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  • Who we Are
    • Mission and Vision
    • Board & Staff
    • Join Our Team
      • Job Opportunities
      • Board Service
      • Internships
      • Volunteering
    • Transparency
    • Partnerships
    • Sponsor Recognition
    • Contact Us
  • What We Do
    • Our Impact
    • Programs
      • School Groups
      • Traveling Museum Exhibits
    • Press & Publications
      • Podcast
      • Blog
      • In The News
    • Nature Notes Newsletter
    • Awards
  • Events
    • Event Calendar
    • Adventures With Nature
    • CCSPA Movie Night
    • Mind Walks Lectures
    • Butterfly Ball
  • Visit
    • Parks We Support
      • Cayucos State Beach
      • Harmony Headlands State Park
      • Hearst San Simeon State Park
      • Estero Bluffs State Park
      • Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve
      • Montaña de Oro & Spooner Ranch
      • Morro Bay State Park & Museum of Natural History
      • Morro Strand State Beach
      • Oceano Dunes & Oso Flaco Lake
      • Pismo State Beach
    • Nature Stores
    • Local Resources
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Habitat

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Ice Plant- The Iconic but Destructive Piece of California Coastal Landscape

This plant is quite iconic to the California Coast; along highways you see bright green carpets stretching wide next to the glistening ocean. You often see spots of hot pink,... read more →
  • March 18, 2021
  • Jaden Husser
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  • Beach, Botany, Environment, Flora and Fauna, Habitat, Outdoor Recreation

Dune Plant Adaptations

Red Sand Verbena with leaves sticking up Wherever we find ourselves, we may be in situations where we need to adapt. From an unexpected confrontation to a new job, some... read more →
  • March 4, 2021
  • Jaden Husser
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  • Beach, Botany, Environment, Flora and Fauna, Habitat

Mud Stories, Part 1

Windy Cove, below the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History, contains a mud flat within Morro Bay.  This mud flat can be very extensive on a low tide, especially if... read more →
  • February 9, 2021
  • Faylla Chapman
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  • Beach, Environment, Flora and Fauna, Habitat, Invertebrates, Marine Biology

Woodrats – Cuter than Mickey Mouse!

Say the name “rat” and a nasty, sneaky Norwegian stow-away rat comes to mind. Erase that image and imagine a multicolor, fur-coated, big eared rodent with a fuzzy tail as... read more →
  • January 12, 2021
  • Norma Wightman
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  • Flora and Fauna, Habitat, Species Identification, Uncategorized
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