I spent an afternoon exploring Oregon’s South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. Living in Jenner by the Sea, CA I was interested in seeing a estuary in Oregon and learning about their research. The reserve is 4,771 acres and provides habitats for salmon, great blue herons, bald eagles, migrating ducks, elk, sea otters, oysters, and crabs. The Reserve offers a diverse landscape of open waters, emergent islands, streams, salt marshes, and conifer-forested uplands.