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Community Spotlight: Thriving Garden Education on the Central Coast with One Cool Earth

Posted on September 15, 2023 (January 16, 2025)
Posted in Blog Posts, Community Spotlight, Education and OutreachTagged composting, education, garden, garden education, nonprofit, one cool earth, zero waste

August Field Updates: Update on Steelhead in the Morro Bay Watershed

Posted on September 8, 2023 (September 7, 2023)
Posted in Blog Posts, Field UpdatesTagged eDNA, endangered species, field updates, pikeminnow, san luisito creek, steelhead

Dog Poop Bags: Breaking Down How Dog Waste Bags Break Down

Posted on September 1, 2023 (January 16, 2025)
Posted in Blog Posts, Education and Outreach, Mutts for the BayTagged composting, dog owner tips, dog poop, dog waste, eco friendly dog owner, Mutts for the bay

Weathering the Storms: A Restoration Update on the Chorro Creek Ecological Reserve

Posted on August 25, 2023 (August 23, 2023)
Posted in Blog Posts, Restoration projectsTagged california conservation corps, chorro creek ecological reserve, floodplain, native plants, restoration

July 2023 Field Updates: Bioassessment Season Highlights

Posted on August 14, 2023 (June 21, 2024)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged benthic macroinvertebrates, bioassessment, field updates, macroinvertebrates, research, science, watershed

National Estuary Program Highlight Series: Puget Sound Partnership

Posted on July 28, 2023 (July 18, 2023)
Posted in Blog Posts, Guest postTagged guest blog, national estuary program, puget sound, puget sound partnership

Harmful Algae Blooms and their Impacts on Marine Mammals

Posted on July 21, 2023 (July 21, 2023)
Posted in Blog PostsTagged domoic acid, habs, harmful algal blooms, marine mammals

June 2023 Field Updates: Current Monitoring Efforts

Posted on July 14, 2023 (July 13, 2023)
Posted in Blog Posts, Factors That Affect Eelgrass GrowthTagged eelgrass, estuary, monitoring, morro bay estuary, toxicity

Snapshot Cal Coast: Community Science in San Luis Obispo County

Posted on June 23, 2023 (June 22, 2023)
Posted in Blog Posts, Community Science, community scienceTagged bioblitz, community science, snapshot cal coast, snapshot cal coast 2023, tidepool

Endemic Species of the Morro Bay Watershed

Posted on June 16, 2023 (March 12, 2024)
Posted in Blog Posts, Native PlantsTagged endangered species, endemic, endemic species, manzanita, morro shoulderband snail, splitting yarn lichen

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Recent Posts

  • Expanding Marine and Watershed Partnerships with Camp Ocean Pines 
  • Continued Efforts to Support Chorro Creek Steelhead 
  • NEP Highlight Series: Delaware Center for the Inland Bays 
  • Education & Outreach Updates: City Nature Challenge & Earth Month 
  • Field Updates: Fish Response to Eelgrass Recovery in Morro Bay 

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This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement CE-98T25101 to the Bay Foundation of Morro Bay. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor does the EPA endorse trade names or recommend the use of commercial products mentioned in this document.