Monterey state park officials are asking the public to stay clear of closed areas and other tips to protect the Western Snowy ...

Environmentalists work to protect the endangered snowy plovers as they return to Monterey Bay beaches for nesting season.

The California Coastal Commission argued off-roaders damage fragile habitat in Oceano Dunes. Only San Luis Obispo County can ...

The number of Western snowy plovers in Oregon increased slightly last year, continuing what’s been a major success story for the threatened shorebird as officials begin roping off beach for ...

The Western Snowy Plover, a threatened shorebird species, has begun its breeding season on Monterey Bay beaches. Beachgoers are urged to be cautious as the plovers nest on the ground and are ...

When Alfred Lord Tennyson penned the famous line, "In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love" he was probably not thinking of the Western Snowy Plover, but we are on ...

“Snowy plovers are here year-round in Monterey Bay ... the beaches or the state beaches,” said Officer Colin Simon, a California State Parks lifeguard peace officer.