ForestWatch lawsuit protects federal lands near Los Padres National Forest
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Legal Victory Overturns Plan to Open 1 Million Acres of Public Land to Drilling, Fracking
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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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County, FWS Deliver Big Gift to Oil Industry
Ventura County Supervisors miss an opportunity to update World War II-era drilling permits to protect condors.
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Lawsuit Challenges Dangerous Oil Drilling in Santa Paula Canyon
Three conservation groups sued Ventura County to halt a plan to drill 19 new oil wells along the Santa Paula Canyon Trail.
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A Growing Problem
Fifteen volunteers, sweated through 97-degree heat Saturday to remove trash, irrigation hoses and chemicals from a marijuana grow site near Lake Casitas.
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Shooting Site Cleanup Near Sespe Creek
Over the course of a few hours, the 14 volunteers gathered up close to 400 pounds of microtrash.
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