Monterey County has long been known as a favorite playground for celebrities. Clint Eastwood still owns the Mission Ranch in Carmel (diners at the restaurant have been treated to his piano playing), ...

Researchers looking into impacts of fire at Moss Landing lithium battery plant 02:51. Elevated concentrations of heavy metals have been detected at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve by scientists from ...

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 ...

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 is a special place. Snaking 7 miles inland from Moss Landing, the protected tidal marshland encompasses over 4,200 acres of diverse ecosystems. Mark Silberstein was living on a ...

Elkhorn Slough is a special place. Snaking 7 miles inland from Moss Landing, the protected tidal marshland encompasses over 4,200 acres of diverse ecosystems. Mark Silberstein was living on a ...

Elkhorn Slough is a special place. Snaking 7 miles inland from Moss Landing, the protected tidal marshland encompasses over 4,200 acres of diverse ecosystems. Mark Silberstein was living on a ...

But luckily for the Elkhorn Slough salt marsh, sea otters eat a lot of crabs. Otters need to eat around 25% of their body weight daily, or about 9-11 kilograms (20-25 pounds).

People rang in the first day of the New Year by enjoying the King Tides on the coast. "Start the new year in the water," said Paul Frost, a surfer at Elkhorn Slough. Surfers were out braving the ...

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 lifted out of the ...