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Trump Administration Seeks to Open Public Lands to Uranium Mining
State Commission Votes Unanimously to Grant Temporary Protection to Central Coast and Southern California Mountain Lions
Local lions given endangered species candidate status.
ForestWatch Members and Volunteers Celebrated at Appreciation Party
Several members and volunteers given awards for their work.
Legislation Proposed to Ban New Oil & Gas Leasing on Federal Lands
Bill would halt Trump administration’s drilling and fracking plan.
House Passes Wilderness and Wild River Protections for Central Coast
Conservation act benefits local recreation, economy, and wildlife.
ForestWatch Leads Fire Ecology Hike Near Gaviota Peak
Nearly thirty people join us for first in a series of fire ecology hikes.
ForestWatch, State of California, Patagonia, Others Challenge Drilling & Fracking Plan
Lawsuits seek to halt new oil development across one million acres of public lands.
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Trump Administration Finalizes Approval for Drilling and Fracking California Parks, Schools, Reservoirs, and Nature Preserves
Federal land to be opened to new drilling and fracking after six-year moratorium.
Central Coast Conservation Bill Advances in U.S. House
California Central Coast Conservation Bill Advances in the U.S. House.
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