About Bryant Baker

Bryant is the Director of Conservation & Research for Los Padres ForestWatch, where he manages scientific, technical, and volunteer projects. He is also a naturalist and photographer, spending most of his free time hiking the rugged public lands of the Central Coast region with his dog.
Author Archive | Bryant Baker

Webinar Recording Now Available: Manzanitas of the Central Coast

By on June 1, 2022 in Environmental Education, Los Padres National Forest, Monterey County, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County

Featuring one of the world’s foremost experts on manzanitas, Dr. Tom Parker.

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Logging in the Los Padres: An Update

By on January 19, 2022 in California Condor, Environmental Law, Kern County, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Los Padres National Forest, Mt. Pinos Area, Pine Mountain, Ventura County, Wildlife Protection

Find out where things stand with four different logging projects.

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Agency Proposes to Shrink Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge Boundary

By on December 15, 2021 in Land Management

Proposal would shrink potential size of the refuge by 26%.

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The Last Grizzlies of the Los Padres (Part 1)

By on November 15, 2021 in Los Padres National Forest, Wildlife Protection

The first in a three-part series about the last days of the California grizzly in the Los Padres National Forest.

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Webinar With Miguel Ordeñana Offers Insight Into Lives of Southern California Mountain Lions

By on September 3, 2021 in Wildlife Protection

Urban wildlife expert talks about mountain lions in and around LA.

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Smokescreen With Dr. Chad Hanson: Webinar Recording Now Available

By on June 9, 2021 in Uncategorized

Learn about some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding forests and fire in California.

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April in Bloom: What to Look for in the Los Padres

By on April 5, 2021 in Los Padres National Forest

While it may not be a superbloom year, there’s still plenty to see in our region.

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The Story of Mary Norman: A Black Woman in the Los Padres

By on February 19, 2021 in Environmental Justice

Learn about what a Black woman went through in the Los Padres 100 years ago.

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Groups Ask Biden Administration to Cancel Local Logging Projects

By on February 19, 2021 in Forest Service, Kern County, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Los Padres National Forest, Pine Mountain, Public Lands, Ventura County, Wildlife Protection

Request includes Tecuya Ridge, Cuddy Valley, and Pine Mountain logging projects.

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ForestWatch Makes Official Request to List Cuesta Ridge Thistle as Sensitive Species

By on December 16, 2020 in Wildlife Protection

Species would receive special protections if listed.

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