estuary

Here, Shane places the quadrat at meter 75 of our 150-meter transect.

October Field Updates, 2016

Nov 04, 2016

Karen stands at Windy Cove.

2016 Volunteers of the Year

Oct 29, 2016

Bay-Friendly Halloween 2016

Oct 21, 2016

While pressure transducers and other automated equipment collect important data, much of our long-term dataset is collected by hand. Volunteers measure water quality each month by going out to creek or bay sites with equipment in hand. They take note of things like water temperature, dissolved oxygen content, and other measures that indicate creek health.

Where is the water? Tracking water in our creeks

Oct 14, 2016

September Field Updates

Oct 07, 2016

Exploring the History of Morro Bay

Sep 30, 2016

The whole crew celebrates their work and Coastal Cleanup Day.

Coastal Cleanup Day on the Morro Bay Sandspit

Sep 23, 2016

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

They got a calm, glassy morning for monitoring.

August Field Updates

Sep 02, 2016

Estuary Program staff found this sea hare in an eelgrass bed near Coleman beach.

Morro Bay Wildlife Spotlight: California Sea Hare

Aug 26, 2016