Author: Bryant Baker
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My Fond Farewell to ForestWatch
7 min read
A look back on Bryant Baker’s nearly decade-long tenure at ForestWatch as he moves on to another organization.
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Trump Administration Opens Comment Period to Eliminate Roadless Rule, Threatening Los Padres National Forest
4 min read
Environmental groups urge public to oppose rollback and support permanent protections through Roadless Area Conservation Act.
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Over 50 Organizations Speak Out Against Massive Oil and Gas Plan
2 min read
Groups urge Bureau of Land Management to exclude areas from new oil and gas leasing.
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Congressman Carbajal Reintroduces Bill to Protect Los Padres and Carrizo Plain Wilderness Areas
4 min read
Legislation would designate nearly 325,000 acres of Wilderness, Scenic, and Special Management Areas.
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An In-Depth Analysis of the Carrizo Plain’s Madre Fire
24 min read
California’s largest fire so far this year burned a large swath of the Carrizo Plain National Monument.
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Federal Land Sale Proposal Dropped from Senate Bill for Final Time
5 min read
Senator Mike Lee’s unpopular provision nixed for good.
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Senator Mike Lee Releases Revised Public Land Sell-off Bill Language
4 min read
Thousands of acres on Central Coast may still be threatened.
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Why Did the Bear Cross the Road?
2 min read
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife recently shared some tracking data for a collared female black bear in Los Angeles County. We took one look at the data and saw a fascinating journey around one of the largest cities in the world. We created the animated map below to highlight how this bear moved…
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Discovery of Rare Salamander in Controversial Logging Project Area Calls for Reconsideration by Los Padres National Forest Officials
4 min read
Yellow-blotched salamanders observed in Tecuya Ridge logging project area.
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Forest Service Rebrands, Delays Controversial Logging & Clearing Project
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Officials announce name change and delay for 250,000-acre project.
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Appeal Aims to Protect California’s Pine Mountain, Reyes Peak from Controversial Logging Project
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Case moves to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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The Name “Mt. Abel” Glorifies an Avowed Klansman
6 min read
This unofficial name for Cerro Noroeste has an ugly history.
