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VICTORY! Agency Withdraws Controversial Proposal to Reduce Protections for Toads

Critically endangered arroyo toads in the Los Padres National Forest will remain fully protected.

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County, FWS Deliver Big Gift to Oil Industry

Ventura County Supervisors miss an opportunity to update World War II-era drilling permits to protect condors.

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Lawsuit Challenges Dangerous Oil Drilling in Santa Paula Canyon

Three conservation groups sued Ventura County to halt a plan to drill 19 new oil wells along the Santa Paula Canyon Trail.

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A Growing Problem

Fifteen volunteers, sweated through 97-degree heat Saturday to remove trash, irrigation hoses and chemicals from a marijuana grow site near Lake Casitas.

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Shooting Site Cleanup Near Sespe Creek

Over the course of a few hours, the 14 volunteers gathered up close to 400 pounds of microtrash.

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Mission Canyon Cape Ivy Removal

On Sunday, June 28, volunteers braved the heat of Mission Canyon to remove cape ivy from one of the most important creeks in the SB front country.

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Recent Appeal Results

Learn more about the results of our recent appeals

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San Clemente Dam Removal

San Clemente Dam, a 106 foot tall dam on the Carmel River in Monterey County, is scheduled to be fully removed by the end of this year.

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Groups Oppose Plan to Open Over a Million Acres of Federal Property in CA to Drilling and Fracking

Bureau of Land Management failed to consider threats of fracking to air, water and wildlife

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Upcoming Oil Appeal Hearings

Oil industries are pushing to drill and we’re pushing back.

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