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Moss Landing Wildlife Area is a California State wildlife preserve on the shore of Elkhorn Slough. ==Description== The Moss Landing Wildlife Area protects of Monterey County, California, just north of the town of Moss Landing, California. It includes part of the largest unaltered salt marsh on the California coast. Access is allowed only by foot on trails, and all plants and animals are protected. It is a popular spot for birding and viewing sea otters. Some limited hunting is allowed during certain limited seasons, but rifles or pistols are not allowed. It is administered through the California Department of Fish and Game. A small strip of the reserve (the easiest to access) lies just east of Highway 1 (called the Cabrillo Highway) at opposite the Moss Landing Yacht Harbor. Other sections lie north of Elkhorn Slough, and west of the slough after it turns to the north, at . To access the north shore section, a trailhead is off Highway 1 between the two intersections of Struve Road, at . A level Marsh Trail runs from this area to a small picnic area, and then the main channel of Elkhorn Slough. The eastern shore of Elkhorn Slough is protected as part of the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve.〔 Moss Landing State Beach and Zmudowski State Beach provide access to the Monterey Bay directly west of the wildlife area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Moss Landing Wildlife Area」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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