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

Conservation Groups File Appeal to Halt Restart of Abandoned Oil Field in Remote Canyon in Ventura County

Three conservation groups file an appeal to stop the reopening of an abandoned oil field

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Fall 2014 Newsletter

You can now click here to download the must-read spring issue of ForestWatch’s membership newsletter.

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Chuchupate Invasives Project

Volunteers clear invasives from USFS Ranger Station grounds and adjacent wetland

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Image courtesy Bill Bouton

Fighting for the San Emigdio Blue

Los Padres ForestWatch submits request to help protect threatened butterfly

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ForestWatch Challenges Approval of Two New Oil Wells Near Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge

Appeal Seeks Protection for Endangered California Condors and Hopper Creek

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Summer Invasives Projects

Volunteers tackle noxious weeds across the Los Padres

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