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Unofficial Report Suggests Carrizo Plain National Monument Will Not Be Reduced or Eliminated

By on September 18, 2017 in Carrizo Plain, Grazing, Kern County, Oil Development, San Luis Obispo County, Wildlife Protection

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

By on August 28, 2017 in California Condor, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects, Wildlife Protection

ForestWatch volunteers remove over 250 pounds of microtrash from the Upper Sespe watershed.

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Congress Advances Legislation Attacking National Forest Protections

By on July 5, 2017 in Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

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

By on May 1, 2017 in California Condor, Marijuana Grow Site Cleanups, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County

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

By on April 26, 2017 in Dam Removal, Rivers, Santa Barbara County, Wildlife Protection

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

By on April 3, 2017 in Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Santa Barbara County, Wildlife Protection

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

By on April 2, 2017 in Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects, Wildlife Protection

Volunteers spend a morning cleaning up an illegal target shooting site in the Los Padres National Forest.

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Study: Not Enough Bears in SLO County to Allow Hunt

By on February 12, 2017 in San Luis Obispo County, Wildlife Protection

Study finds only 101 black bears in SLO County, much lower than previous estimates.

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Ventura County Supervisors Vote to Move Forward with Wildlife Corridors

By on February 10, 2017 in Ventura County, Wildlife Protection

Process begins to designate wildlife corridors that link the Los Padres National Forest with other public lands.

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An oil well with the mountains of the Sespe Condor Sanctuary in the background.

VICTORY: Oil Drilling and Fracking Plan Halted Indefinitely

By on December 9, 2016 in California Condor, Fracking, Oil Development, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

Forest Service indefinitely halts plan to lease 52,000 acres of the Los Padres National Forest to the oil industry.

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