Los Padres ForestWatch protects wildlife, wilderness, water, and sustainable access throughout the Los Padres National Forest and the Carrizo Plain National Monument. We achieve this through education, advocacy, and when necessary, legal action for the benefit of our communities, climate, and future generations.

News Items

Students Clean Up 500 Pounds of Trash Along Sespe Tributary

Students from Ojai’s Besant Hill School spent their morning cleaning up Cherry Creek.

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ForestWatch Volunteers Clean Up Santa Paula Canyon

Over 125 pounds of trash was removed from along the trail and near popular swimming holes.

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Trump Seeks to Shrink Two National Monuments by Over 2 Million Acres

Trump announces plan to significantly reduce the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

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ForestWatch Submits Official Request to List Refugio Manzanita as Endangered

Request seeks to protect the Santa Barbara County species under the Federal Endangered Species Act.

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ForestWatch Celebrates Members and Volunteers

Stellar supporters recognized at the first ever Member & Volunteer Appreciation Party!

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Volunteers Eradicate Invasive Cape Ivy in Rattlesnake Canyon

Volunteers remove the only known infestation of Cape ivy in the Santa Barbara canyon.

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