Honoring extraordinary women who have played a leading role in protecting public lands and waters throughout California’s central coast region.
Women’s History Month: Leaders of Central Coast Public Lands
2023 Top Accomplishments
With our generous supporters by our side, we have accomplished some remarkable victories together!
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
Santa Barbara County Denies ExxonMobil Oil-Trucking Plan
Proposal would have added up to 78 tankers per day through national forest.
Los Padres Wilderness & Rivers Bill Introduced in Senate
Senator Padilla introduces companion legislation to Central Coast Heritage Protection Act
Congress Passes Central Coast Land and River Protections
Conservation act benefits local recreation, economies, wildlife, and communities
Bill Reintroduced to Protect Public Lands and Rivers Across the Central Coast
Passage of local wilderness protections possible this year.
Biden Administration Pauses Federal Fossil Fuel Leasing and Commits to Land Protection
Executive Orders Protect Public Lands Including Los Padres, Carrizo Plain
Nearly 20 Square Miles of Land in San Luis Obispo County Designated as North Carrizo Ecological Reserve
Designation expands conservation land network in Carrizo Plain region.
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