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Latino Conservation Week: Emphasizing the Latino Role in Conservation

Volunteers Clean Up Trash and Graffiti in Wheeler Gorge
70 volunteers helped remove graffiti and trash from the popular climbing area near Ojai.

House Passes Farm Bill That Would Gut Forest Protections
H.R. 2 expands environmental exemptions for logging, road construction, and other activities on national forest lands.

Understanding Fire in Our Region
Learn about natural chaparral fire ecology, how humans are changing it, and what we can do to protect communities.

Forest Service Receives Overwhelming Opposition to Proposed Commercial Logging Projects
Over 99% of public comments submitted opposed the project.

Forest Service Reopens Thomas Fire Area, Some Trails and Campgrounds Remain Closed
Trails on Santa Barbara city and county land remain closed, and caution is urged in some areas that have reopened.

ForestWatch Volunteers Give La Cumbre Peak a Spring Cleaning
Volunteer crew removes over 600 pounds of trash from the coastal peak above Santa Barbara.

ForestWatch Volunteers Clean Up West Cuesta Ridge
Volunteers spend morning in the clouds removing over 600 pounds of trash from the ridge near San Luis Obispo.

ForestWatch and UCSB Adventure Programs Volunteers Clean Up the Playground
Volunteers remove over 400 pounds of broken glass, cans, and tires from the area in the mountains above Goleta.

Judge Rules in Favor of Oil Drilling in Santa Paula Canyon Case
Ruling will allow 19 new oil wells in the scenic and biologically-important canyon.
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