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
Process begins to designate wildlife corridors that link the Los Padres National Forest with other public lands.
![An oil well with the mountains of the Sespe Condor Sanctuary in the background.](https://lpfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Oil_Well-100x100.jpg)
VICTORY: Oil Drilling and Fracking Plan Halted Indefinitely
Forest Service indefinitely halts plan to lease 52,000 acres of the Los Padres National Forest to the oil industry.
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Forest Service Scales Back Plan to Formalize Roads Near Figueroa Mtn.
Forest Service agrees to remove 7 miles of road from being authorized in new grazing allotment plan.
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Lawsuit Challenges Unnecessary Fuel Break that Threatens Rare Plant
Lawsuit filed to protect the Refugio manzanita from a massive, unnecessary fuel break planned by the Forest Service.
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Groups Challenge Los Padres Oil Drilling Plan
ForestWatch and others seek to halt expansion of oil drilling across 52,000 acres of forest land.
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Tar Creek Cleanup
Patagonia volunteers team up with ForestWatch to remove trash from border of Sespe Condor Sanctuary
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Cape Ivy Removal
LogicMonitor employees join forces with ForestWatch to remove invasive cape ivy from Mission Canyon.
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LUSH Cosmetics Volunteers Clean Up Shooting Site
28 volunteers removed over 400 pounds of trash and debris from site.
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Saving Santa Paula Canyon with Boots on the Ground
Patagonia volunteers remove 150lbs of trash from Santa Paula Canyon.
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