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Forest Service Scales Back Plan to Formalize Roads Near Figueroa Mtn.

By on December 9, 2016 in Grazing, Roadless Areas, Roads, Santa Barbara County, Wildlife Protection

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

By on December 7, 2016 in Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Santa Barbara County, Wildlife Protection

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

By on October 12, 2016 in California Condor, Cuyama Valley, Fracking, Mt. Pinos Area, Oil Development, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County, Wildlife Protection

ForestWatch and others seek to halt expansion of oil drilling across 52,000 acres of forest land.

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Tar Creek Cleanup

By on May 18, 2016 in California Condor, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects, Wildlife Protection

Patagonia volunteers team up with ForestWatch to remove trash from border of Sespe Condor Sanctuary

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Cape Ivy Removal

By on May 12, 2016 in Invasives, Santa Barbara County, Volunteer Projects, Wildlife Protection

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

By on March 17, 2016 in California Condor, Location, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

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

By on January 25, 2016 in California Condor, Santa Paula Canyon, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects, Wildlife Protection

Patagonia volunteers remove 150lbs of trash from Santa Paula Canyon.

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VICTORY! Agency Withdraws Controversial Proposal to Reduce Protections for Toads

By on December 23, 2015 in Rivers, Wildlife Protection

Critically endangered arroyo toads in the Los Padres National Forest will remain fully protected.

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County, FWS Deliver Big Gift to Oil Industry

By on December 17, 2015 in California Condor, Fracking, Oil Development, Ventura County, Wildlife Protection

Ventura County Supervisors miss an opportunity to update World War II-era drilling permits to protect condors.

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Lawsuit Challenges Dangerous Oil Drilling in Santa Paula Canyon

By on November 17, 2015 in California Condor, Fracking, Location, Oil Development, Rivers, Santa Paula Canyon, Trails & Public Access, Ventura County, Wildlife Protection

Three conservation groups sued Ventura County to halt a plan to drill 19 new oil wells along the Santa Paula Canyon Trail.

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