Join us as we reflect upon some of our biggest accomplishments of 2017 and build our momentum into the New Year.
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ForestWatch’s Top Accomplishments of 2017
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Students Clean Up 500 Pounds of Trash Along Sespe Tributary
Students from Ojai’s Besant Hill School spent their morning cleaning up Cherry Creek.
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ForestWatch Submits Official Request to List Refugio Manzanita as Endangered
Request seeks to protect the Santa Barbara County species under the Federal Endangered Species Act.
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Unofficial Report Suggests Carrizo Plain National Monument Will Not Be Reduced or Eliminated
Carrizo Plain may be safe from boundary reduction, but monument management plan changes could still occur.
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Volunteers Clean Up Microtrash in Upper Sespe Watershed
ForestWatch volunteers remove over 250 pounds of microtrash from the Upper Sespe watershed.
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Congress Advances Legislation Attacking National Forest Protections
ForestWatch and other conservation groups around the country oppose the bill.
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Cherry Creek Gets More Help From Patagonia Team and ForestWatch Volunteers
Two groups of volunteers help remove trash from Cherry Creek watershed in late April.
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ForestWatch and SLO Coastkeeper File Lawsuit to Restore Endangered Steelhead in Sisquoc River
Groups seek safe passage for steelhead to reach historic spawning grounds in the Los Padres National Forest
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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.
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Spring Cleaning at Cherry Creek
Volunteers spend a morning cleaning up an illegal target shooting site in the Los Padres National Forest.
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