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Power In Nature Advocacy Day 2025

Carrizo in the Crosshairs? Trump Administration Orders Review of National Monuments
SLO County’s Carrizo Plain National Monument could be at risk

Federal Legislative Update: Successes, Setbacks, and Sneaky Loopholes
Highlights of some key legislation we’ve been tracking and our efforts to support or oppose various bills.

PUBLIC Lands Act heads for Senate floor vote
Surprise update, PUBLIC Lands Act heads for Senate floor vote for the first time!

Oil Company Ordered to Permanently Close Oil Wells, Restore Habitat in California’s Carrizo Plain National Monument
Company must plug 11 wells and reclaim oil pads and roads.

Legal Agreement to Permanently Close Oil Wells and Restore Habitat in Carrizo Plain National Monument
Important victory marks the beginning of the end of fossil fuel extraction in this cherished landscape

Legal Agreement Blocks Drilling, Fracking Across 1 Million Acres in Central California
Lawsuit by ForestWatch and partners achieves major conservation victory

Volunteers Remove Derelict Fencing from Carrizo Plain to Benefit Wildlife
Project will lead to enhanced wildlife movement near Soda Lake.

Good News! Derelict Oil Tanks Removed From Carrizo Plain National Monument
Abandoned tanks finally removed from the Caliente Mountains.

Much-needed Recreation Funding Headed to Central Coast Public Lands
ForestWatch and partners identify laundry list of roads and trails needing TLC.
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