(MOSS LANDING, CA) -- In partnership with the California Coastal Conservancy and The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Elkhorn Slough Foundation is pleased to announce the transfer of a 5-acre beach parcel to the California State Parks. This beach parcel is immediately adjacent to Salinas River State Beach in Moss Landing. The transfer ceremony will take place on August 25, 2000 at 10:30 a.m. This pristine rare dune habitat will be an addition to the current Salinas River State Beach, which can be enjoyed by the general public.

For more information on the transfer, please contact Mark Silberstein at (831) 728-5939 and for information on its use by the State Parks, please contact Ken Gray at (831) 649-2862.

Photos by Paul Zaretsky. Please credit photographer when using these photos. If you need higher resolution photos, email esf@elkhornslough.org and they will be provided.