Terms of Use

This website, elkhornslough.org, is owned and managed by the Elkhorn Slough Foundation. By using this website, visitors agree to the following terms:

We own and/or manage all the intellectual property rights to the content provided herein, including software, source code, design, audio, video, text, photographs, maps, and graphics. This content is protected by copyright law.

As an organization, we are committed to furthering research and education in and about Elkhorn Slough and its environs. As such, we provide downloadable content for educational use only. This content or any content found on this website cannot be sold, reused, or reproduced by anyone without express permission from Elkhorn Slough Foundation or its original owner or creator. The photography, artwork, maps, and documents found on this website have been provided by many artists, photographers, researchers, organizations, and agencies, and are being used with express permission to do so by the Elkhorn Slough Foundation. The photography, artwork, maps, and documents remain under the ownership of those artists, photographers, researchers, and artists and may not be used without their express permission. Please contact us at questionsforus@elkhornslough.org with any inquiries or questions regarding the use of any artwork, photograph, or document found on this website.

The Elkhorn Slough Foundation has obtained permission to display images of identifiable people through model release or verbal permission. If for any reason you would like a photograph removed from our website that contains your likeness, please contact us.

Users of this website agree to do no harm and agree not to: retrieve data or content without written permission; attempt to learn or gain information for the purpose of defrauding us or other users; disable or interfere with security measures set in place; harass, annoy, or threaten employees or other users; or otherwise engage in unauthorized use.

Information is provided on this website as a courtesy, but is subject to change at any time. As a result of this information, the Elkhorn Slough Foundation is not responsible for changes in trail access; road closures; weather conditions; tides; laws regarding hunting, fishing, marine mammals, and collecting; kayaking; boating; drone usage; parking; and the security and safety of users who visit the Elkhorn Slough watershed.

We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove content or users at any time or for any reason, at our sole discretion, without notice.