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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Santa Paula Canyon Oil Project Appealed to Ventura County Supervisors
Filing halts plan to begin drilling, court hearing on 2015 lawsuit postponed to December 4.
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Unofficial Report Suggests Carrizo Plain National Monument Will Not Be Reduced or Eliminated
By ForestWatch on September 18, 2017 in Carrizo Plain, Grazing, Kern County, Oil Development, San Luis Obispo County, Wildlife Protection
Carrizo Plain may be safe from boundary reduction, but monument management plan changes could still occur.
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ForestWatch and Figueroa Mountain Brewing Volunteers Clean Up Red Rock
ForestWatch and Fig Mtn Brew teamed up to remove over 100 pounds from the Red Rock Pools.
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Santa Paula Canyon Drilling: Upcoming Court Date and Hearing
By ForestWatch on August 30, 2017 in Oil Development, Santa Paula Canyon, Trails & Public Access, Ventura County
ForestWatch and partners to make oral arguments in lawsuit against new drilling.
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Volunteers Clean Up Microtrash in Upper Sespe Watershed
By Bryant Baker on August 28, 2017 in California Condor, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects, Wildlife Protection
ForestWatch volunteers remove over 250 pounds of microtrash from the Upper Sespe watershed.
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Fate of the Carrizo Plain Still Unknown
Interior Secretary Zinke refuses today to publicly release his recommendation for iconic California landscape.
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