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 ...

Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve scientist Kerstin Wasson crunches through a layer of white, dead algae on the banks of the slough. (Val Guzman — Contributed) ...

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) ...

MOSS LANDING — Just a short paddle up the Elkhorn Slough, kayakers can spot Hester Marsh. Degraded by decades of diking and draining, and threatened by rising sea levels, the marsh is now being ...

Elkhorn Slough, 1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville, CA 95076, (831) 728-2822; www.elkhornslough.org. The slough is 19 miles north of Monterey. From California 1, take the Moss Landing exit.

The Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve is one of 30 reserves established nationwide to support long-term research, water-quality monitoring, environmental education, and coastal ...

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.

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. — Elkhorn Slough provides in Moss Landing provides one of the places on the Central Coast to explore King Tides. California Department of Fish and Wildlife guides provide ...

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 ...

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 ...

"The oysters have been here for 7,000 years and on my watch, I don't want to see them disappear from Elkhorn Slough," said Wasson, as she lined up the pipes. Back at Swan's, patrons thought the ...

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.