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Lopez Dam: Setting the Record Straight

By on February 10, 2025 in Environmental Law, Rivers, San Luis Obispo County, Steelhead, Wildlife Protection

Answers to frequently asked questions related to the Lopez Dam lawsuit and what it means for our region’s water security and wildlife protections

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Rep Huffman Debate House Floor FOFA

House Passes “Fix Our Forests Act”—The Fight Moves to the Senate

By on February 1, 2025 in Environmental Law, Land Management, Public Lands, Wildfire

Legislators in Washington D.C. use the LA Wildfires to push legislation that unravels our nation’s bedrock environmental laws.

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119th Congress & The New Administration  

By on January 22, 2025 in eNews, Environmental Education, Environmental Law, Wildfire

Congress has an ambitious agenda to redefine its work portfolio with attacks on our country’s bedrock environmental laws.

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Governor Jimmy Carter navigates a rapid on the Chattooga River

Honoring President Carter’s Central Coast Environmental Legacy

By on January 9, 2025 in History, Rivers, Wilderness

From the Santa Lucia and Ventana wilderness areas, President Carter leaves an indelible mark on local public lands

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2024 Top Accomplishments

By on December 13, 2024 in Los Padres National Forest, Oil Development, Outdoor Connection, Public Lands, Recreation, Target Shooting, Volunteer Projects, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection, Year In Review

With our generous supporters by our side, we have accomplished some remarkable victories together!

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Top Legislative Accomplishments 2024

By on December 3, 2024 in eNews, Environmental Education, Wildlife Protection

A reflection on our top legislative accomplishments, elected educational hikes, and protecting public lands.

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Support Public Lands This Holiday Season

By on December 3, 2024 in ForestWatch, Los Padres National Forest, Stewardship, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

Explore some meaningful ways you can support ForestWatch during this season of giving.

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Court Grants Major Victory for Threatened Steelhead and Wildlife in Arroyo Grande Creek

By on December 3, 2024 in Los Padres National Forest, Rivers, San Luis Obispo County, Steelhead, Wildlife Protection

Court Grants Major Victory for Threatened Steelhead and Wildlife in Arroyo Grande Creek

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Appeals Court Clears Path for Controversial Pine Mountain Logging Project

By on November 13, 2024 in Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Pine Mountain, Roadless Areas, Ventura County, Wilderness

Panel of judges rules in favor of Forest Service.

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The legal team stands in the hallway of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Final Arguments Presented in Pine Mountain Legal Challenge

By on October 22, 2024 in Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Pine Mountain, Roadless Areas, Ventura County, Wilderness

ForestWatch and friends take our years-long fight to one of the top courts in the country

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