Federal agency overseeing Santa Felicia Dam approves plan to facilitate forest trail access that includes steep fees.
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ForestWatch’s 2016 Top Accomplishments
A look back at some of the big things that happened in 2016!
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Forest Service Scales Back Plan to Formalize Roads Near Figueroa Mtn.
Forest Service agrees to remove 7 miles of road from being authorized in new grazing allotment plan.
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Lawsuit Challenges Unnecessary Fuel Break that Threatens Rare Plant
Lawsuit filed to protect the Refugio manzanita from a massive, unnecessary fuel break planned by the Forest Service.
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52 Los Padres Recreation Sites Now Under Private, For-profit Management
Forest Service issues new concessionaire permit despite substantial public opposition.
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Groups Challenge Los Padres Oil Drilling Plan
ForestWatch and others seek to halt expansion of oil drilling across 52,000 acres of forest land.
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A Controversial Plan to Privatize Campgrounds & Trailheads
Cash-strapped Forest Service to transfer 52 camps, day use areas, and trailheads to a private management company.
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Agreement Secures Permanent Public Access to Matilija Falls
ForestWatch and other groups sign agreement with landowner, ending years of dispute over the historic trail
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Legal Victory Overturns Plan to Open 1 Million Acres of Public Land to Drilling, Fracking
ForestWatch lawsuit protects federal lands near Los Padres National Forest
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Tar Creek Cleanup
Patagonia volunteers team up with ForestWatch to remove trash from border of Sespe Condor Sanctuary
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