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YOUR PUBLIC LANDS ACTION CENTER

Welcome to your Public Lands Action Center. This is a one-stop resource for those who want to get more involved in projects affecting our public lands. You can download our Citizens' Guide, view the latest Schedule of Proposed Actions, read the Forest Plan, and read some of the laws and regulations that apply to activities on the forest.

Below you'll find a listing of projects with open comment periods. If the comment period has closed, you can still submit your comments, but the agency is not required to consider them in making its final decision. To help you prepare your comments, we've also provided a color-coded system showing whether ForestWatch supports or opposes the project. If we haven't put a code next to a project, it means that we're still evaluating the proposal to determine our position. This is not a complete listing of all projects proposed by the agency; for a complete listing, download the most recent SOPA.

n Thumbs Up! This is a beneficial project that ForestWatch supports with few if any suggested improvements.

n Proceed With Caution. This is a project that ForestWatch could support if the agency makes several changes to protect our public lands from damage.

n Thumbs Down! This is a project that ForestWatch opposes because it will cause too much damage to our public lands and does not comply with laws designed to protect the environment.


U.S. Forest Service
The Forest Service is now accepting your comments on the following projects for the Los Padres National Forest:

THERE ARE NO PROJECTS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON.


U.S. Bureau of Land Management
The BLM administers the Carrizo Plain National Monument and other federal lands near the Los Padres National Forest. The BLM is also in charge of authorizing and monitoring oil drilling operations on the national forest. The BLM is currently accepting public comments on the following proposals:

THERE ARE NO PROJECTS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON.

 

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CITIZENS' GUIDE

Click here to read our Citizens' Guide.

 

SOPA

The Forest Service publishes the Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) four times per year to notify the public about projects that are planned for your national forest.

SOPA Archives

 

 

FOREST PLAN

The Forest Plan is a blueprint for the Los Padres National Forest. It spells out where certain development activities can and cannot occur. Projects on the forest must be consistent with the Forest Plan.

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NUTS & BOLTS

Need a crash course on all the laws and regulations that apply to our public lands?

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