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Planning Underway for Future of Piru Creek

By on November 9, 2022 in Rivers, Ventura County

Stakeholders weigh in on southern California’s newest “Wild and Scenic” waterway

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Environmental, Community, and Tribal Groups Oppose Logging & Clearing Plan

By on October 13, 2022 in Cuyama Valley, Kern County, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Monterey County, Mt. Pinos Area, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County, Wildfire

More than 3,000 people and 100 organizations and businesses weigh in

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ForestWatch and Partners Win Landmark Ruling to Protect Endangered Steelhead

By on September 27, 2022 in Cuyama Valley, Rivers, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County

Court of Appeals directs agencies to modify Twitchell Dam operations

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Derogatory Term Removed from Three Areas in Los Padres National Forest

By on September 14, 2022 in Indigenous, Social Justice, Ventura County

Introducing Kahus Flat, S’ o” Kuku Creek, and Saputiwah Spring

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ForestWatch Announces Two New Board Members

By on September 8, 2022 in eNews, ForestWatch

Macy McGinness and Vic Thasiah join the board of directors.

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Widespread Opposition to Clearing & Logging Project Prompts Extension of Comment Period

By on August 23, 2022 in Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Los Padres National Forest

Extension prompted by requests from Congress and the public. 

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Legal Agreement to Permanently Close Oil Wells and Restore Habitat in Carrizo Plain National Monument

By on August 15, 2022 in BLM, Carrizo Plain, Carrizo Plain, Kern County, Oil Development, San Luis Obispo County, Wildlife Protection

Important victory marks the beginning of the end of fossil fuel extraction in this cherished landscape

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Logging and Chaparral Removal Proposed Across 235,000 acres of Los Padres National Forest

By on August 4, 2022 in Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Los Padres National Forest

Project would allow heavy equipment use across 368 square miles.

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Legal Agreement Blocks Drilling, Fracking Across 1 Million Acres in Central California

By on August 1, 2022 in BLM, Carrizo Plain, Carrizo Plain, Cuyama Valley, Environmental Justice, Fracking, Kern County, Oil Development, Ojai Valley, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County

Lawsuit by ForestWatch and partners achieves major conservation victory

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Ventura County Planning Commission Advances Policies Aimed at Holding Oil Industry Accountable

By on July 29, 2022 in Oil Development, Ventura County

Amendments now move to the Board of Supervisors for approval.

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