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County Bear Hunting Proposal Shot Down!

Bears get a reprieve as Commission decides to postpone vote in response to public concern.

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Trophy Hunting of Black Bears May Be Allowed in SLO County

Fifty bears could be killed in the county each year; many questions unanswered.

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Agency Requires a Full Environmental Study of Company’s Plans to Explore for Oil on the Carrizo Plain National Monument

The Bureau of Land Management requires a full Environmental Impact Statement due to potential significant impacts.

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Planning Commission Bans Gravel Truck Traffic on Scenic Highway 33 From Diamond Rock Mine

Move protects Ojai Valley and Los Padres from as many as 138 truck trips per day.

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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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