Elevated concentrations of heavy metals have been detected at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve by scientists from San Jose State University's Moss Landing Marine Laboratories following a recent fire at ...

FILE: River otters swim in the harbor near the entrance to Elkhorn Slough in Moss Landing on Aug. 13, 2016. The slough is ...

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 shoreline.

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 ...

MOSS LANDING>> The Elkhorn Slough is booming with baby sea otters, which is a good thing for the ecosystem and the animals, scientists say. Though female otters can get pregnant year round ...

No, otters don’t give a whisker about pandemics, which is why they were so much fun to watch while kayaking on Elkhorn Slough, the 7-mile-long estuary on Monterey Bay. But Elkhorn isn’t just ...

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 ...

To watch a video of Kerstin Wasson, a wetlands biologist with the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, explaining the Hester Marsh restoration visit ...

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 ...

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.

MOSS LANDING — The Transportation Agency for Monterey County has received $1 million from the state to help plan for sea level rise in Elkhorn Slough, including raising a portion of Highway 1 ...

No, otters don’t give a whisker about pandemics, which is why they were so much fun to watch while kayaking on Elkhorn Slough, the 7-mile-long estuary on Monterey Bay. But Elkhorn isn’t just ...