eelgrass

Field Updates September, 2019: Stream Profiling and Bay Monitoring

Oct 04, 2019

Cuesta College dives in to help study eelgrass declines in Morro Bay

Sep 20, 2019

Shows a volunteer conducting water quality monitoring

Field Updates, June & July 2019: Creeks, Road Restoration, Eelgrass

Aug 02, 2019

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

A picture from the bridge at our monitoring site on Canet Road, overlooking Chorro Creek. What a difference a week and some good rain storms will do!

Field Updates February 2019: Wet weather, eelgrass restoration, and creek monitoring

Mar 01, 2019

Once the water levels dropped to safe wading levels, we went out to check on equipment and measure stream flow on Pennington Creek. This is at the site that previously had a fish passage barrier. The barrier was removed over the fall, opening up miles of Pennington Creek for migrating steelhead trout. Partners at other organizations have seen returning adult steelhead in a few other creeks in the county, so we are keeping our eyes open for ones in our watershed as well.

Field Updates January 2019: Eelgrass, Stormy Monitoring, Wildlife

Feb 01, 2019

Erin Aiello, guest author. Photograph courtesy of Kyle Nessen. Light and soil chemistry study

Factors That Affect Eelgrass Growth in Morro Bay #4: Sediment and Light Part 2

Jan 18, 2019

The illustration above shows hands holding sand on the left and clay on the right.

Factors that Affect Eelgrass Growth in Morro Bay #3: Sediment & Light Differences Part 1

Jan 11, 2019

Watershed Stewards Program members Melia and Doug work on counting the number of eelgrass shoots within a 0.5m by 0.5m area.

Field Updates December 2018: Eelgrass, Wildlife Sightings, Creeks, and Rainfall Totals

Jan 04, 2019

Factors That Affect Eelgrass Growth in Morro Bay #2: Biological Conditions and Human Factors

Dec 28, 2018