ELKHORN SLOUGH — Although sea otters are an unofficial mascot of the Monterey Bay area and popular among tourists and locals alike, they are also described by scientists as voracious predators ...

It’s easy to miss Elkhorn Slough, as you drive along Highway 1. Simon lived just up the coast for more than a decade, but it was her mother who introduced her to its briny backwaters.

MOSS LANDING, CA – JULY 23: A sea otter is photographed in the Elkhorn Slough in Moss Landing, Calif., on Thursday, July 23, 2020. The protected slough is a 7-mile long tidal salt marsh offering ...

The Elkhorn Slough is an estuary where salt and freshwater meet. It contains the third-largest tidal salt marsh in California and is a place with rich biological diversity, providing a habitat for ...

Elevated concentrations of heavy metals have been detected at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve by scientists following a recent fire at Vistra Moss Landing Power Plant and Energy Storage Facility.

Elkhorn Slough is a wild refuge for many hundreds of sea mammals, including otters, harbor seals and sea lions… and is visited by more bird species every year than any other place on the west coast.

NOAA approves $2.2M to restore Elkhorn Slough New funding and partnerships will bring back lost coastal habitats Elkhorn Slough contains California’s largest tidal salt marsh south of San Francisco.

According to one of the most comprehensive studies of our coastal estuaries and wetlands the Elkhorn Slough has lost nearly 70 percent of its original wetlands Updated: 6:17 PM PDT Aug 20, 2019 ...

The Elkhorn Slough received a designation as a “wetland of international importance” under the Ramsar Convention of Wetlands in a ceremony on Friday. (Vern Fisher – Monterey Herald) ...

WATSONVILLE >> As scientist Kerstin Wasson trudges along the banks of Elkhorn Slough, her rubber boots crunch through a white, brittle crust of dead algae that encircles nearly the entire ...

Now the reserve is heading a $6.5 million project to rebuild Elkhorn Slough’s marsh with mud dredged from the clogged Pajaro River. “It’s like recycling,” said Wasson of the repurposed mud.

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 ...