Honoring extraordinary women who have played a leading role in protecting public lands and waters throughout California’s central coast region.
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Women’s History Month: Leaders of Central Coast Public Lands
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New Oil Exploration in Cuyama Valley Approved Despite Opposition, Unanswered Questions
Planning Commissioners reject concerns from local residents, groups.
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2023 Top Legislative Accomplishments
With our generous supporters by our side, we have accomplished some remarkable victories together!
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2023 Top Accomplishments
With our generous supporters by our side, we have accomplished some remarkable victories together!
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ForestWatch Teams Up with Cuyama Buckhorn to Produce First-Ever Outdoors Guide for Cuyama Valley
Available online in the ForestWatch store.
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Environmental, Community, and Tribal Groups Oppose Logging & Clearing Plan
More than 3,000 people and 100 organizations and businesses weigh in
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ForestWatch and Partners Win Landmark Ruling to Protect Endangered Steelhead
Court of Appeals directs agencies to modify Twitchell Dam operations
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Legal Agreement Blocks Drilling, Fracking Across 1 Million Acres in Central California
Lawsuit by ForestWatch and partners achieves major conservation victory
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Webinar Recording Now Available: Manzanitas of the Central Coast
Featuring one of the world’s foremost experts on manzanitas, Dr. Tom Parker.
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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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