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

SLO County Bear Count Underway

By on July 31, 2013 in San Luis Obispo County, Wildlife Protection

CDFW undertakes county-wide census of the black bear population in San Luis Obispo County

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Valle Vista Clean-up

By on July 31, 2013 in California Condor, Mt. Pinos Area, Trash Cleanups, Volunteer Projects, Wildlife Protection

Microtrash removed from Condor Country

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San Clemente Dam Removal Project

By on June 26, 2013 in Dam Removal, Rivers, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

Largest-ever Dam Removal Project in California Underway …

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What’s at Stake

By on April 26, 2013 in California Condor, Cuyama Valley, Grazing, Location, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Mt. Pinos Area, Oil Development, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Trails & Public Access, Ventura County, Wilderness, Wildlife Protection

Sixteen Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs) across the Los Padres National Forest were included in the Forest Service’s recently-released draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement …

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Patagonia Honored

By on April 25, 2013 in Events, Volunteer Projects

Chouinard and LPFW Honored on House Floor At this year’s Ojai Wild! event, Los Padres ForestWatch awarded Patagonia founder and owner Yvon Chouinard with the Wilderness Legacy Award …

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Spring 2013 Newsletter

By on April 25, 2013 in Publications

Spring 2013 Newsletter Now Available You can now click here to download the must-read spring issue of ForestWatch’s membership newsletter …

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