When an invasive species of crab was threatening an entire ecosystem in Monterey County's Elkhorn Slough, an unexpected hero stepped in to save the day.

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.

And the monitoring will continue at Elkhorn Slough which is a national research reserve. Groups including the Elkhorn Slough Foundation team with major research centers to track changes to its ...

At the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, located roughly 20 miles north of Monterey, the first male southern sea otter showed up in the late 1990s.

Sea otters are eating thousands of invasive green crabs at Elkhorn Slough, a reserve in Monterey County, California, according to a recent study. (Michael Yang) ...

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 ...

Senior author Kerstin Wasson, research coordinator at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, said she thinks this is one of the most critical messages of the study.

The $1.3 million in new funding will be used to bring back species to the area. All of the restoration is planned on the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve.