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ForestWatch and SLO Coastkeeper File Lawsuit to Restore Endangered Steelhead in Sisquoc River

By on April 26, 2017 in Dam Removal, Rivers, Santa Barbara County, Wildlife Protection

Groups seek safe passage for steelhead to reach historic spawning grounds in the Los Padres National Forest

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VICTORY! Agency Withdraws Controversial Proposal to Reduce Protections for Toads

By on December 23, 2015 in Rivers, Wildlife Protection

Critically endangered arroyo toads in the Los Padres National Forest will remain fully protected.

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Lawsuit Challenges Dangerous Oil Drilling in Santa Paula Canyon

By on November 17, 2015 in California Condor, Fracking, Location, Oil Development, Rivers, Santa Paula Canyon, Trails & Public Access, Ventura County, Wildlife Protection

Three conservation groups sued Ventura County to halt a plan to drill 19 new oil wells along the Santa Paula Canyon Trail.

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San Clemente Dam Removal

By on July 1, 2015 in Dam Removal, Monterey County, Rivers

San Clemente Dam, a 106 foot tall dam on the Carmel River in Monterey County, is scheduled to be fully removed by the end of this year.

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Legislation Announced to Benefit Wilderness, Watersheds, and Recreation in the Los Padres and Carrizo Plain

By on May 27, 2015 in California Condor, Carrizo Plain, Cuyama Valley, Fracking, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Monterey County, Mt. Pinos Area, Oil Development, Rivers, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Trails & Public Access, Ventura County, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

Nearly 250,000 acres of wilderness could be added.

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Company Proposes 19 New Wells in Santa Paula Canyon

By on January 14, 2015 in Fracking, Oil Development, Rivers, Santa Paula Canyon, Trails & Public Access, Ventura County, Wildlife Protection

Drilling Planned Next to Popular Hiking Trail Leading to Swimming Holes, Waterfalls, and the Sespe Wilderness

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Small Dam Removed from Lion Creek

By on November 7, 2014 in Dam Removal, Rivers, Ventura County

Forest Service removes long defunct dam in Lion Creek.

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Wilderness Legislation Announced for Los Padres & Carrizo Plain

By on May 15, 2014 in California Condor, Carrizo Plain, Cuyama Valley, Monterey County, Mt. Pinos Area, Oil Development, Rivers, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Trails & Public Access, Ventura County, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

ForestWatch Praises Bill to Protect More Than 300,000 Acres of Public Land and 158 Miles of Wild & Scenic Rivers Along California’s Central Coast

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San Clemente Dam Removal Project

By on June 26, 2013 in Dam Removal, Rivers, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

Largest-ever Dam Removal Project in California Underway …

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Bringing Steelhead Back to the Sisquoc River

By on November 17, 2010 in Rivers, Wildlife Protection

State launches study to identify ways to return the endangered fish to pristine spawning grounds in the Los Padres National Forest.

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