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Bay-Friendly Halloween 2016

While pressure transducers and other automated equipment collect important data, much of our long-term dataset is collected by hand. Volunteers measure water quality each month by going out to creek or bay sites with equipment in hand. They take note of things like water temperature, dissolved oxygen content, and other measures that indicate creek health.

Where is the water? Tracking water in our creeks

September Field Updates

Exploring the History of Morro Bay

The whole crew celebrates their work and Coastal Cleanup Day.

Coastal Cleanup Day on the Morro Bay Sandspit

Celebrating Estuaries, Otters, and the California Coast

The Tricorythodes pictured here was collected from our local creeks. This small mayfly is popular with fish, but they swarm upon hatching, making conditions difficult for fly fishing.

What Are Our Bugs Telling Us? Our Data is Here!

They got a calm, glassy morning for monitoring. 

August Field Updates

Estuary Program staff found this sea hare in an eelgrass bed near Coleman beach.

Morro Bay Wildlife Spotlight: California Sea Hare

Harbor Patrol Supervisor Becka Kelly and supplies

Good, Clean, Boating Fun on the Morro Bay Estuary