WATSONVILLE — One of Watsonville’s most treasured natural resources is its plethora of wetlands. Its slough system is home to some of the largest freshwater wetlands on the Central Coast which ...

Set on 3,500 acres of wetlands, Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve is home to an array of plant and animal life. The slough (pronounced "sloo") is a slim wetland with slowly moving freshwater.

“And the otters really like to eat them.” The southern sea otter is one of 16 threatened and endangered species that make their home in the slough, a protected wetland in the center of the Monterey ...