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
Pot Grow Cleanup near Figueroa Mountain II
ForestWatch volunteers head out to the Figueroa Mountain Pot Grow site for a second time to remove leftover trash.
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Celebrating the End of an Era on the Carrizo Plain Ecological Reserve
For the first time in decades, commercial livestock grazing will not be allowed anywhere in the Carrizo Plain Ecological Reserve.
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Figueroa Mountain Cannabis Grow Site Cleanup
ForestWatch volunteers clean up Cannabis grow site near Figueroa Mountain
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Forest Service Issues Final Decision Rejecting New Wilderness in Los Padres National Forest
None of the viable 421,000 acres will be protected as wilderness
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Small Dam Removed from Lion Creek
Forest Service removes long defunct dam in Lion Creek.
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Forest Service Agrees to Reconsider Wilderness Protection in LPNF
The U.S. Forest Service is now reevaluating seven roadless areas to recommend as wilderness.
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