Restrictions prohibit campfires and target shooting outside of designated sites.
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Fire Restrictions Implemented Across the Los Padres National Forest
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ForestWatch’s Top Accomplishments in 2018
By ForestWatch 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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House Passes Farm Bill That Would Gut Forest Protections
By ForestWatch on June 27, 2018 in Fire, Forest Service, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Roads, Wildfire, Wildlife Protection
H.R. 2 expands environmental exemptions for logging, road construction, and other activities on national forest lands.
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Forest Service Reopens Thomas Fire Area, Some Trails and Campgrounds Remain Closed
By ForestWatch on May 31, 2018 in Santa Barbara County, Trails & Public Access, Ventura County, Wildfire
Trails on Santa Barbara city and county land remain closed, and caution is urged in some areas that have reopened.
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Complaint: Ventura County Put Water Supply at Risk of Oilfield Contamination
By ForestWatch on February 22, 2018 in Oil Development, Santa Paula Canyon, Ventura County, Wildfire
County officials failed to require pipeline shutdown following flood warnings.
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Forest and Community Resilience During the Thomas Fire
During a time like this, one thing is certain: our forest and community are incredibly resilient.
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ForestWatch Responds: A Better Way to Protect Communities from Wildfire
ForestWatch writes op-ed in response to local radio host’s inflamed rhetoric.
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