bioassessment

Two volunteers wear waders and dark red plaid shirts. The one on the left holds an algae-covered rock that is about 12 inches long. The volunteer on the right uses a red ruler to measure the width of the rock. The data that they collect will be used to calculate the overall bioassessment survey results for the year.

Bioassessment Survey Results 2019: Tracking the Health of Local Creeks

Jul 17, 2020

Two members from the Watershed Stewards Program lay out eelgrass blades on a white board for counting and photographing.

Field updates April & May 2019: Monitoring Eelgrass and Creek Health

Jun 07, 2019

Field Updates October 2018: bioassessment scouting, Pismo Preserve, sharing data, and getting ready for rain

Nov 09, 2018

Monitoring team works in the middle of the creek.

Field Updates April and May 2018: Bioassessment Monitoring and New Team Members

Jun 01, 2018

Just three of our twenty-one great volunteers.

Field Updates May 2017: Bioassessment Surveys

Jun 09, 2017

Field Updates April 2017

May 19, 2017

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!

Sep 09, 2016

seagrasses

May Field Updates

Jun 09, 2016

Estuary Program staff complete a habitat assessment during a bioassessment survey in 2015.

Spring Bioassessment – Join the Team!

Mar 11, 2016

Charles Payton, Monitoring Volunteer of the Year, monitors water quality at a local creek.

Estuary Program Volunteers of the Year

Nov 06, 2015