Upcoming Events
Bingo & Brews
Join Los Padres ForestWatch for Bingo & Brews at Topa Topa Brewing Co. in Ventura every 2nd Monday from 6-7pm!
BOWL TO BE WILD
Los Padres ForestWatch’s first ever Summer Fun and Lawn Bowling Tournament in Santa Barbara. Come play with us!
Crossings Webinar
A free virtual conversation with award-winning environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb, author of Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet.
Ojai Pixie Picking Fundraiser
Join us for a fun-filled day of Pixie tangerine picking in a small family owned orchard in Ojai — with all proceeds benefitting Los Padres ForestWatch!
Solstice Festival
Visit the ForestWatch booth to learn how you can help protect our region’s public lands.
Past Events
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Wild Trivia & Bingo
ForestWatch hosts regular events to test your nature trivia and to quench your thirst for bingo (and beer!). These fun nights take place throughout our region at places like Topa Topa Brewing Co. in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Ojai, and Oak and Otter Brewing Co. in San Luis Obispo. Join us!
Film Screenings
ForestWatch hosts film screenings to highlight some of our region’s most urgent and poignant environmental issues. We’ve hosted tour stops for the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival, and screenings of the films Damnation and Elemental. Our film screenings sometimes include a pre-film reception, raffles and information booths, and post-film panels with filmmakers and influencers.
The Wilderness Table
This new ForestWatch event series invites guests to indulge in a culinary journey celebrating local flavors and sustainable practices in an outdoor setting. These Wilderness Table events raise critical funds to support ForestWatch’s work to protect public lands and wildlife along California’s central coast. At our inaugural Wilderness Table in May 2025, guests enjoyed craft cocktails, a vineyard tour, and an exquisite meal prepared on site and complemented with local, sustainable, organic, and biodynamic wines.
Community Hikes
Our free hikes and nature walks take small groups into the forest for a fun adventure, highlighting the places we work to protect. Led by ForestWatch staff or local naturalists, these outdoor excursions are an excellent way to learn more about the nature that surrounds us. From short walks focusing on native plants, to longer jaunts in remote areas, we love exploring the wilds, near and far, with those who believe as strongly as we do about the need to protect it.
Webinars
Exploring the hot topics of today, to the history of yesterday and the future of conservation tomorrow, our webinars take a deep dive into critical issues about public lands and wildlife. Just register, tune in online, or view a recording afterwards. The more we know, the better advocates we all can be. Visit our Youtube Channel to view our lineup of past webinars.
