Legislation would prioritize polluter profits over public health and environment.

H.R. 1, the “Lower Energy Costs Act,” Would Exacerbate Climate Crisis by Propping Oil and Timber Industries

ForestWatch Teams Up with Cuyama Buckhorn to Produce First-Ever Outdoors Guide for Cuyama Valley
Available online in the ForestWatch store.

Groups File Opening Arguments in Pine Mountain Logging Lawsuit
City of Ojai and County of Ventura also file arguments against the logging plan

Planning Underway for Future of Piru Creek
Stakeholders weigh in on southern California’s newest “Wild and Scenic” waterway

Environmental, Community, and Tribal Groups Oppose Logging & Clearing Plan
More than 3,000 people and 100 organizations and businesses weigh in

ForestWatch and Partners Win Landmark Ruling to Protect Endangered Steelhead
Court of Appeals directs agencies to modify Twitchell Dam operations

Derogatory Term Removed from Three Areas in Los Padres National Forest
Introducing Kahus Flat, S’ o” Kuku Creek, and Saputiwah Spring

Widespread Opposition to Clearing & Logging Project Prompts Extension of Comment Period
Extension prompted by requests from Congress and the public.

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

Logging and Chaparral Removal Proposed Across 235,000 acres of Los Padres National Forest
Project would allow heavy equipment use across 368 square miles.
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The Secret Lives of Snakes
Featuring Dr. Emily Taylor
Thursday, Feb. 20 at Noon
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Trail Talks: The Natural and Political History of the Dick Smith Wilderness
Thursday, Feb. 20 at 6:30pm
Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library

Free Screening of Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6pm
SBIFF Film Center
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