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Ventura City Council Votes 6-0 to Officially Oppose Logging Projects on Pine Mountain and Mt. Pinos
By ForestWatch on February 8, 2022 in Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Los Padres National Forest, Mt. Pinos Area, Pine Mountain, Ventura County
The City joins Ojai and Ventura County in opposing logging in the Los Padres.
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Ninth Circuit Rules Against Commercial Logging in Roadless Area on Tecuya Ridge
By ForestWatch on February 7, 2022 in California Condor, Environmental Law, Kern County, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Mt. Pinos Area, Wildlife Protection
Big win for forested area and California condors near Mt. Pinos.
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Logging in the Los Padres: An Update
By Bryant Baker on January 19, 2022 in California Condor, Environmental Law, Kern County, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Los Padres National Forest, Mt. Pinos Area, Pine Mountain, Ventura County, Wildlife Protection
Find out where things stand with four different logging projects.
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Dr. Martin Luther King’s Impact on The Environmental Justice Movement
By ForestWatch on January 14, 2022 in Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., Environmental Education, Environmental Justice
Read through our list of resources to learn more about how Dr. King’s actions led to important legislative victories.
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Volunteers Remove Derelict Fencing from Carrizo Plain to Benefit Wildlife
Project will lead to enhanced wildlife movement near Soda Lake.
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Agency Proposes to Shrink Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge Boundary
Proposal would shrink potential size of the refuge by 26%.
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