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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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2024 Top Accomplishments

By on December 13, 2024 in Los Padres National Forest, Oil Development, Outdoor Connection, Public Lands, Recreation, Target Shooting, Volunteer Projects, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection, Year In Review

With our generous supporters by our side, we have accomplished some remarkable victories together!

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Support Public Lands This Holiday Season

By on December 3, 2024 in ForestWatch, Los Padres National Forest, Stewardship, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

Explore some meaningful ways you can support ForestWatch during this season of giving.

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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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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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Celebrating Major Victories for Wildlife: Room to Roam Act and Poison Free Wildlife Act Signed into Law! 

By on October 4, 2024 in eNews, Environmental Education, ForestWatch, Ventura County, Wildfire, Wildlife Protection

Supporters submitted over 5,500 emails.

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CA State Lawmakers Uplift Local Governments in Holding the Oil & Gas Industry Accountable

By on October 4, 2024 in eNews, Environmental Justice, Oil Development, Ventura County

Governor Newsom signs bills to uplift communities ability to regulate oil drilling and help address polluting idle wells.

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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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Federal Legislative Update: Successes, Setbacks, and Sneaky Loopholes

By on August 19, 2024 in Carrizo Plain, eNews, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Los Padres National Forest, Public Lands

Highlights of some key legislation we’ve been tracking and our efforts to support or oppose various bills.

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