, 2019
Posted in Field UpdatesTagged ca central coast, california central coast, eelgrass, estuary, estuary art, field notes, field updates, MBNEP, morro bay, national estuary program, S.L.O.P.E., storm water, storms, stormwater, weather

Local painters celebrate the Central Coast and give back to Morro Bay

Posted on January 25, 2019
Posted in Art and writing, Blog PostsTagged ccspa, central coast, central coast state parks association, estuary, MBNEP, morro bay, Morro Bay Art, morro bay natural history museum, national estuary program, painter, painting, Plein Air Painting, S.L.O.P.E., San Luis Outdoor Painters

Factors That Affect Eelgrass Growth in Morro Bay #4: Sediment and Light Part 2

Posted on January 18, 2019 (December 10, 2021)
Posted in Blog Posts, Factors That Affect Eelgrass GrowthTagged eelgrass, factors that affect eelgrass growth, guest post, light levels, MBNEP, morro bay, national estuary program, restoration, sediment, soil chemistry, soil composition

Factors that Affect Eelgrass Growth in Morro Bay #3: Sediment & Light Differences Part 1

Posted on January 11, 2019 (December 10, 2021)
Posted in Blog Posts, Factors That Affect Eelgrass GrowthTagged cal poly, cuesta college, eelgrass, Erin Aiello, estuary, factors that affect eelgrass growth, MBNEP, morro bay, mycorrhizae, sediment, sediment chemistry, sediment classification, sediment sampling

Field Updates December 2018: Eelgrass, Wildlife Sightings, Creeks, and Rainfall Totals

Posted on January 4, 2019
Posted in Blog Posts, Field UpdatesTagged bivalve, chorro creek, creeks, eelgrass, los osos creek, monitoring, rainfall total, restoration, seagrass, transect monitoring, wildlife

Factors That Affect Eelgrass Growth in Morro Bay #2: Biological Conditions and Human Factors

Posted on December 28, 2018 (December 10, 2021)
Posted in Blog Posts, Factors That Affect Eelgrass GrowthTagged black brant, crabs, dredge, dredging, eelgrass, eelgrass mitigation, estuary, factors that affect eelgrass growth, morro bay, seagrass, zostera marina

Factors That Affect Eelgrass Growth in Morro Bay #1: Physical Conditions

Posted on December 21, 2018 (December 10, 2021)
Posted in Blog Posts, Factors That Affect Eelgrass GrowthTagged anoxic soil, central coast california, eelgrass, estuary, factors that affect eelgrass growth, low oxygen level, macroalgae, morro bay, physical factors, seaweed, turbidity, water quality

Preview Sea Level Rise with King Tides in Morro Bay

Posted on December 15, 2018
Posted in Blog PostsTagged #MBKingTidesContest, CA King Tides, California King Tides Project, climate change Morro Bay, coastal resilience, King Tides, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay estuary, national estuary program, sea level rise

Field Updates November 2018: Eelgrass Monitoring and Rainfall Totals

Posted on December 7, 2018 (February 8, 2019)
Posted in citizen science, Field UpdatesTagged eelgrass, eelgrass loss, eelgrass restoration, estuary, field updates, field work, fieldwork, MBNEP, monitoring, morro bay, natural recruitment, precipitation, rainfall, rainfall totals

Photograph Friday: Elfin Forest

Posted on November 30, 2018
Posted in Blog Posts, Photograph FridayTagged El Moro Elfin Forest, elfin forest, live oak, los osos, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay estuary, national estuary program, native plants, photograph friday, plant communities, pygmy oak, Small wilderness areas preservation, SWAP

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