Category: News
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Defending Our Public Lands: ForestWatch Responds to Deluge of Federal Threats
10 min read
What we’re doing about numerous threats to federal public lands.
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History Made: Bigberry Manzanita Named California’s Official State Shrub
3 min read
AB 581 has successfully passed the legislature and now awaits Governor Newsom’s signature.
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Los Padres Vegetation Clearing Plan Faces Widespread Community Opposition
6 min read
Public, agencies, and experts voice concerns over impacts to wildlife, recreation, and cultural sites.
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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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Meet Your New Neighbors in the Santa Monica Mountains
3 min read
A mama and her three cubs mark the first family of black bears in the Santa Monica Mountains in years.
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California’s Southernmost Wolf Pack Thrives, Expands Amidst Challenges
5 min read
The return of wolves to the southern Sierra brings hope for broader recovery in our region
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Bills Moving Through California Legislature for Better or Worse
5 min read
Several pieces of legislation would impact plants, wildlife, and water in the region.
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Joint Statement on Immigration Enforcement Tactics Directed at Children in the Outdoors
5 min read
Groups call on U.S. government to end immigration enforcement actions at schools, parks, and outdoor educational spaces among other actions.
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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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Big Ugly Bill Signed into Law, Harms Public Lands
6 min read
A provision to sell off public lands to developers is removed, but several harmful provisions remain
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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.
