estuary

Photo of peregrine falcon in flight near Morro Rock by Kevin Cole

Morro Bay Wildlife Spotlight: Peregrine Falcon

Oct 20, 2017

The back bay is totally inundated at this high king tide.

Celebrating the Complexity of the Morro Bay Estuary

Sep 22, 2017

Here is a picture of the whole wonderful cleanup crew for 2017.

Coastal Cleanup Day 2017

Sep 16, 2017

Poison Oak: Nature’s Immune Response

Sep 08, 2017

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

Sep 01, 2017

Hummingbird sage, salvia-spathacea.

Photograph Friday: When Plants and Animals Swap Names

Aug 18, 2017

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

Field Updates July 2017

Aug 04, 2017

Swell shark closeup by Josh More, via Flickr.

Morro Bay Wildlife Spotlight: Swell Shark

Jul 28, 2017

The crew of staff and volunteers harvested eelgrass in their assigned locations as the sun rose over Morro Bay. The crew of staff and volunteers harvested eelgrass in their assigned locations as the sun rose over Morro Bay.

Photograph Friday: Fieldwork Before Sunrise

Jul 21, 2017

Here is Dennis testing out the new scope by zooming in on some harbor seals near the sandspit.

Cool Summer Fun Around Morro Bay

Jul 14, 2017