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SUMMARY:Western Monarch Butterflies: Protecting Our Pollinators
DESCRIPTION:A monarch documentary and community conversation come to the Bay Theatre\nOn Morro Bay Boulevard. The Central Coast State Parks Association presents a special screening of Western Monarch Butterflies: Protecting Our Pollinators at the Bay Theatre on Monday\, August 10\, with doors at 5 PM and the film at 5:30. Directed by Ian A. Nelson\, the documentary follows the western monarch’s perilous annual migration from the western slopes of the Rockies to the California coast\, one of the most astonishing feats in nature\, made on wings you could crush between two fingers. \nThe story it tells is urgent. Western monarch numbers once ran into the millions; in just a few decades they have dwindled to a fraction of that\, a decline scientists read as a warning about pollinator health and the ecosystems that depend on it. But the film is not only a lament. It follows communities across the western United States restoring wild and urban habitat alike\, making the case that anyone can be a conservationist and that what helps monarchs helps a whole range of native pollinators. \nThis lands close to home. Morro Bay sits on the monarchs’ overwintering map\, with clusters gathering in the eucalyptus and cypress from roughly October through February at Morro Bay State Park\, and at Sweet Springs and the Monarch Grove Natural Area across the back bay in Los Osos. Watching a film about the migration in a town the butterflies actually visit gives the subject a weight it would not have anywhere inland. \nThe evening opens with a short CCSPA film introducing the association’s work supporting the ten state parks of San Luis Obispo County through conservation\, education\, and expanded public access\, and the screening is followed by a Q&A\, community discussion\, and reception. Tickets are $18. For more wildlife programs\, films\, and community events around the bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/western-monarch-butterflies-bay-theatre-2026/
LOCATION:Bay Theatre\, 464 Morro Bay Blvd\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Fundraiser,Movie Time,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260812T100000
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SUMMARY:Family Field Trip: Kayaking in the Estuary
DESCRIPTION:The Estuary Program takes families paddling on the bay\nOn the Morro Bay estuary. The Morro Bay National Estuary Program leads a family kayaking field trip on Wednesday\, August 12\, from 10 AM to noon\, putting paddles in hands and families on the water at the hour when the estuary is at its best. Mid-morning is when the fog usually lifts\, the water lies flat\, and the otters and herons are working\, and program staff handles the interpretation while you handle the paddle. \nThere is no better way to understand the estuary than from a kayak seat inside it. The 2\,300-acre bay is a Globally Important Bird Area and the ecological heart of the town\, and two guided hours on the water turns all of that from trivia into experience: eelgrass beds under the hull\, sandpipers on the flats\, and the Rock standing over the whole scene. \nRegistration is through the Estuary Program’s Eventbrite page\, where the launch point and trip details are provided. Dress in layers you can get a little wet in\, bring water and sun protection\, and register early; the program’s paddling trips are among its most popular\, and spots are limited. No paddling experience is needed; the program’s staff cover the basics on shore before anyone touches water. \nFor more on-the-water outings and family events around the bay\, see what is on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/family-kayak-field-trip-estuary-august-12/
CATEGORIES:Family & Kids,Harbor & Waterfront,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260812T140000
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SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-08-12/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260814T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260814T143000
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Friday Junior Ranger badges at the Morro Bay Museum\nEvery Friday afternoon at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, kids ages 7 to 12 earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge through a fun craft or activity led by museum interpreters. Thirty minutes\, hands-on\, free. \nCan’t make Friday? The museum also offers a self-paced Junior Ranger booklet at the front desk anytime during museum hours. Work through the activities (museum\, estuary\, wildlife\, geology\, Chumash and Salinan cultural history)\, and bring it back to earn the badge. \nThe museum sits on the hill above the bay at 20 State Park Road with some of the best estuary views in town. Adult admission $3; kids 17 and under free. Meet on the ramp in front of the museum at 2 PM. See what else is on around Morro Bay on the event calendar. \nphoto credit: event website\, https://centralcoastparks.org/morro-bay-museum-of-natural-history-morro-bay-state-park/
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-museum/2026-08-14/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family Friendly,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-08-14/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T110000
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SUMMARY:Nearby: Sweet Springs Habitat Walk with Morro Coast Audubon Society
DESCRIPTION:Audubon walks the habitats of Sweet Springs at low tide\nIn Los Osos\, across the back bay. Morro Coast Audubon Society leads a habitat walk through Sweet Springs Nature Preserve on Saturday\, August 15 from 9 to 11 AM\, with Faylla Chapman covering the preserve’s history and the plant communities that hold its bird habitat together. The route ends at the viewing platform over the back bay\, timed for low tide\, when the mudflats fill with feeding shorebirds and the platform becomes the best seat on the estuary. \nSweet Springs is the back bay’s pocket jewel\, freshwater ponds under Monterey pines opening onto the tidal flats\, and a walk that explains how the pieces fit (the springs\, the plants\, the tides\, the birds) turns a pretty stroll into a working understanding of why this small preserve punches so far above its size. Chapman’s history-plus-habitat framing is exactly the right lens for it. \nThe walk is free but you must request to register through the event link; registration questions go to fieldtrips@morrocoastaudubon.org\, and Audubon’s summer trips have been filling fast\, so reaching out early is wise. Flat\, easy walking throughout\, with layers advised for the marine-layer morning and binoculars welcome but not required. Street parking on Ramona Avenue serves the preserve entrance directly. \nFor more guided walks and Nearby Happenings around the estuary\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/sweet-springs-habitat-walk-august-15/
LOCATION:Sweet Springs Nature Preserve\, Los Osos\, CA\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,FREE,Guided Bird Walk,Nature Walk,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T100000
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at MB State Park
DESCRIPTION:Saturday Junior Ranger badges at Morro Bay State Park\nEvery Saturday morning\, California State Parks runs its Junior Ranger Program for kids 7 to 12 at Morro Bay State Park. Thirty-minute hands-on session tied to the park\, the estuary\, and the wildlife. Kids who complete the activity earn a Junior Ranger badge. \nMeet at the campground day-use area at the back of the campground. All children accompanied by an adult. Free parking along State Park Road. For more nights worth showing up for\, browse the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-state-park/2026-08-15/
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T150000
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SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-08-15/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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