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How to Watch Sea Otters in Morro Bay (Without The Sea Otters Watching You!)

Posted on June 18, 2021
Posted in Be Sea Otter Savvy, Guest postTagged ca, friends of the sea otter, Gena Bentall, how to help sea otters, marine mammal, marine mammal protection, morro bay, protect sea otters, sea otter, sea otter savvy, sea otter watching, sea otters in morro bay, seaotter, where do sea otters live?, where to find sea otters, wildlife disturbance

Snapshot Cal Coast 2021: Calling All Community Scientists to Document Morro Bay’s Diversity

Posted on June 11, 2021
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 calcoast, snapshot calcoast 2021

Field Updates May 2021: Spring Eelgrass Monitoring

Posted on June 4, 2021 (June 4, 2021)
Posted in Field UpdatesTagged california sea hare, eelgrass, field updates, field work, fieldwork, MBNEP, monitoring, morro bay, morro bay estuary, morro bay national estuary program, scientific monitoring, sea hare, transect monitoring, water quality

Photograph Friday: Wildlife in the Morro Bay Estuary Watershed

Posted on May 28, 2021
Posted in Blog PostsTagged California newt, hiking etiquette, leave no trace, northern pacific rattlesnake, trail etiquette, watching wildlife, wildlife, wildlife of Morro Bay, wildlife viewing

MORRO BAY WATERSHED NATIVE PLANT SERIES: Estuarine and Salt Marsh

Posted on May 22, 2021 (May 22, 2021)
Posted in Blog Posts, Native PlantsTagged birds, botany, estuary, mudflat, native plants, pickleweed, salt marsh, sediment, state park marina, suaeda californica, wetland ecology

Morro Bay Wildlife Spotlight: Striped Shore Crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes)

Posted on May 14, 2021 (May 28, 2021)
Posted in Wildlife spotlightTagged California tidepool, estuary, estuary wildlife, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay animals, morro bay estuary, Morro Bay tidepools, morro bay wildlife, what to see in Morro Bay, wildlife in Morro Bay

Field Updates April 2021: Bioassessment Highlights and Volunteer Support

Posted on May 7, 2021 (May 6, 2021)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged aquatic bugs, bioassessment, bmi, bullfrog, creek health, creeks, healthy creeks, invasive bullfrog, macroinvertebrates, MBNEP, morro bay, morro bay estuary, morro bay national estuary program, morro bay volunteer, Rocks, stonefly, volunteers

Cleaning Up Trash On Morro Bay’s Beaches: A Volunteer’s Story

Posted on April 30, 2021
Posted in Cleanups, Guest postTagged beach cleanup, clean up, cleanup, don't trash our coast, how you can help the beach, keep the beach clean, Lily Newton, litter, marine debris, Morro rock, trash, trash pickup, volunteer

MORRO BAY WATERSHED NATIVE PLANT SERIES: Riparian Plant Communities

Posted on April 23, 2021
Posted in Blog PostsTagged creek, estuary, estuary program, groundwater, los osos, MBNEP, morro bay, native plant, native plant series, native plants, phreatophyte, phreatophytes, riparian, water table, watershed, willow

Morro Bay Estuary Poetry Contest 2021: A National Treasure in Words

Posted on April 16, 2021
Posted in Blog Posts

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