He lost his job at the Los Padres National Forest as part of a wave of firings ordered by the Trump administration. Laurel Smith and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ben Vizzachero boarded a ...

Wildlife biologist Benjamin Vizzachero capitalizes on the rare opportunity to confront the billionaire whose self-proclaimed ...

The Los Padres National Forest and the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District announced a series of planned ...

Starting on Monday, one to 10 acres of treated slash from dead trees and brush will be burned at various forest ...

City of Ojai Recognized as an environmental, spiritual and cultural hub, the City of Ojai is a gateway to the Los Padres National Forest, home to more than 8,000 residents and a weekend retreat for ...

Los Padres National Forest employees were among some 3,400 U.S. Forest Service workers terminated last Friday as part of downsizing authored by President Donald Trump’s administration ...

A USDA spokesperson said around 2,000 probationary, non-firefighting employees from the Forest Service have been released.

Tracer ammunition is prohibited at all times. • Fireworks are always prohibited in Los Padres National Forest. • Recreational target shooting is prohibited in all areas of Los Padres National ...

He lost his job at the Los Padres National Forest as part of a wave of firings ordered by the Trump administration. Credit: Laurel Smith and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ben Vizzachero ...

Vizzachero, 30, lives in the Solvang area and had worked as a wildlife biologist for the Los Padres National Forest for about a year. He was one of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees fired ...