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Forest Service to Expedite Logging and Habitat Clearance in Proposed Wilderness on Pine Mountain

By on June 9, 2020 in Call to Action, Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Roadless Areas, Ventura County, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

Old-growth forest and chaparral threatened.

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House Passes Wilderness and Wild River Protections for Central Coast

By on February 12, 2020 in Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, Public Lands, Recreation, Rivers, Wilderness

Conservation act benefits local recreation, economy, and wildlife.

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Central Coast Conservation Bill Advances in U.S. House

By on November 20, 2019 in Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, Wilderness

California Central Coast Conservation Bill Advances in the U.S. House.

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Los Padres ForestWatch: Fifteen Years of Conservation Victories

By on September 4, 2019 in Carrizo Plain, Forest Service, Grazing, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Oil Development, Public Lands, Publications, Recreation, Roads, Trails & Public Access, Volunteer Projects, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

Take a look at what we’ve accomplished together.

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ForestWatch Hosts Community Hike with Congressman Salud Carbajal

By on September 4, 2019 in Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, Community Hikes, Outdoor Connection, Public Lands

Constituents come out to meet their representative and to enjoy a naturalist-led hike.

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ForestWatch Testifies at First Congressional Hearing for Central Coast Heritage Protection Act

By on August 2, 2019 in Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, Latino Outreach, Recreation, Wilderness

Director of Youth and Community Engagement, Graciela Cabello, testifies in support of the bill.

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ForestWatch’s Top Accomplishments in 2018

By on December 3, 2018 in Carrizo Plain, Latino Outreach, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Oil Development, Stewardship, Trails & Public Access, Volunteer Projects, Wilderness, Wildfire, Wildlife Protection

From stewardship projects to legal battles, we’ve been busier than ever.

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Volunteers Clean Up Sespe Creek and Piedra Blanca

By on October 4, 2018 in Stewardship, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects, Wilderness

Approximately 40 pounds of trash removed from swimming holes and trail.

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ForestWatch and Rio School District Lead Students on Educational Field Trip

By on August 1, 2018 in Environmental Education, Events, Stewardship, Ventura County, Wilderness, Youth Engagement

Elementary students from Oxnard experienced the Los Padres in a new way.

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Forest Service Proposes Converting Heavily-damaged Road Near San Rafael Wilderness to Non-motorized Trail

By on July 24, 2018 in Call to Action, Rivers, Roadless Areas, Roads, Santa Barbara County, Trails & Public Access, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

Project would establish sustainable public access to La Brea Canyon.

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