Skip to content

Main Navigation

Logo
  • About
    • About Us
    • Our Impact
    • Staff
    • Board & Committees
    • Job Openings
    • News
    • Contact
  • Our Programs
    • About our Programs
    • Education & Outreach
    • Restoration & Conservation
    • Monitoring & Research
    • Mutts for the Bay
    • Community Projects
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Events
    • Community Science
    • Trash Tracker
    • Eelgrass Tracker
    • Record the Rain
    • Bay-Friendly Gardening
    • Clean Boating in Morro Bay
    • Videos
    • Store
  • Resources
    • Morro Bay Live Cam
    • What is an Estuary?
    • Library
    • Weekly Blog
    • Comprehensive Conservation & Management Plan
    • Kid’s Corner
    • State of the Bay | 2020
    • Common Questions
  • Donate

Author: Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Profile picture of Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Posts by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Field Updates October 2021: First Rain, Groundwater Recharge, and Runoff

Posted on November 5, 2021 (November 5, 2021)
Posted in Blog Posts, Field UpdatesTagged california, central coast california, County of San Luis Obispo, first flush, harmful runoff, MBNEP, monitoring, morro bay, morro bay estuary, morro bay national estuary program, nonpoint source pollution, overland runoff, runoff, storm, storm drain, stormwater monitoring, water quality

Contribute to Creepy Crawly Community Science Projects

Posted on October 29, 2021
Posted in Blog Posts, citizen science, community science, Community ScienceTagged air pollution, air quality, citizen science, community science, dark skies, dark sky project, light pollution, orbweaver spiders, science at home, science for kids, science projects, scistarter, spider genetics, spider webs, spiders

Bioassessment 2021: the results are in! How healthy are local creeks? Plus a new video!

Posted on October 22, 2021 (October 28, 2021)
Posted in Blog Posts, Field UpdatesTagged aquatic bugs, bioassessment, creek health, estuarine science, Harold J. Miossi Charitable Trust, macroinvertebrates, MBNEP, Miossi Trust, monitoring, morro bay national estuary program, water quality

New Undescribed Nudibranchs! Two New-to-Science Sea Slugs Recently Spotted on the California Coast.

Posted on October 15, 2021 (October 22, 2021)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged cumanotus sp., Doto, dotos, iNaturalist, Luan Roberts, nudibranch, Robin Agarwal, sea slug, Siena McKim, undescribed nudibranch, undescribed species, unknown species

Updates from the Field, September 2021: Eelgrass wrack

Posted on October 8, 2021
Posted in Blog PostsTagged beach, california central coast, eelgrass, eelgrass on beach, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, washed up seagrass

Predicting Rain With Tarantula Math: Where folklore meets meteorology

Posted on October 1, 2021
Posted in Guest post, Wildlife spotlightTagged Cuesta college biology, desert tarantula, first rain, makenzie o'connor, MBNEP, morro bay national estuary program, Ron Ruppert, tarantula, tarantula math, tarantula mating, tarantulas come before rain, tarantulas predict rain

Sea Otter Awareness Week Quiz

Posted on September 24, 2021 (September 24, 2021)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged birds in morro bay, ca, california, central california, morro bay, protected mammals, sea otter, sea otter awareness week, sea otter savvy, southern sea otter

Morro Bay Wildlife Spotlight: Pyrosoma atlanticum

Posted on September 18, 2021
Posted in Blog PostsTagged beach combing morro bay, california, central coast california, fire body, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay national estuary program, morro bay tunicate, pyrosma atlanticum, pyrosoma, tunicate, tunicate morro bay

Updates from the Field, August 2021: Red tides, Wildlife, and Volunteering

Posted on September 10, 2021 (September 10, 2021)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged a. sanguinea, algae, morro bay, phytoplankton, red tide, toxic algae, toxic algal bloom, what is a red tide?, why is the water red?

Meet the SLO Steelhead Initiative Watershed Stewards Program Corps Members

Posted on September 3, 2021
Posted in Guest postTagged california conservation corps, CCC, SLO SI, SLO Steelhead Initiative, SLOSI, Steelhead Initiative, Watershed Stewards Program, wsp

Posts navigation

  • «
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • …
  • 37
  • »

Tags

bioassessment california cal poly central coast citizen science cleanup climate change conservation creek health creeks ecoslo eelgrass elfin forest estuary estuary program field updates fieldwork field work hike los osos macroinvertebrates MBNEP monitoring morro bay morro bay estuary morro bay national estuary morro bay national estuary program national estuary program native plants nudibranch precipitation rain rainfall research restoration Robin Agarwal seagrass sea otter sea slug steelhead volunteer water quality watershed wildlife wildlife spotlight

Recent Posts

  • Field Updates April 2022: Exploring Water Quality Data
  • Native Garden at Sweet Springs Supports Pollinators
  • Gearing Up for Spring Bioassessment Monitoring at the Estuary Program
  • Meet Our New Executive Director and Communications and Outreach Coordinator
  • Chorro Creek Ecological Reserve Floodplain Restoration Project Performs Well During Storms

601 Embarcadero, Suite 11
Morro Bay, CA 93442

(805) 772-3834

© 2022 Morro Bay National Estuary Program, All Rights Reserved. Web Hosting Courtesy of Digital West.