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Lopez Dam: Setting the Record Straight

By on February 10, 2025 in Environmental Law, Rivers, San Luis Obispo County, Steelhead, Wildlife Protection

Answers to frequently asked questions related to the Lopez Dam lawsuit and what it means for our region’s water security and wildlife protections

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Governor Jimmy Carter navigates a rapid on the Chattooga River

Honoring President Carter’s Central Coast Environmental Legacy

By on January 9, 2025 in History, Rivers, Wilderness

From the Santa Lucia and Ventana wilderness areas, President Carter leaves an indelible mark on local public lands

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Court Grants Major Victory for Threatened Steelhead and Wildlife in Arroyo Grande Creek

By on December 3, 2024 in Los Padres National Forest, Rivers, San Luis Obispo County, Steelhead, Wildlife Protection

Court Grants Major Victory for Threatened Steelhead and Wildlife in Arroyo Grande Creek

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Appeals Court Clears Path for Controversial Pine Mountain Logging Project

By on November 13, 2024 in Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Pine Mountain, Roadless Areas, Ventura County, Wilderness

Panel of judges rules in favor of Forest Service.

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The legal team stands in the hallway of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Final Arguments Presented in Pine Mountain Legal Challenge

By on October 22, 2024 in Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Pine Mountain, Roadless Areas, Ventura County, Wilderness

ForestWatch and friends take our years-long fight to one of the top courts in the country

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The Role of Participation in the Legislative Process

By on August 30, 2024 in 30x30, Call to Action, Environmental Education

Highlights from The Power of Participation event and a call for immediate legislative action!

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Environmental Groups File Lawsuit Against the County of San Luis Obispo to Save Endangered Species

By on August 19, 2024 in Rivers, San Luis Obispo County, Wildlife Protection

New lawsuit seeks water releases from Lopez Dam to restore endangered steelhead habitat

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Controversial ‘Fix Our Forests Act’ Threatens Environmental Protections, Sparks Widespread Opposition

By on July 24, 2024 in Environmental Law, Fire, Land Management, Wildfire

The legistalation would rollback protections from the National Environmental Policy Act and other bedrock environmental laws.

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Getting the Lead Out…of the Forest

By on May 15, 2024 in Los Padres National Forest, Public Lands, Target Shooting, Trash Cleanups

2024 lead removal efforts underway in the Los Padres National Forest

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Heavy equipment from a fracking operation in a mountainous area of the Sespe Oil Field

Agencies Cancel Plans to Frack Wells, Build Pipelines in Los Padres National Forest

By on April 15, 2024 in Climate change, Fracking, Oil Development, Ventura County

Signals end of toxic era of fracking in the Sespe Oil Field

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