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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.

Photograph Friday: drought and big storms around the Morro Bay estuary

Posted on August 13, 2021 (August 6, 2021) by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

In the heavy rains of March 2018, the willows and other plants in the restored flood plain at Twin Bridges along with the wide expanse of salt marsh at the waters edge gave the rushing runoff a place to slow down and sink in. Without these natural spaces, flood waters continue on toward the bay in full force and the possibility of increased erosion and damage to infrastructure rises.

Field Updates July 2021: Invasive Sea Lavender Monitoring in the Salt Marsh

Posted on August 6, 2021 (August 6, 2021) by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Salt marsh channels