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Join Los Padres Forest Watch for exciting volunteer opportunities and community events that help protect and preserve the stunning landscapes and wildlife of the Los Padres National Forest—your chance to make a difference while enjoying the great outdoors!

Upcoming Events

Co-Existing with Cougars Webinar

November 20, 2025

Join Los Padres ForestWatch and Cougar Conservancy for an engaging discussion on how communities can safely coexist with mountain lions—also known as cougars—across the Central and Southern California coast. Featured guest Korinna Domingo, Founder & Director of the Cougar Conservancy, will share her organization’s innovative work promoting understanding and awareness of cougars through education, science-based […]

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Past Events

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Wild Trivia

ForestWatch hosts regular events to test your nature and pop culture knowledge. These fun nights take place throughout our region at places like Night Lizard Brewing Co. in Santa Barbara, Island Brewing Co. in Carpinteria, Institution Ale in Camarillo, and Oak and Otter Brewing Co. in San Luis Obispo. Join us!

Film Screenings

ForestWatch hosts film screenings to highlight some of our region’s most urgent and poignant environmental issues. We’ve hosted tour stops for the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival, and screenings of the films Damnation and Elemental. Our film screenings sometimes include a pre-film reception, raffles and information booths, and post-film panels with filmmakers and influencers.

The Wilderness Table

This new ForestWatch event series invites guests to indulge in a culinary journey celebrating local flavors and sustainable practices in an outdoor setting. These Wilderness Table events raise critical funds to support ForestWatch’s work to protect public lands and wildlife along California’s central coast. At our inaugural Wilderness Table in May 2025, guests enjoyed craft cocktails, a vineyard tour, and an exquisite meal prepared on site and complemented with local, sustainable, organic, and biodynamic wines.

Community Hikes

Our free hikes and nature walks take small groups into the forest for a fun adventure, highlighting the places we work to protect. Led by ForestWatch staff or local naturalists, these outdoor excursions are an excellent way to learn more about the nature that surrounds us. From short walks focusing on native plants, to longer jaunts in remote areas, we love exploring the wilds, near and far, with those who believe as strongly as we do about the need to protect it.

Webinars

Exploring the hot topics of today, to the history of yesterday and the future of conservation tomorrow, our webinars take a deep dive into critical issues about public lands and wildlife. Just register, tune in online, or view a recording afterwards. The more we know, the better advocates we all can be. Visit our Youtube Channel to view our lineup of past webinars.

What People Say

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Los Padres ForestWatch is an amazing organization. I had the pleasure of attending a caminata/hike with LPFW a few months ago. I was able to connect with folks who are learning and growing and getting informed on ways to get involved in our local forest. I appreciate the outreach efforts that LPFW takes to plant the seeds of land stewardship to members of the community who aren’t always included in conservation conversations.

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