North Monterey County >> Visitors to the Elkhorn Slough will see a number of improvements thanks to a federal grant. The Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve is planning to spend a ...

Graduate student Brent Hughes examines algae (green sea lettuce) from Elkhorn Slough, an indicator of high nutrient levels. Photo by Monique Fountain. On this map of Elkhorn Slough estuary showing the ...

Hawks were gliding above the steep cliffs separating Highway 1 from the ocean crashing below as I drove south toward a date with my latest crush. Happily married, I don't get crushes on men anymore -- ...

It’s a sunny summer afternoon, and our group is embarking on a tour of the Elkhorn Slough, a biodiverse tidal estuary on Monterey Bay. The slough is home to pupping harbor seals, endangered birds and ...

MOSS LANDING — As Congressman Jimmy Panetta stepped up on the podium at a ceremony last week at Hester Marsh, pelicans glided behind him to a landing near bobbing otters. The flurry of wildlife ...

MOSS LANDING (CBS SF) -- The Elkhorn Slough, near Monterey Bay at Moss Landing, has been designated a "wetland slough of international importance" by the Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands, the ...

A $6.5 million land transfer marked the first of its kind partnership between a state agency and a local non-profit that helped bring safer roads and the preservation of nearly 200 acres of wildland ...

OF THE MORE POPULAR AND BEAUTIFUL SPOTS ON THE CENTRAL COAST.. ELKHORN SLOUGH AND TO IMAGINE IT USED TO BE MUCH BIGGER.. UNTIL HUMAN ACTIVITY CHANGED IT'S COURSE.. ACCORDING TO ONE OF THE MOST ...

On October 23, 2018, a new generation of Olympia oysters will settle into their home on the tidal mudflats of the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. These oyster babies were raised at ...

Stretching 7 miles inland from the center of Monterey Bay at Moss Landing, Elkhorn Slough is a tidal marsh whose waterway is part of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. It is known by visitors for ...

Located in Moss Landing inside Monterey Bay, Elkhorn Slough is one of the prime places in North America for viewing wildlife. Best explored from a kayak or stand-up paddleboard, the seven-mile-long ...