A new map tracks progress on the rail trail in Santa Cruz County. Read about each of the 20 segments of multi-use trail.

The trail would turn along Watsonville Slough to rejoin the rail corridor. More complete plans may include more areas where the trail leaves the corridor, including around bridges.

18 — Elkhorn Slough Reserve Bioblitz, 8:30 to 10 a.m., Elkhorn Slough Reserve, 1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville (95076). Help scientists map California's coastal ecosystems.

Weekends — Ecological Reserve Tours at Elkhorn Slough, 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., 1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville. Volunteers lead walks highlighting the natural history of the Elkhorn Slough every Saturday ...

Summer is in full swing along the Central Coast, and with it comes a surge in outdoor activity and recreation. From mountain biking to horseback riding, fishing to swimming, the Pajaro Valley in ...

Today, there are 10 miles of trail, including the Watsonville Slough trail system, that provide residents additional transportation opportunities, Fontes explained.

Local resident Victoria McCue pointed us toward the Watsonville Slough, where we hiked along the fingers of the wetlands. “We've got peregrine falcons, egrets, blue heron, ducks, finches and ...

975 WATSONVILLE — On roughly 40 acres of farmland that overlooks Harkins Slough, which Stephen Pedersen, owner of High Ground Organics, says is “land that shall remain in use for agricultural use only ...

Many Watsonville residents and visitors took advantage of the weather Saturday and celebrated at the Wetlands Day event.

There was a fatal accident on Harkins Slough Rd in Watsonville on Monday morning.

A 32-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting a homeless man in Watsonville earlier this month was arrested over the weekend in Salinas, Watsonville police said Monday.