Find out where things stand with four different logging projects.

Logging in the Los Padres: An Update

Volunteers Remove Derelict Fencing from Carrizo Plain to Benefit Wildlife
Project will lead to enhanced wildlife movement near Soda Lake.

The Last Grizzlies of the Los Padres (Part 1)
The first in a three-part series about the last days of the California grizzly in the Los Padres National Forest.

Webinar With Miguel Ordeñana Offers Insight Into Lives of Southern California Mountain Lions
Urban wildlife expert talks about mountain lions in and around LA.

ForestWatch Joins 70 Groups to Request That Gray Wolves Be Re-listed as Endangered
Coalition seeks to overturn Trump-era delisting of the gray wolf.

A Gray Wolf’s Epic Journey Toward the Central Coast
Will we soon hear howls in the Los Padres National Forest?

Deb Haaland Makes History as First Native American Cabinet Member
Secretary Haaland to oversee public lands including Carrizo Plain National Monument.

Groups Ask Biden Administration to Cancel Local Logging Projects
Request includes Tecuya Ridge, Cuddy Valley, and Pine Mountain logging projects.

ForestWatch Makes Official Request to List Cuesta Ridge Thistle as Sensitive Species
Species would receive special protections if listed.

Governor Signs Rodenticide Ban to Protect Wildlife and Pets from Poisoning
The law will help protect mountain lions, bobcats, owls, and other wildlife in Los Padres National Forest and beyond.
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Events

The Secret Lives of Snakes
Featuring Dr. Emily Taylor
Thursday, Feb. 20 at Noon
Webinar

Trail Talks: The Natural and Political History of the Dick Smith Wilderness
Thursday, Feb. 20 at 6:30pm
Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library

Free Screening of Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6pm
SBIFF Film Center
Santa Barbara