Microtrash removed from Condor Country
Valle Vista Clean-up
What’s at Stake
Sixteen Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs) across the Los Padres National Forest were included in the Forest Service’s recently-released draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement …
Protect Los Padres Wilderness!
A coalition of forest users, local business leaders, elected officials, scientists, and other stakeholders are working together to ask the Forest Service to reconsider its “no-new-wilderness” policy …
National Forest Access Blocked on Huasna Road
ForestWatch launches effort to restore public access to the Los Padres National Forest in SLO County’s Huasna Valley…
Condor Roost Trees May Be Cut Down
ForestWatch defends old-growth trees where endangered condors rest during long flights across the landscape…
ForestWatch Investigation Reveals Widespread Fracking in Los Padres
The controversial oil extraction technique is making a resurgence in the Sespe Oil Field, threatening downstream water supplies…
Supreme Court Upholds Protections for Roadless Areas
The U.S. Supreme Court denies industry challenge to 2001 Roadless Rule, leaving intact protections for 600,000 acres of the Los Padres National Forest…
LAST CHANCE! Backcountry Art Show Closes in Four Days
The show features more than two dozen works featuring scenes from the Los Padres National Forest. Art sales benefit ForestWatch…
Los Padres Legislation Discussed in Congressional Committee
H.R. 4109 is presented to House Natural Resources Committee; ForestWatch submits testimony…
Songbird Nests at Risk from Continued Chaparral Clearing in Los Padres National Forest
ForestWatch Urges Officials to Take Immediate Steps to Protect Bird Nests along Nordhoff Ridge…
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