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VICTORY: Landscaping Required at Quarry Along Scenic Highway 33

By on March 5, 2017 in Call to Action, Ventura County

Quarry along Hwy 33 in the Los Padres will install landscaping as required by new 30-year permit.

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Water District Plans to Siphon Groundwater From Ojai Mountains

By on March 3, 2017 in Groundwater, Ventura County

Casitas Municipal Water District moving forward with plan to drill horizontal bores under the Los Padres National Forest.

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Groups File Opening Arguments in Santa Paula Canyon Drilling Lawsuit

By on February 22, 2017 in Call to Action, Oil Development, Santa Paula Canyon, Ventura County

ForestWatch and conservation partners file opening arguments in case against oil expansion in Santa Paula Canyon.

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Study: Not Enough Bears in SLO County to Allow Hunt

By on February 12, 2017 in San Luis Obispo County, Wildlife Protection

Study finds only 101 black bears in SLO County, much lower than previous estimates.

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Ventura County Supervisors Vote to Move Forward with Wildlife Corridors

By on February 10, 2017 in Ventura County, Wildlife Protection

Process begins to designate wildlife corridors that link the Los Padres National Forest with other public lands.

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Volunteers Tackle Trash in Santa Paula Canyon

By on January 16, 2017 in Santa Paula Canyon, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects

Nearly 20 volunteers spend their Saturday morning removing trash from Santa Paula Canyon!

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New Trail Plan Near Lake Piru Approved, Access Fees to Remain

By on January 10, 2017 in Trails & Public Access, Ventura County, Wilderness

Federal agency overseeing Santa Felicia Dam approves plan to facilitate forest trail access that includes steep fees.

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ForestWatch’s 2016 Top Accomplishments

By on January 5, 2017 in Events, Fracking, Oil Development, Publications, Roads, Santa Paula Canyon, Trails & Public Access, Volunteer Projects, Wilderness

A look back at some of the big things that happened in 2016!

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An oil well with the mountains of the Sespe Condor Sanctuary in the background.

VICTORY: Oil Drilling and Fracking Plan Halted Indefinitely

By on December 9, 2016 in California Condor, Fracking, Oil Development, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

Forest Service indefinitely halts plan to lease 52,000 acres of the Los Padres National Forest to the oil industry.

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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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