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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BENEFIT ART EXHIBIT & SALE
for Los Padres ForestWatch

featuring
35 new works from
local backcountry artist
Robert Wassell

May 5 - June 9, 2012

Sojourner Restaurant & Cafe
134 E Canon Perdido St
downtown Santa Barbara

Open 11 - 10 Sun thru Wed
Open 11 - 11 Thurs thru Sat

Artist's Reception
Thursday, June 7
5-8pm

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

Northern goshawk

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

Sespe Creek Fishing Trip, 1929

APR 3, 2012
ForestWatch Protects Cuyama Valley From Mega-Oil Exploration Scheme
Project Would Have Used Dynamite, Helicopters & ATVs to Explore For Oil Across 23 Square Miles Between Los Padres National Forest & Carrizo Plain

APR 2, 2012
Spring Newsletter Now Available
Click here to read about how we've been busy protecting our region's public lands!

MAR 28, 2012
ForestWatch Warns Forest Service to Protect Migratory Songbird Nests
Officials allow a vegetation clearing project along West Camino Cielo to continue during the bird nesting season, in violation of federal law

MAR 6, 2012
Carrizo Plain Named a National Historic Landmark
Designation Will Protect More Than 100 Native American Pictographs, Village Midden Sites, and Other Areas

FEB 29, 2012
ForestWatch Issues Statement on the Los Padres Conservation and Recreation Act of 2012
Bill Introduced in Congress Today Would Expand Wilderness Areas, Open New Areas to Off-Road Vehicles, and Broker a Controversial Land Swap

FEB 18, 2012
ForestWatch Volunteers Clean Up Illegal Shooting Area at Middle Sespe Trailhead
LPFW Teams With CSUCI Students to Give the Middle Sespe Some TLC

JAN 30, 2012
Recovery Plan Issued for Endangered Steelhead in Southern California
Biologists Present a Roadmap to Restore Historic Steelhead Runs to the Los Padres National Forest

JAN 28, 2012
ForestWatch Volunteers Remove More Abandoned Fencing on the Carrizo Plain
Our largest fence removal effort to date results in more freedom for pronghorn to roam

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