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Contribute to Creepy Crawly Community Science Projects

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Here is a funnel web with a spider at its entrance. Picture by Tony Iwane, shared via Flickr under Creative Commons license.

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

Posted on October 22, 2021 (October 28, 2021) by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

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

Posted on October 15, 2021 (October 22, 2021) by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Aeolid Nudibranchs_copyright Siena McKim

Updates from the Field, September 2021: Eelgrass wrack

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Eelgrass wrack

Predicting Rain With Tarantula Math: Where folklore meets meteorology

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Sea Otter Awareness Week Quiz

Posted on September 24, 2021 (September 24, 2021) by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

A discriminating eye can identify photos of sea otters that feature natural, undisturbed behaviors. Photo credit Gena Bentall Taken from shore, from 60 meters away, with 300mm zoom. Naps disturbed = 0.

Morro Bay Wildlife Spotlight: Pyrosoma atlanticum

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Copyright Morro Bay National Estuary Program. A child looks at a something they've never seen before on the beach. It is a Pyrosoma atlanticum.

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

Posted on September 10, 2021 (September 10, 2021) by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Meet the SLO Steelhead Initiative Watershed Stewards Program Corps Members

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Installation of erosion control fabric to stabilize the left bank of a restoration project in the Santa Rosa Creek Watershed.

Creeks to Coast Cleanup helps Morro Bay and Beyond

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Our hills have turned nice and green.