eelgrass

One of our longtime volunteers works on harvesting eelgrass blades near Target Rock. Thanks, Marc!

Field Updates February 2018: Eelgrass Transplant Videos

Field Updates January 2018

Tim, a Watershed Stewards Program member, plants seeds.

2017 Accomplishments: Eelgrass Restoration Update

We also spotted this crab in the eelgrass.

Field Updates December 2017

Director’s Desk Year-End Reflections 2017: Collaborating for Morro Bay

Our Field Technician, Kelley, and two CalPoly student volunteers work on measuring blade length and taking photos.

Field Updates November 2017

Though all these seeds came from the same eelgrass bed on North Sandspit, there was lots of variation in size and color. You can see the ribs in the goat in some of the seeds.

Field Updates October 2017: Eelgrass Seed Planting

Collected seeds are held in mesh bags in the estuary until they mature. Mature seeds will have a hard, longitudinally ribbed coat and can vary in color, including olive, dark brown and black.

Field Updates September 2017: Pikeminnow and Eelgrass

Matt, our Field Technician, works to identify and count the stages of the flowering shoots in a one-meter by one-meter plot.

Field Updates August 2017: Eelgrass and Creeks

George and Estuary Program volunteer, Nick, finish planting eelgrass shoots within a one-meter squared plot.

Field Updates July 2017