Los Padres ForestWatch - Protecting the Los Padres National Forest and the Carrizo Plain

ForestWatch is the only organization focused solely on protecting our region's wild places and wildlife in the Los Padres National Forest, from the Big Sur coast and the Santa Lucia Mountains to the Carrizo Plain and the majestic backcountry of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

Los Padres ForestWatch is a community-based nonprofit organization that is leading efforts to protect the Los Padres National Forest and other public lands along California's Central Coast. Through innovative field work, scientific collaboration, and legal advocacy, we work to preserve and restore the forests, mountain streams, rolling hills, wetlands, coastal areas, and wildlife of this spectacular area.

We invite you to learn more about our work, to take action, and to support ForestWatch so that we can continue to safeguard our region's public lands for generations to come.

Our work depends on people like you who care about the future of our region's wild places and wildlife. Join or renew your support today!

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SAVE THE DATE

Saturday
3.31.2012

Ojai Wild!
A Creekside Barbeque Benefitting ForestWatch

Join us as we celebrate the fifth anniversary of this exciting event at The Thacher School's picturesque Diamond Hitch Camp, along the foothills of the Los Padres National Forest in Ojai! The afternoon features guided nature hikes, live music, delicious appetizers, local wine & beer, an exciting live and silent auction, presentation of the Wilderness Legacy Award, and a gourmet barbeque supper under the oak trees.

Ojai Wild! is our region's largest gathering of outdoor enthusiasts, and our most important fundraiser of the year. If you're not a current ForestWatch member, and would like to receive an invitation to this event, contact Diane at (805) 617-4610 ext.2 or info@LPFW.org

Click here for info on last year's event!

Each month, we highlight
our region's unique
plants and animals. This month's featured creature:

California white fir

Click here to learn more
about other wildife
in our region.

Wintertime Snow on Hurricane Deck

NOV 15, 2011
Fall Newsletter Now Available
Click here to read about how we've been busy protecting our region's public lands!

OCT 29, 2011
ForestWatch Volunteers Clean Up Cherry Creek Shooting Area
More Than 80 Volunteers Remove 2.5 Tons of Trash, Marking One of the Largest Cleanup Events Ever in the Los Padres National Forest

SEP 12, 2011
ForestWatch Selected as Beneficiary of Patagonia's 18th Annual Salmon Run
All proceeds from this 5k run/walk will benefit our local forest protection efforts! Limited to 400 participants, so register today!

JUN 28, 2011
Judge Orders Increased Protections for Wildlife in Los Padres National Forest
ForestWatch lawsuit protects more than two dozen federally-protected species

MAY 21, 2011
ForestWatch Volunteers Clean Up Microtrash From Frazier Mountain
16 Volunteers Remove More Than 170 Pounds of Trash From the Summit, Protecting Endangered Condors

MAY 3, 2011
Land Trust Acquires Private Inholding in Santa Barbara Backcountry
69 Acres in the Sierra Madre Range Will Be Transferred to the Los Padres National Forest Later This Year

APR 28, 2011
Oil Spill Fouls Two Miles of Mountain Stream in Los Padres National Forest
ForestWatch Demands Accountability as Crews Continue to Clean Up Sespe Creek Watershed

JAN 11, 2011
Agreement Protects Carrizo Plain Ecological Reserve From Overgrazing
ForestWatch, state officials, and livestock operator agree to remove cattle from ecological reserve and to complete a land management plan for the area.

DEC 15, 2010
Breaking News: Agreement Protects 600,000 Acres of Los Padres National Forest
Lawsuit By ForestWatch and Other Conservation Groups Secures Additional Protections for Forest's Roadless Areas

NOV 19, 2010
Efforts Underway to Bring Steelhead Back to the Sisquoc River
Studies Launched to Identify Ways To Return the Endangered Fish to Pristine Spawning Grounds in the Los Padres National Forest

OCT 25, 2010
Logging Project Announced for Frazier Mountain in Ventura Backcountry
Project Would Involve Commercial Timber Sale, Prescribed Burning, Fuelbreak Construction, and Vegetation Removal Across 2,386 Acres of Los Padres National Forest