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ForestWatch and Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. Team Up for Spring Cleaning on Big Falls Trail

By on April 15, 2018 in San Luis Obispo County, Trash Cleanups, Volunteer Projects, Wilderness

Volunteers remove over 150 pounds of trash from popular trail in the Santa Lucia Wilderness.

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Ventura County Supervisors Drop Bid to Eliminate Public Challenges to Oil Drilling Projects

By on April 10, 2018 in Fracking, Oil Development, Santa Paula Canyon, Ventura County

Overwhelming public opposition forces Supervisors Foy and Long to retreat.

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Supervisors to Consider Eliminating Public’s Right to Challenge Oil Drilling Projects in Ventura County

By on April 10, 2018 in Call to Action, Fracking, Oil Development, Santa Paula Canyon, Ventura County

Move by Supervisors Foy and Long would hand a free pass to the oil industry.

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San Rafael Wilderness: 50 Years of Preserving Santa Barbara’s Backcountry

By on April 3, 2018 in Santa Barbara County, Wilderness

ForestWatch celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the San Rafael Wilderness.

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ForestWatch Selected as Beneficiary of 2018 CTS Figueroa Mountain Gran Fondo

By on March 29, 2018 in Events, Santa Barbara County

Proceeds from this premier cycling event on and around Figueroa Mountain will go to ForestWatch’s conservation efforts.

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ForestWatch Takes Trump Administration to Court Over Public Access to Carrizo Plain Review Documents

By on March 15, 2018 in Carrizo Plain

Interior Dept. fails to respond to FOIA request for review documents.

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Complaint: Ventura County Put Water Supply at Risk of Oilfield Contamination

By on February 22, 2018 in Oil Development, Santa Paula Canyon, Ventura County, Wildfire

County officials failed to require pipeline shutdown following flood warnings.

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Interior Department Guts Policies for Drilling on Federal Lands

By on February 9, 2018 in Carrizo Plain, Oil Development

Secretary Ryan Zinke signed a memo making it easier for oil companies to drill on federal public lands.

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Industries Put Pressure on Forest Service to Roll Back Environmental Law

By on February 6, 2018 in Forest Service, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Wildlife Protection

Forest Service plans changes that would make it easier to bypass National Environmental Policy Act.

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Government Shutdown: What Happens to the Los Padres?

By on January 19, 2018 in Forest Service

The federal government shutdown brings temporary changes to public land access.

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