Over 125 pounds of trash was removed from along the trail and near popular swimming holes.

ForestWatch Volunteers Clean Up Santa Paula Canyon

Santa Paula Canyon Oil Project Appealed to Ventura County Supervisors
Filing halts plan to begin drilling, court hearing on 2015 lawsuit postponed to December 4.

Santa Paula Canyon Drilling: Upcoming Court Date and Hearing
ForestWatch and partners to make oral arguments in lawsuit against new drilling.

Volunteers Help Clean Up Santa Paula Canyon
Volunteers spend morning cleaning up trash in Santa Paula Canyon.

Groups File Opening Arguments in Santa Paula Canyon Drilling Lawsuit
ForestWatch and conservation partners file opening arguments in case against oil expansion in Santa Paula Canyon.

Volunteers Tackle Trash in Santa Paula Canyon
Nearly 20 volunteers spend their Saturday morning removing trash from Santa Paula Canyon!

ForestWatch’s 2016 Top Accomplishments
A look back at some of the big things that happened in 2016!

Update: Santa Paula Canyon Drilling Lawsuit
ForestWatch’s lawsuit challenging drilling expansion in Santa Paula Canyon moves forward.

Saving Santa Paula Canyon with Boots on the Ground
Patagonia volunteers remove 150lbs of trash from Santa Paula Canyon.

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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The Secret Lives of Snakes
Featuring Dr. Emily Taylor
Thursday, Feb. 20 at Noon
Webinar

Trail Talks: The Natural and Political History of the Dick Smith Wilderness
Thursday, Feb. 20 at 6:30pm
Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library

Free Screening of Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6pm
SBIFF Film Center
Santa Barbara