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

Sespe Tamarisk Project

By on April 18, 2014 in Ventura County, Volunteer Projects, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

Volunteer crew removes more tamarisk from Sespe watershed

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Tamarisk Eradication along Rancho Nuevo Creek

By on April 9, 2014 in Cuyama Valley, Location, Santa Barbara County, Volunteer Projects, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

Volunteers Tackle Tamarisk on Edge of Dick Smith Wilderness

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ForestWatch Files Formal Objection to “No New Wilderness” Policy

By on April 4, 2014 in Mt. Pinos Area, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

Objection challenges recent decision against establishing any new wilderness areas in our local backcountry

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Kings Clean-up

By on March 12, 2014 in Mt. Pinos Area, Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects, Wildlife Protection

ForestWatch volunteers clear out another shooting area

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Sespe Shooting Area Clean-up

By on February 21, 2014 in Trash Cleanups, Ventura County, Volunteer Projects, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

ForestWatch volunteers haul more trash out of the Sespe watershed

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Recovery Plan Issued for Endangered Steelhead in SLO & Monterey Counties

By on February 18, 2014 in Monterey County, San Luis Obispo County, Wildlife Protection

Fisheries Biologists Present a Roadmap to Restore Historic Steelhead Runs to the Los Padres National Forest

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