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Trophy Hunting of Black Bears May Be Allowed in SLO County

By on March 6, 2009 in San Luis Obispo County, Wildlife Protection

Fifty bears could be killed in the county each year; many questions unanswered.

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Planning Commission Bans Gravel Truck Traffic on Scenic Highway 33 From Diamond Rock Mine

By on May 14, 2008 in Roads, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County

Move protects Ojai Valley and Los Padres from as many as 138 truck trips per day.

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Oil Company Seeks Drilling Rights in Upper Lopez Canyon

By on September 12, 2007 in Oil Development, San Luis Obispo County, Wilderness

ForestWatch joins with landowners to protect Lopez Creek and Santa Lucia Wilderness.

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BLM Announces Another Land Giveaway of 19,600 Acres to Oil Companies

By on May 8, 2006 in Carrizo Plain, Fracking, Kern County, Oil Development, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County

Public lands near Los Padres and Carrizo Plain auctioned for as little as $2 per acre.

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Sand and Gravel Mines to Send Hundreds of Trucks Per Day Through Forest

By on January 15, 2006 in Call to Action, Cuyama Valley, Roads, Ventura County

Proposed mine to add traffic along Highway 33 through heart of Los Padres.

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Forest Service Agrees to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Logging Projects

By on October 17, 2005 in Forest Service, Kern County, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Mt. Pinos Area, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County

Studies could protect old-growth forests on Figueroa Mountain, Frazier Mountain, and Mt. Pinos.

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