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Getting the Lead Out…of the Forest
By ForestWatch on May 15, 2024 in Los Padres National Forest, Public Lands, Target Shooting, Trash Cleanups
2024 lead removal efforts underway in the Los Padres National Forest
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Discovery of Rare Salamander in Controversial Logging Project Area Calls for Reconsideration by Los Padres National Forest Officials
By Bryant Baker on May 15, 2024 in Kern County, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Mt. Pinos Area, Wildlife Protection
Yellow-blotched salamanders observed in Tecuya Ridge logging project area.
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ForestWatch Leads Federal and State Legislators Staff on Fire Ecology Hike in Los Padres
The hike aimed to provide an opportunity to learn more about the complexity of fire ecology in the Los Padres.
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America the Beautiful for All Coalition Fly-in
By Carla Mena on April 17, 2024 in Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, Environmental Education, Events, Public Lands
ForestWatch and more than 100 Coalition members of the America the Beautiful for All Coalition (ATB4All) convened in Washington, DC.
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Agencies Cancel Plans to Frack Wells, Build Pipelines in Los Padres National Forest
Signals end of toxic era of fracking in the Sespe Oil Field
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