H.R. 2 expands environmental exemptions for logging, road construction, and other activities on national forest lands.

House Passes Farm Bill That Would Gut Forest Protections

Forest Service Receives Overwhelming Opposition to Proposed Commercial Logging Projects
Over 99% of public comments submitted opposed the project.

Forest Service Plans Commercial Logging Near Mt. Pinos with No Environmental Review
Projects could impact California condors and spotted owls.

Industries Put Pressure on Forest Service to Roll Back Environmental Law
Forest Service plans changes that would make it easier to bypass National Environmental Policy Act.

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

ForestWatch Responds: A Better Way to Protect Communities from Wildfire
ForestWatch writes op-ed in response to local radio host’s inflamed rhetoric.

Congress Advances Legislation Attacking National Forest Protections
ForestWatch and other conservation groups around the country oppose the bill.

VICTORY: Controversial Gaviota Fuel Break Canceled After ForestWatch Lawsuit
Forest Service cancels planned massive fuel break in remote area of Los Padres National Forest after our lawsuit.

Lawsuit Challenges Unnecessary Fuel Break that Threatens Rare Plant
Lawsuit filed to protect the Refugio manzanita from a massive, unnecessary fuel break planned by the Forest Service.

Legislation Announced to Benefit Wilderness, Watersheds, and Recreation in the Los Padres and Carrizo Plain
Nearly 250,000 acres of wilderness could be added.
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