Project would allow heavy equipment use across 368 square miles.

Logging and Chaparral Removal Proposed Across 235,000 acres of Los Padres National Forest

Legal Agreement Blocks Drilling, Fracking Across 1 Million Acres in Central California
Lawsuit by ForestWatch and partners achieves major conservation victory

Ventura County Planning Commission Advances Policies Aimed at Holding Oil Industry Accountable
Amendments now move to the Board of Supervisors for approval.

Mt. Pinos Logging Decision Postponed for Fourth Time Amidst Widespread Opposition
Project continues to move forward without collaboration.

Webinar Recording Now Available: Manzanitas of the Central Coast
Featuring one of the world’s foremost experts on manzanitas, Dr. Tom Parker.

Loophole Allows Ventura County Oil Companies to Avoid Compliance, Cleanup Costs
County regulators delay a fix ordered by supervisors 18 months ago.

Court Upholds Ventura County Ordinances to Safeguard Wildlife Connectivity
Industry groups’ attempt to block habitat protections rejected.

Derogatory Term to be Eliminated from Three Place Names in Los Padres National Forest
Among the places are a creek and spring in the Sespe Wilderness.

ForestWatch Urges Ventura County Residents to Vote “YES” on Measures A&B
Voters will decide whether to uphold County’s decision to tighten oil regulations.

Santa Barbara County Denies ExxonMobil Oil-Trucking Plan
Proposal would have added up to 78 tankers per day through national forest.
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