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Oil Company Seeks Drilling Rights in Upper Lopez Canyon

ForestWatch joins with landowners to protect Lopez Creek and Santa Lucia Wilderness.

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ForestWatch Files Lawsuit to Stop Oil Drilling Expansion in Los Padres National Forest

Lawsuit challenges expansive drilling plan in Los Padres.

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ForestWatch, Rural Landowners Protect Land from Oil Drilling

U.S. Bureau of Land Management withdraws 10,088 acres from recent oil lease sale after groups and eight landowners file formal protests.

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BLM Announces Another Land Giveaway of 19,600 Acres to Oil Companies

Public lands near Los Padres and Carrizo Plain auctioned for as little as $2 per acre.

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ForestWatch Protects 3,500 Acres of Carrizo Plain From Oil Development

The Bureau of Land Management won’t allow new drilling.

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Sand and Gravel Mines to Send Hundreds of Trucks Per Day Through Forest

Proposed mine to add traffic along Highway 33 through heart of Los Padres.

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Agency Proposes to Auction Lands Near Forest Boundary for Oil Drilling

Parcels are located along forest boundary, a national wildlife refuge, and a nature preserve.

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Forest Service Agrees to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Logging Projects

Studies could protect old-growth forests on Figueroa Mountain, Frazier Mountain, and Mt. Pinos.

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

Conservation Groups File Appeal to Halt More Oil Drilling in Los Padres

ForestWatch and partners challenge Forest Service’s new drilling plan.

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Oil Drilling Will Expand Into Pristine Areas of Los Padres National Forest

Forest Service issues decision opening vast tracks of public land to new drilling.

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