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Congress Passes Central Coast Land and River Protections

By on February 26, 2021 in Carrizo Plain, Carrizo Plain, Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, Los Padres National Forest, Public Lands, Wilderness

Conservation act benefits local recreation, economies, wildlife, and communities

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Groups Ask Biden Administration to Cancel Local Logging Projects

By on February 19, 2021 in Forest Service, Kern County, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Los Padres National Forest, Pine Mountain, Public Lands, Ventura County, Wildlife Protection

Request includes Tecuya Ridge, Cuddy Valley, and Pine Mountain logging projects.

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Santa Barbara County Recreation Master Plan Survey

By on February 18, 2021 in Outdoor Connection, Public Lands, Recreation, Santa Barbara County, Trails & Public Access, Youth Engagement

Let the County know what you need to play, run, bike, hike, camp, and get outdoors.

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Bill Reintroduced to Protect Public Lands and Rivers Across the Central Coast

By on February 11, 2021 in Carrizo Plain, Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, Los Padres National Forest, Public Lands, Wilderness

Passage of local wilderness protections possible this year.

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Biden Administration Pauses Federal Fossil Fuel Leasing and Commits to Land Protection

By on January 27, 2021 in BLM, Carrizo Plain, Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, Fracking, Los Padres National Forest, Oil Development, Public Lands

Executive Orders Protect Public Lands Including Los Padres, Carrizo Plain

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We Look Ahead as the New Administration Begins

By on January 20, 2021 in Environmental Justice, Land Management, Public Lands

We will continue to fight for public lands, air, water, and wildlife.

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Outgoing Administration Finalizes Environmental Regulatory Rollback

By on December 16, 2020 in Environmental Law, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Los Padres National Forest, Mining, Oil Development, Pine Mountain, Public Lands

New changes to environmental regulations threaten public lands.

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Public Lands Prove to be an Essential Need

By on November 18, 2020 in COVID-19, Outdoor Connection, Public Lands, Recreation, Social Justice, Uncategorized, Wildfire

Public health and public lands are intrinsically connected and we must assign them the same value that we attach to other essential needs.

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Ventura County Tightens Outdated Oil Permitting to Better Protect Public Health, Water Supplies, and the Environment

By on November 10, 2020 in Fracking, Oil Development, Public Lands, Ventura County

New drilling and fracking in Los Padres now subject to environmental study

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Thousands Oppose First Federal Oil Lease Sale in California in Eight Years

By on September 28, 2020 in Fracking, Kern County, Oil Development, Public Lands

First auction of 1.2 million acres opened to new oil drilling and fracking announced.

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