Newbery medalist Katherine Applegate will be discussing her 2022 novel "Odder" in a virtual author talk hosted by the Library ...

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.

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

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 ...

MOSS LANDING — The biodiverse Elkhorn Slough in Moss Landing is a hotbed for wildlife in the water, sea and air, and is frequented by hundreds of human visitors each day. After observing the ...

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 ...

In the heart of Monterey Bay California sits a nature-lover’s paradise called Elkhorn Slough. This 7-mile estuary is one of the state’s last great coastal wetlands and home to over 100 sea ott ...

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 ...

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 ...

A celebration for $1 million of state funding for the Elkhorn Slough climate resiliency project was held Monday.The grant was secured by California State Assembly Member Dawn Addis and California ...

At Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, a newly-reinvigorated population of native southern sea otters has eaten so many invasive European green crabs that researchers say the ...

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 ...