field work

Field Updates November 2018: Eelgrass Monitoring and Rainfall Totals

We observed this juvenile steelhead trout during a fish survey on Chorro Creek.

FIELD UPDATES SEPTEMBER 2018: Fish Surveys, Fish Habitat, and Sharing What We’ve Learned

This eelgrass plot, transplanted in March of 2017, is thriving.

Field Updates August 2018: Monitoring Eelgrass Restoration Plots in Morro Bay

Photograph Friday: Morro Bay Beneath the Surface

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

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

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

This dragonfly landed on a tree leaf, allowing us to see its intricate wing detail up close.

Field Updates June 2017

Field Updates April 2017