More than 600,000 acres of the Los Padres National Forest in California could re-open to industrial logging and road-building ...

Environmental groups urge lawmakers to support permanent protections through Roadless Area Conservation Act In a sweeping ...

The Trump administration’s plan would open 600,000 acres of roadless areas to commercial logging, vegetation management, and ...

That’s why the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit, Los Padres ForestWatch, has launched the new web app, OpenTrails. In light of the severe storms that hit the Central Coast earlier this year, several ...

Federal forests in San Luis Obispo County are safe for now, but Baker said he expects more federal policies to target public ...

Since 2004, ForestWatch has been leading the charge to protect and restore the forests, chaparral, grasslands, rivers, wildlife, and wilderness along California’s Central Coast through education ...

Los Padres ForestWatch’s Bowl to Be Wild event will be 1-4 p.m. Aug. 17 at Santa Barbara Lawn Bowls Club, 1216 De La Vina St., Santa Barbara. The ...

Los Padres ForestWatch staff members are speaking out against the possible sale of federal lands. The current version of ...

“This announcement closes the chapter on a toxic and dangerous legacy of fracking in the Sespe,” said Jeff Kuyper, executive director of Los Padres ForestWatch, a group that has fought oil ...

Oil drilling in Los Padres National Forest has been canceled, a sign that drilling and fracking in SoCal is fading. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 61°F. Saturday, May 17th 2025 ...

More than 600,000 acres of the Los Padres National Forest could re-open to industrial logging and road-building if the Trump administration achieves its goal of rescinding the Roadless Rule. U.S ...