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Industries Put Pressure on Forest Service to Roll Back Environmental Law

By on February 6, 2018 in Forest Service, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Wildlife Protection

Forest Service plans changes that would make it easier to bypass National Environmental Policy Act.

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ForestWatch’s Top Accomplishments of 2017

By on December 21, 2017 in Carrizo Plain, Events, Fence Removal, Invasives, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Oil Development, Rivers, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Santa Paula Canyon, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Wildlife Protection

Join us as we reflect upon some of our biggest accomplishments of 2017 and build our momentum into the New Year.

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ForestWatch Responds: A Better Way to Protect Communities from Wildfire

By on August 13, 2017 in Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Santa Barbara County, Wildfire

ForestWatch writes op-ed in response to local radio host’s inflamed rhetoric.

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Congress Advances Legislation Attacking National Forest Protections

By on July 5, 2017 in Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

ForestWatch and other conservation groups around the country oppose the bill.

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VICTORY: Controversial Gaviota Fuel Break Canceled After ForestWatch Lawsuit

By on April 3, 2017 in Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Santa Barbara County, Wildlife Protection

Forest Service cancels planned massive fuel break in remote area of Los Padres National Forest after our lawsuit.

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Lawsuit Challenges Unnecessary Fuel Break that Threatens Rare Plant

By on December 7, 2016 in Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Santa Barbara County, Wildlife Protection

Lawsuit filed to protect the Refugio manzanita from a massive, unnecessary fuel break planned by the Forest Service.

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Legislation Announced to Benefit Wilderness, Watersheds, and Recreation in the Los Padres and Carrizo Plain

By on May 27, 2015 in California Condor, Carrizo Plain, Cuyama Valley, Fracking, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Monterey County, Mt. Pinos Area, Oil Development, Rivers, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Trails & Public Access, Ventura County, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

Nearly 250,000 acres of wilderness could be added.

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Congress Proposes to Allow Disposal of Federal Lands

By on March 31, 2015 in Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Oil Development

Resolution could allow for federal lands to be sold to private interests.

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Forest Service Issues Draft Decision Against any New Wilderness in Los Padres National Forest

By on January 17, 2014 in California Condor, Cuyama Valley, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Mt. Pinos Area, Oil Development, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

Decision Rejects Wilderness Protection for 16 Pristine Roadless Areas, Leaving Them Vulnerable to Development

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Repeat Offender Landowner Under Investigation for Damaging Sespe Creek

By on December 11, 2013 in Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Ventura County, Wildlife Protection

Multiple Agencies Respond to Citizen Complaints About Unpermitted Bulldozing, Road Construction, and Vegetation Removal in Critical Habitat for Endangered Steelhead

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