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VICTORY: Oil Drilling and Fracking Plan Halted Indefinitely

By on December 9, 2016 in California Condor, Fracking, Oil Development, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

Forest Service indefinitely halts plan to lease 52,000 acres of the Los Padres National Forest to the oil industry.

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Forest Service Scales Back Plan to Formalize Roads Near Figueroa Mtn.

By on December 9, 2016 in Grazing, Roadless Areas, Roads, Santa Barbara County, Wildlife Protection

Forest Service agrees to remove 7 miles of road from being authorized in new grazing allotment plan.

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Lawsuit Challenges Unnecessary Fuel Break that Threatens Rare Plant

By on December 7, 2016 in Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Santa Barbara County, Wildlife Protection

Lawsuit filed to protect the Refugio manzanita from a massive, unnecessary fuel break planned by the Forest Service.

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52 Los Padres Recreation Sites Now Under Private, For-profit Management

By on November 17, 2016 in Monterey County, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Trails & Public Access, Ventura County

Forest Service issues new concessionaire permit despite substantial public opposition.

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Rising to Meet the Challenge

By on November 16, 2016 in Call to Action

Our thoughts on the 2016 election and where we go from here.

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Groups Challenge Los Padres Oil Drilling Plan

By on October 12, 2016 in California Condor, Cuyama Valley, Fracking, Mt. Pinos Area, Oil Development, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County, Wildlife Protection

ForestWatch and others seek to halt expansion of oil drilling across 52,000 acres of forest land.

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A Controversial Plan to Privatize Campgrounds & Trailheads

By on October 11, 2016 in Cuyama Valley, Monterey County, Mt. Pinos Area, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Trails & Public Access, Ventura County

Cash-strapped Forest Service to transfer 52 camps, day use areas, and trailheads to a private management company.

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Agreement Secures Permanent Public Access to Matilija Falls

By on September 21, 2016 in Trails & Public Access, Ventura County

ForestWatch and other groups sign agreement with landowner, ending years of dispute over the historic trail

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Legal Victory Overturns Plan to Open 1 Million Acres of Public Land to Drilling, Fracking

By on September 6, 2016 in Cuyama Valley, Fracking, Oil Development, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County

ForestWatch lawsuit protects federal lands near Los Padres National Forest

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Tar Creek Cleanup

By on May 18, 2016 in California Condor, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects, Wildlife Protection

Patagonia volunteers team up with ForestWatch to remove trash from border of Sespe Condor Sanctuary

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