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), ...

There is nothing quite like a California road trip. With destinations like Monterey, the Sierra Nevada range, San Francisco, ...

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.

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 ...

They never left. In the 1980s, the Monterey Bay Aquarium started releasing rehabilitated sea otters into Elkhorn Slough. The population boomed. Today, it’s home to somewhere around 100 otters.

MONTEREY, Calif. (KGO) -- They may wear fur coats instead of red capes. But these sea otters are still environmental super heroes, helping to restore scenic Elkhorn Slough near Moss Landing on ...

Eucalyptus are one of the state’s most controversial trees. A Monterey Bay reserve may be a model for how to replace them. The Elkhorn Slough Reserve is pioneering methods to restore native habitats ...

Naturalist Cindy Rice, of Monterey, talks about the wildlife during a tour of the Elkhorn Slough on the Monterey Bay Eco Tours electric catamaran in Moss Landing, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.

Elkhorn Slough Q: What’s the best time to see wildlife at Elkhorn Slough in Monterey County? A: There isn’t a bad time to visit the Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve if you want to see wildlife.