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Supervisors to Consider Eliminating Public’s Right to Challenge Oil Drilling Projects in Ventura County

By on April 10, 2018 in Call to Action, Fracking, Oil Development, Santa Paula Canyon, Ventura County

Move by Supervisors Foy and Long would hand a free pass to the oil industry.

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Complaint: Ventura County Put Water Supply at Risk of Oilfield Contamination

By on February 22, 2018 in Oil Development, Santa Paula Canyon, Ventura County, Wildfire

County officials failed to require pipeline shutdown following flood warnings.

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ForestWatch’s Top Accomplishments of 2017

By on December 21, 2017 in Carrizo Plain, Events, Fence Removal, Invasives, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Oil Development, Rivers, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Santa Paula Canyon, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Wildlife Protection

Join us as we reflect upon some of our biggest accomplishments of 2017 and build our momentum into the New Year.

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Students Clean Up 500 Pounds of Trash Along Sespe Tributary

By on December 5, 2017 in California Condor, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects

Students from Ojai’s Besant Hill School spent their morning cleaning up Cherry Creek.

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ForestWatch Volunteers Clean Up Santa Paula Canyon

By on December 4, 2017 in Santa Paula Canyon, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Wilderness

Over 125 pounds of trash was removed from along the trail and near popular swimming holes.

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Volunteers Clean Up Sespe Creek and Piedra Blanca

By on November 8, 2017 in Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects, Wilderness

Volunteers remove over 100 pounds of trash from Piedra Blanca area.

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Oil Company Seeks Exemption for Toxic Wastewater Dumping in Los Padres Aquifer

By on September 27, 2017 in Fracking, Groundwater, Oil Development, Ventura County

Public Hearing Scheduled for October 24 in Ventura; Comments Accepted Through November 8.

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Santa Paula Canyon Oil Project Appealed to Ventura County Supervisors

By on September 21, 2017 in Oil Development, Santa Paula Canyon, Ventura County

Filing halts plan to begin drilling, court hearing on 2015 lawsuit postponed to December 4.

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Santa Paula Canyon Drilling: Upcoming Court Date and Hearing

By on August 30, 2017 in Oil Development, Santa Paula Canyon, Trails & Public Access, Ventura County

ForestWatch and partners to make oral arguments in lawsuit against new drilling.

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Volunteers Clean Up Microtrash in Upper Sespe Watershed

By on August 28, 2017 in California Condor, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects, Wildlife Protection

ForestWatch volunteers remove over 250 pounds of microtrash from the Upper Sespe watershed.

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