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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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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Over 130 Local Business Owners Sign Letter Supporting Carrizo Plain National Monument
By ForestWatch on August 15, 2017 in Carrizo Plain, Kern County, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County
Local businesses write letter to Secretary Zinke in support of the Carrizo Plain.
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ForestWatch Responds: A Better Way to Protect Communities from Wildfire
ForestWatch writes op-ed in response to local radio host’s inflamed rhetoric.
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