Volunteers remove over 100 pounds of trash from Piedra Blanca area.
Volunteers Clean Up Sespe Creek and Piedra Blanca
Congress Advances Legislation Attacking National Forest Protections
ForestWatch and other conservation groups around the country oppose the bill.
New Trail Plan Near Lake Piru Approved, Access Fees to Remain
Federal agency overseeing Santa Felicia Dam approves plan to facilitate forest trail access that includes steep fees.
ForestWatch’s 2016 Top Accomplishments
A look back at some of the big things that happened in 2016!
VICTORY: Oil Drilling and Fracking Plan Halted Indefinitely
Forest Service indefinitely halts plan to lease 52,000 acres of the Los Padres National Forest to the oil industry.
Massive Network of Roads Planned for Protected Area near Figueroa Mountain
ForestWatch Files Formal Objection to Commercial Livestock Grazing Operation in Happy Canyon
LUSH Cosmetics Volunteers Clean Up Shooting Site
28 volunteers removed over 400 pounds of trash and debris from site.
Legislation Announced to Benefit Wilderness, Watersheds, and Recreation in the Los Padres and Carrizo Plain
Nearly 250,000 acres of wilderness could be added.
Forest Service Issues Final Decision Rejecting New Wilderness in Los Padres National Forest
None of the viable 421,000 acres will be protected as wilderness
Forest Service Agrees to Reconsider Wilderness Protection in LPNF
The U.S. Forest Service is now reevaluating seven roadless areas to recommend as wilderness.
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