Who knew they were swimming in our lagoon? Amy knew. Local fish biologist Amy Haas led a number of intrepid souls on a journey into the San Gregorio lagoon recently to discover the life within. The [...] Read more

(excerpt from Patch.com - Half Moon Bay) "On Saturday morning, volunteers from all over the Peninsula converged along the Half Moon Bay Coastside to collect trash and recyclables for the 27th Annual [...] Read more

by Kathleen Dickey Bull kelp in the ocean. Thanks to Kohei Noda, Racerock.com A few years back a boulder was brought into a marine lab from the submerged sea mountains called Cordell Banks, just off [...] Read more

Did you know that approximately 80% of trash found on the beach comes from inland sources? It's important to clean up beaches, but we can have a powerful effect all year long limiting litter wherever [...] Read more

By Kathleen Dickey Scotch broom flowers, courtesy of Z. Akulova, Calflora. This time of year there’s hardly a drive I take up and over highway 84 without saying to myself, “Got to do something [...] Read more

Anyone young or old can help out! San Gregorio Environmental Resource Center (SGERC) is hoping to add several more stream monitors and office volunteers to our ranks this summer. Opportunities [...] Read more

You can help protect the health of our precious lagoon! Artificial breaching may be the single most damaging factor to the health of the lagoon environment. The lagoon and estuary are located under [...] Read more

(excerpted from Mercury News) by Julia Scott "Locals have spent every winter for the past 15 years watching silvery steelhead trout die in Pescadero Marsh. Now they are tired of waiting for state [...] Read more

By Kathleen Dickey California coastal newt Our handsome California coastal newt, Taricha torosa torosa, lives up to 20 years. It eats insects and worms and is itself eaten by the California garter [...] Read more

The weather couldn't have been more beautiful for Coastal Cleanup Day last Saturday. Fifty-five (55) volunteers showed up at San Gregorio and Pomponio State Beaches to help clean the beach areas and [...] Read more