Located just north of Big Sur, Point Lobos State Natural Area is known as the “crown jewel of the California state park system.” Hike the park’s dozen trails while watching the waves for marine ...

This Monterey County estuary lets visitors see sea otters, baby seals, and shorebirds thriving just steps from scenic marsh trails and viewing platforms.

Scientists discover a 21-million-year-old dwarf sea cow that grazed in the Arabian Gulf, revealing how it transformed marine ...

Santa Cruz is a haven for newborn sea otters and their (protective) mamas, and a local expert shares the best places around ...

In 2023, Otter 841 made international headlines and cemented Santa Cruz on the map. From infiltrating the surf lineup to becoming an unexpected local celebrity, this curious sea otter is now ...

Fort Ross offers a rare look at California’s Russian past, where settlers built a windswept colony far from home on the ...

Only 0.1% of wild salmon eggs survive the lifecycle through alevin, fry, parr, smolt and kelts, and their 5,000-mile swim downstream, across the Atlantic, and back again to spawn where they were born ...

Boxer crabs use anemones as a defense system against predators. It's one of the marine world's many symbiotic relationships.

Located at the Fort Ross State Historic Park, the Fort Ross Coastal Academy works to promote coastal preservation, conservation, education and recreation.

The 2025 Life Time Grand Prix kicked off with Thursday’s 2025 Sea Otter Classic Gravel Race. The 90-mile gravel race replaced the Fuego XL mountain bike race that the Grand Prix used last year. In the ...

Most seals give birth to a pup around the same time each year, and wean them and send them on their way within 12 months in ...

Perched on the western edge of Baranof Island in Southeast Alaska’s intricate archipelago, Sitka combines the raw beauty of Alaskan wilderness with unexpected cultural sophistication, creating the ...