Lawsuit filed to protect the Refugio manzanita from a massive, unnecessary fuel break planned by the Forest Service.
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Lawsuit Challenges Unnecessary Fuel Break that Threatens Rare Plant
52 Los Padres Recreation Sites Now Under Private, For-profit Management
Forest Service issues new concessionaire permit despite substantial public opposition.
Rising to Meet the Challenge
Our thoughts on the 2016 election and where we go from here.
Groups Challenge Los Padres Oil Drilling Plan
ForestWatch and others seek to halt expansion of oil drilling across 52,000 acres of forest land.
A Controversial Plan to Privatize Campgrounds & Trailheads
Cash-strapped Forest Service to transfer 52 camps, day use areas, and trailheads to a private management company.
Agreement Secures Permanent Public Access to Matilija Falls
ForestWatch and other groups sign agreement with landowner, ending years of dispute over the historic trail
Legal Victory Overturns Plan to Open 1 Million Acres of Public Land to Drilling, Fracking
ForestWatch lawsuit protects federal lands near Los Padres National Forest
Tar Creek Cleanup
Patagonia volunteers team up with ForestWatch to remove trash from border of Sespe Condor Sanctuary
Cape Ivy Removal
LogicMonitor employees join forces with ForestWatch to remove invasive cape ivy from Mission Canyon.
Massive Network of Roads Planned for Protected Area near Figueroa Mountain
ForestWatch Files Formal Objection to Commercial Livestock Grazing Operation in Happy Canyon
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