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DEC 11,
2006
ForestWatch Halts Backdoor
Land Swap of Forest Land Along Piru Creek
Senate Does Not Pass
Unfair Legislation that Would Have Given Away a
Mile of Pristine Habitat Along Piru Creek
NOV 30,
3006
Wildlife
Advocates File Suit to Replace Toxic Ammo with
Safer Alternatives
Lead Poisoning is Leading
Cause of Death to Endangered California Condors
NOV 20, 2006
Condor Chick Takes Flight
Only the Second Condor Chick to Fledge in
the Wild Has Left Its Nest in Hopper Mountain
National Wildlife Refuge
NOV 13, 2006
Forest
Thinning Project Approved for Figueroa Mountain
Recreation Area
Officials Adopt Strict
Diameter Limits Across Most of Project Area,
Respond to Concerns Voiced by ForestWatch and
More Than 70 Concerned Citizens
NOV 12, 2006
13th Annual
Salmon Run is a Success! More Than 300 People
Attend This Year's Event to Support ForestWatch
Thanks to
everyone who helped make this year's Salmon Run
5k/3k run/walk the most successful ever, raising
more than $10,000 to help protect your local
forest! Special thanks go to Patagonia for
sponsoring and organizing the event, and to
Great Pacific IronWorks, Real Cheap Sports, and
the many other event co-sponsors. Thank you!
OCT 20,
2006
Forest Service Chief
Denies Our Appeal of New Management Plan for
Forest
ForestWatch and Coalition
of Other Groups Demand Stronger Protections for
Los Padres, File Lawsuit After Top
Administration Official Bars Us From the
Negotiation Table
OCT 18,
2006
Defunct Dam Demolished to
Benefit Endangered Steelhead in Sisquoc River
The
Abandoned Dam Blocked Steelhead Migration to
Prime Habitat in Horse Creek, San Rafael
Wilderness
DEC 8,
2006
Museum Exhibit & Two New
Books Released on California Condor
Permanent
Condor Exhibit Opens at Pacific Grove Museum of
Natural History
OCT 3, 2006
Day Fire Fully Contained After Burning Four
Weeks in Sespe Wilderness
More Than 160,000 Acres Burn in the State's
Fifth Largest Wildfire in History
SEP 7, 2006
VICTORY! ForestWatch
Protects More Than 10,000 Acres from Oil
Drilling
Agency Withdraws Lands
from Oil Auction After Conservation Groups,
Rural Landowners File Formal Protests
OCT 20,
2006
Area Burned by Day Fire
Will Remain Closed Through Spring 2007
Click here for a map of the closure area
JUL 20, 2006
Groups Urge Officials to
Strengthen New Management Plan for Forest
Appeals Filed By
ForestWatch, California Resources Agency,
Department of Forestry & Fire Protection, and
Others
JUL
13, 2006
State of California Asks
Feds to Protect All Roadless Areas in Los Padres
Governor Files Petition to
Protect Over 4 Million Acres in California from
Road Building and Development
JUN 19,
2006
Officials Launch
Forest-Wide Analysis of Illegal Off-Road Vehicle
Trails
Agency Identifies Over 160
Miles of Unauthorized Roads and Trails Caused By
Irresponsible Off-Roaders
MAR 24, 2006
Officials Release More
Details About Logging Plan for Figueroa Mountain
Agency Plans to Log 80% of
Trees on Mountain, Accepts Public Comments
FEB 28,
2006
VICTORY!
Agency
Cancels Plans to Sell 430 Acres of Los Padres
National Forest
ForestWatch
Hails the Move, But Other Forests in California
Remain At Risk
MAR 24, 2006
Officials Release More
Details About Logging Plan for Figueroa Mountain
Agency Plans to Log 80% of
Trees on Mountain, Accepts Public Comments
MAR 13, 2006
Attend Our
First Citizens'
Forest Forum on March 30 in Santa Barbara
Learn How You Can Help
Protect the
Los Padres National Forest!
FEB 28,
2006
VICTORY!
Agency
Cancels Plans to Sell 430 Acres of Los Padres
National Forest
ForestWatch
Hails the Move, But Other Forests in California
Remain At Risk
FEB 10, 2006
Administration Proposes to Sell Hundreds of
Acres of Los Padres Forest
ForestWatch Criticizes
Proposal to Sell Public Lands to Developers,
Oil Industry
FEB 6, 2006
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