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
West Cuesta Ridge “Shooters” Cleanup
Collaborative efforts in SLO County result in hundreds of pounds of microtrash removed.
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County Approves Oil Wells Along Popular Hiking Trail in Santa Paula Canyon
ForestWatch Files Appeal to Planning Commission, Citing Violations of State Law
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Draft Report Reveals Significant Environmental Impacts of Fracking in Ventura County’s Sespe Oil Field
State Identifies Significant & Unavoid- able Impacts to Wildlife, Water Quality, & Public Safety in Sespe Oil Field
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Company Proposes 19 New Wells in Santa Paula Canyon
Drilling Planned Next to Popular Hiking Trail Leading to Swimming Holes, Waterfalls, and the Sespe Wilderness
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Lawsuit Filed to Restore Public Access to Matilija Falls
Coalition of Trail Users Seek to Reopen a Popular Trail Used by the Public for More Than One Hundred Years
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Victory! Oil Company Cancels Plans to Drill Wells in Remote Canyon Near National Forest
ForestWatch Protects Condors and Forest From Runaway Oil Development
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