ForestWatch and Sierra Club team up for fence removal project on the Carrizo Plain
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Carrizo Plain Service
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Forest Service Issues Draft Decision Against any New Wilderness in Los Padres National Forest
Decision Rejects Wilderness Protection for 16 Pristine Roadless Areas, Leaving Them Vulnerable to Development
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House Passes Bill to Open National Forests to Development, Waive Environmental Laws, and Reduce Public Input
Legislation would expand development throughout the Los Padres…
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SLO County Bear Count Underway
CDFW undertakes county-wide census of the black bear population in San Luis Obispo County
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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 …
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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State Cancels Proposed Bear Hunting Season in SLO County
Dept. of Fish & Game withdraws plans for the first-ever black bear hunting season.
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Bear Hunting Proposal Shot Down for Second Time in Two Years
Fish & Game indefinitely delays proposal to allow first-ever bear hunting season in SLO County.
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