estuary program

The Morro Bay Watershed Native Plant Series

Feb 23, 2018

Field Updates January 2018

Feb 09, 2018

Western snowy plover. Photograph by Pacific Southwest Region Fish and Wildlife Service, via Flickr.

2017 Accomplishments: Community Projects Funded

Jan 12, 2018

We also spotted this crab in the eelgrass.

Field Updates December 2017

Jan 05, 2018

Sweet Springs, looking out at Morro Rock during the day.

Photo Friday: Changing Light Around Morro Bay

Oct 13, 2017

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

Oct 06, 2017

Two SeaLife Stewards volunteers, ready to go out on the water safely.

Community Grants Benefit Morro Bay

Aug 11, 2017

Infected sea star; photograph taken on day one, June 27, 2014 on Guemes Island, Washington. Credit: Kit Harma, Evergreen Shore monitor.

Sea Star Wasting Disease | Monitoring in Morro Bay

May 26, 2017

Eelgrass Restoration in Morro Bay Spring 2017

Apr 21, 2017

State of the Bay 2017: Eelgrass, Sedimentation, and Climate Change

Mar 24, 2017