Forest Service issues new concessionaire permit despite substantial public opposition.
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52 Los Padres Recreation Sites Now Under Private, For-profit Management
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Groups Challenge Los Padres Oil Drilling Plan
ForestWatch and others seek to halt expansion of oil drilling across 52,000 acres of forest land.
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A Controversial Plan to Privatize Campgrounds & Trailheads
Cash-strapped Forest Service to transfer 52 camps, day use areas, and trailheads to a private management company.
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Agreement Secures Permanent Public Access to Matilija Falls
ForestWatch and other groups sign agreement with landowner, ending years of dispute over the historic trail
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Legal Victory Overturns Plan to Open 1 Million Acres of Public Land to Drilling, Fracking
ForestWatch lawsuit protects federal lands near Los Padres National Forest
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Tar Creek Cleanup
Patagonia volunteers team up with ForestWatch to remove trash from border of Sespe Condor Sanctuary
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Update: Santa Paula Canyon Drilling Lawsuit
ForestWatch’s lawsuit challenging drilling expansion in Santa Paula Canyon moves forward.
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LUSH Cosmetics Volunteers Clean Up Shooting Site
28 volunteers removed over 400 pounds of trash and debris from site.
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Forest in the Crosshairs
A recent report released by Los Padres ForestWatch identifies unregulated target shooting as one of the most serious threats to natural resources and public health and safety in the forest.
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Saving Santa Paula Canyon with Boots on the Ground
Patagonia volunteers remove 150lbs of trash from Santa Paula Canyon.
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