Although you can slurp down a variety of different oysters at area oyster bars, California has only one true native oyster. And locally the Olympia oyster is on the verge of extinction.
Santa Cruz's new designation as a World Surfing Reserve is more than just an accolade for tourism brochures. It's a proactive move by surfers to protect the waves they love.
California American Water faces a late 2016 deadline to dramatically reduce the amount of water it takes from the Carmel River. This week it released a new proposal for the Monterey Peninsula water supply to the California Public Utilities Commission.
Every winter Western Monarch butterflies make their home on the Central Coast. Come spring, no one knows exactly where they go. Now researchers aim to find out the Monarchs' other home, where the next generation is born.
