California's Elkhorn Slough and its watershed is a remarkable meeting place between land and sea.

With five state beaches, several parks and preserves, and two wildlife areas nearby, the Elkhorn Slough area offers even more places to go hiking (with and without your dog), birding, fishing, …

The Elkhorn Slough Reserve features a visitor center, picnic areas, and five miles of trails through beautiful oak woodlands, calm tidal creeks, and open grasslands. We are committed to …

Endangered sea otters keep invasive green crabs in check at Elkhorn Slough MOSS LANDING, CA—Sea otters are popular with kayakers in Elkhorn Slough. But these adorable, charismatic …

Elkhorn Slough, a seasonal estuary extending inland for seven miles (11 kilometers) from the midpoint of Monterey Bay in Central California (Figure 1), provides extraordinary biological …

GIS helps us understand not only Elkhorn Slough’s past, but also its present. Using the combination of sophisticated digital image analysis and old-fashioned (GPS-assisted) field …

The Elkhorn Slough Reserve is open again as of Thursday, February 20. The Reserve was closed on February 19 due to light smoke and fire at the battery facility in Moss Landing.

We do not permit kayaking within Reserve boundaries. Check out our kayaking page to see areas where boating is permitted at Elkhorn Slough. You can launch kayaks or other small boats at …

Feb 19, 2025 · Unfortunately, the latest soil testing from throughout Elkhorn Slough demonstrates that heavy metals associated with lithium-ion batteries were deposited by the smoke plume …

Elkhorn Slough is a remarkable sanctuary for wildlife, tucked into a patchwork landscape of farms, ranches, and residential communities, The slough provides habitat for a diverse population of …