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Landmark Study: Faulty Science Behind Logging Projects in Los Padres and Other National Forests

By on April 10, 2023 in Wildfire

“Falsified scientific record” has profound implications for forest management.

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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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Recording of Virtual Panel Featuring Forest and Fire Scientists Now Available

By on April 14, 2022 in Environmental Education, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Wildfire

Watch the webinar recording to learn more about forest and fire issues.

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Oregon’s Bootleg Fire Grew Rapidly in Areas Subject to Logging and Other Management Activities

By on July 30, 2021 in Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Uncategorized, Wildfire

Fire spread through previous logging, prescribed fire, and livestock grazing.

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New California Wildfire Report Co-Authored by ForestWatch Staff

By on May 31, 2021 in Fire, Wildfire

Scientists and conservationists offer a new way of thinking about wildfire and how we live with it.

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Forest Service to Expedite Backcountry Logging on Mt. Pinos

By on April 8, 2021 in Call to Action, Location, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Los Padres National Forest, Mt. Pinos Area, Native Americans, Ventura County, Wildfire

Project threatens old-growth forests, rare wildlife, and an area sacred to Indigenous people.

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Public Lands Prove to be an Essential Need

By on November 18, 2020 in COVID-19, Outdoor Connection, Public Lands, Recreation, Social Justice, Uncategorized, Wildfire

Public health and public lands are intrinsically connected and we must assign them the same value that we attach to other essential needs.

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As Trump Admin Pushes Logging, Community Comes Together to Protect Pine Mountain

By on August 24, 2020 in Call to Action, Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, Forest Service, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Public Lands, Ventura County, Wilderness, Wildfire

16,000 individuals, 60 businesses, 70 orgs, and elected officials join opposition.

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As Comment Period Enters Final Week, Opposition to Logging Project Tops 10,000 Comments

By on August 11, 2020 in Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, Forest Service, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Public Lands, Roadless Areas, Ventura County, Wilderness, Wildfire

Tribal groups, businesses, organizations, & elected officials join community to protect Pine Mountain.

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Join Us for Virtual Earth Day Events

By on April 18, 2020 in Events, Oil Development, Outdoor Connection, Public Lands, Stewardship, Uncategorized, Wildfire

Online activities include happy hour, fire ecology webinar, and trivia night.

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