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.
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Students Clean Up 500 Pounds of Trash Along Sespe Tributary
By Bryant Baker on December 5, 2017 in California Condor, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects
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
By ForestWatch on December 4, 2017 in Santa Paula Canyon, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Wilderness
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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