Forest Service removes long defunct dam in Lion Creek.
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Forest Service Agrees to Reconsider Wilderness Protection in LPNF
The U.S. Forest Service is now reevaluating seven roadless areas to recommend as wilderness.
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ForestWatch Appeals 5 Oil Wells in Condor Country
Appeal seeks protection for endangered California Condors near Lake Piru
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Conservation Groups File Appeal to Halt Restart of Abandoned Oil Field in Remote Canyon in Ventura County
Three conservation groups file an appeal to stop the reopening of an abandoned oil field
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ForestWatch Challenges Approval of Two New Oil Wells Near Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge
Appeal Seeks Protection for Endangered California Condors and Hopper Creek
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ForestWatch Appeals Approval of Oil Wells Near Piru
ForestWatch and CFROG file joint appeal challenging the approval of two oil and gas test wells
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Tamarisk on the Sespe
Tamarisk eradication along the Sespe
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Wilderness Legislation Announced for Los Padres & Carrizo Plain
ForestWatch Praises Bill to Protect More Than 300,000 Acres of Public Land and 158 Miles of Wild & Scenic Rivers Along California’s Central Coast
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Oil Industry Proposes Fracking Eight More Wells in Los Padres National Forest
Forest Officials Accept Public Comments through June 4 — Click Here to Submit Comments
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ForestWatch Halts Three Fracking Operations in Sespe Watershed
Public Agencies Erroneously Issued Permits for Drilling
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