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Volunteers Remove Fencing from Carrizo Plain, Celebrate Land Donation to Monument

By on October 31, 2017 in Carrizo Plain, Fence Removal, San Luis Obispo County, Volunteer Projects

Volunteers remove a quarter mile of fencing from property recently donated to BLM.

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Congressional Committee Approves Legislation to Roll Back National Monument Designations

By on October 12, 2017 in Carrizo Plain, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County

Bill would allow president to reduce Carrizo Plain National Monument by up to 85,000 acres.

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Oil Company Seeks Exemption for Toxic Wastewater Dumping in Los Padres Aquifer

By on September 27, 2017 in Fracking, Groundwater, Oil Development, Ventura County

Public Hearing Scheduled for October 24 in Ventura; Comments Accepted Through November 8.

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Santa Paula Canyon Oil Project Appealed to Ventura County Supervisors

By on September 21, 2017 in Oil Development, Santa Paula Canyon, Ventura County

Filing halts plan to begin drilling, court hearing on 2015 lawsuit postponed to December 4.

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Unofficial Report Suggests Carrizo Plain National Monument Will Not Be Reduced or Eliminated

By on September 18, 2017 in Carrizo Plain, Grazing, Kern County, Oil Development, San Luis Obispo County, Wildlife Protection

Carrizo Plain may be safe from boundary reduction, but monument management plan changes could still occur.

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ForestWatch and Figueroa Mountain Brewing Volunteers Clean Up Red Rock

By on September 10, 2017 in Santa Barbara County, Trash Cleanups, Volunteer Projects

ForestWatch and Fig Mtn Brew teamed up to remove over 100 pounds from the Red Rock Pools.

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Santa Paula Canyon Drilling: Upcoming Court Date and Hearing

By on August 30, 2017 in Oil Development, Santa Paula Canyon, Trails & Public Access, Ventura County

ForestWatch and partners to make oral arguments in lawsuit against new drilling.

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Volunteers Clean Up Microtrash in Upper Sespe Watershed

By on August 28, 2017 in California Condor, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects, Wildlife Protection

ForestWatch volunteers remove over 250 pounds of microtrash from the Upper Sespe watershed.

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Fate of the Carrizo Plain Still Unknown

By on August 24, 2017 in Carrizo Plain, Oil Development, San Luis Obispo County

Interior Secretary Zinke refuses today to publicly release his recommendation for iconic California landscape.

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Over 130 Local Business Owners Sign Letter Supporting Carrizo Plain National Monument

By on August 15, 2017 in Carrizo Plain, Kern County, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County

Local businesses write letter to Secretary Zinke in support of the Carrizo Plain.

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