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52 Los Padres Recreation Sites Now Under Private, For-profit Management

By on November 17, 2016 in Monterey County, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Trails & Public Access, Ventura County

Forest Service issues new concessionaire permit despite substantial public opposition.

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Groups Challenge Los Padres Oil Drilling Plan

By on October 12, 2016 in California Condor, Cuyama Valley, Fracking, Mt. Pinos Area, Oil Development, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County, Wildlife Protection

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

By on October 11, 2016 in Cuyama Valley, Monterey County, Mt. Pinos Area, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Trails & Public Access, Ventura County

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

By on September 21, 2016 in Trails & Public Access, Ventura County

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

By on September 6, 2016 in Cuyama Valley, Fracking, Oil Development, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County

ForestWatch lawsuit protects federal lands near Los Padres National Forest

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Tar Creek Cleanup

By on May 18, 2016 in California Condor, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects, Wildlife Protection

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

By on April 20, 2016 in Call to Action, Oil Development, Santa Paula Canyon, Ventura County

ForestWatch’s lawsuit challenging drilling expansion in Santa Paula Canyon moves forward.

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LUSH Cosmetics Volunteers Clean Up Shooting Site

By on March 17, 2016 in California Condor, Location, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

28 volunteers removed over 400 pounds of trash and debris from site.

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Forest in the Crosshairs

By on March 14, 2016 in Cuyama Valley, Mt. Pinos Area, Publications, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County

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

By on January 25, 2016 in California Condor, Santa Paula Canyon, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects, Wildlife Protection

Patagonia volunteers remove 150lbs of trash from Santa Paula Canyon.

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