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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 17h

Big news: Gov. Newsom signed ForestWatch-sponsored SB 1268, making equitable outdoor access a lasting state commitment. Thanks to Gov. Newsom and Sen. Lena Gonzalez for helping make Outdoors for All law. 🌿

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 29/09/2026

Pat Veesart left a lasting mark on the Central Coast—and on everyone who worked alongside him to protect it. We’re deeply grateful for his decades of conservation leadership and love for these wild places. 👉 Read Jeff Kuyper’s tribute: ow.ly/2ZkJ50ZSkjW

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 28/09/2026

Governor Newsom has until Wednesday to sign SB 1268 and make Outdoors for All a lasting state initiative. 🌿 ForestWatch is proud to sponsor this effort to expand access to parks, public lands, and outdoor recreation. 📣 Urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign: ow.ly/n9om50ZSjIN

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 26/09/2026

Public lands belong to all of us. 🌲 On National Public Lands Day, we’re celebrating the forests, trails, rivers, mountains, and open spaces that connect our communities to nature. Get outside. Stay connected. And help keep public lands public. 📷: Lizard's Mouth by Bryant Baker

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 25/09/2026

A rushed federal process could have lasting consequences for Central California. BLM’s December oil & gas lease sale still threatens communities, wildlife habitat, and lands near Carrizo Plain. ForestWatch and partners are pushing back. Stay tuned.

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 24/09/2026

According to our web analytics, black bears are having a moment. 🐻 California is home to ~60,000, and males can roam up to 80 square miles. Los Padres provides vital room to roam. 👉 Learn more: ow.ly/uCww50ZR7vp

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 23/09/2026

Our online silent auction is LIVE! 🌲 Bids start at just $15, with 160+ local favorites, outdoor adventures & bucket-list experiences up for grabs. See something you love? Look for Buy Now. ✨ Bid: forestwatch.org/silentauction

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 22/09/2026

Do we need more roads to fight wildfires? @fuseefire.bsky.social firefighters say no. The administration also aims to boost timber production 25%. The Roadless Rule already allows fire response. Comment by Oct. 6 to protect the Roadless Rule: forestwatch.org/campaign/pro...

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 21/09/2026

The countdown is ON. 👀 ForestWatch’s Online Silent Auction returns Sept. 23–Oct. 4 with 150+ adventures, getaways, wine, gear + more. Featuring Los Padres Outfitters, Blue Sky Center + more. 👉 Preview: forestwatch.org/silentauction

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 18/09/2026

The Trump administration wants to change how motorized use is managed on public lands. Good travel management keeps access predictable while protecting trails, wildlife, watersheds + quiet recreation. 🌲 Speak up by Sept. 23: ow.ly/xwsk50ZOVbq 📷 Josh Becker

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 17/09/2026

ICYMI: Our Virtual Roadless Town Hall is now available to stream. 🌲 Hear what’s at stake—and why conservation groups, hunters, anglers, and firefighters are coming together to defend the Roadless Rule. ▶️ Watch the recording + take action by Oct. 6: youtu.be/QckFcKHpQioa

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 16/09/2026

We’re partnering with Xerces Society for a webinar on western monarchs and community science. 🦋 Hear from biologist Isis Howard about monitoring, conservation, and how local observations can help shape recovery efforts. RSVP: ow.ly/eeVi50ZMNqZ

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 14/09/2026

Celebrate Latino Conservation Week! 🌿☀️ Join us for a free, family-friendly day of nature, community, lunch, and 30x30-inspired art. All are welcome! 👉🏽 RSVP: forms.gle/m9Tmu1oPzPELEh8BA

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 14/09/2026

SoCal steelhead are among our region’s most imperiled native fish. ForestWatch joined the Wishtoyo Foundation and Center for Biological Diversity in urging NOAA to retain critical habitat protections in lower Piru Creek and the Santa Clara River. Damaged habitat should be restored, not abandoned.

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 11/09/2026

Santa Barbara County is considering an end to new onshore oil + gas wells. 📣 Submit a comment by 5 PM Sept. 14 and urge supervisors to approve the amendments: sbcob@countyofsb.org. Hearing: Sept. 15

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 10/09/2026

A few seats remain for The Wilderness Table at Cash Mountain Ranch! 🌿 Join us Sept. 27 in Ojai for cocktails, a ranch tour, dinner, paired wines + stories from the ranch’s Johnny Cash history. 👉 Reserve your seat: forestwatch.org/wildernesstable

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 09/09/2026

Good travel management means access + responsibility: safer, quieter experiences, better-managed roads and trails, and protection for wildlife and watersheds. 🌲 Speak up by Sept. 23: www.regulations.gov/document/FS-202… 📷 Josh Becker @mybucketsgottaholeinit

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 07/09/2026

Join us and The Xerces Society for a webinar on western monarchs, the threats they face, and how community science is helping conservation efforts. 🦋 RSVP to nerd out on monarchs with us: ow.ly/klCc50ZHw8C

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 05/09/2026

The Roadless Rule has protected 635,000+ acres in Los Padres for 25 years. Now those protections are at risk. Join our virtual town hall Sept. 9 to learn what’s changing and how to speak up. 🌲 RSVP: ow.ly/uPNt50ZJxjY

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 04/09/2026

It’s on the Governor’s desk! 🌿 ForestWatch is proud to sponsor SB 1268, now one signature away from making Outdoors for All a lasting California initiative. 📣 Urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign: ow.ly/ntRF50ZJCKH

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 04/09/2026

Grateful to Reps. Brownley, Lofgren, Carbajal & Panetta, Sens. Schiff & Padilla, and 159 other members of congress, for defending the Roadless Rule. 🌲 Now it’s our turn. 📣 Comment by Sept. 21 to protect our backcountry from new permanent roads: ow.ly/YKXa50ZJ0P9

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 03/09/2026

Our Online Silent Auction returns Sept. 23–Oct. 4! Bid on adventures, gear, getaways & more from incredible donors—all supporting the wild places we love. 👀 Sneak peek: ow.ly/gTtr50ZHqbu

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 02/09/2026

You’ve probably explored a Roadless Area without knowing it. 🌲 We mapped 142 trails across Los Padres—94 nonmotorized + 48 motorized/shared-use. 👉🏽 Find your trail and see what’s at stake: ow.ly/iIQk50ZIpkq

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 31/08/2026

Curious what losing the Roadless Rule could mean for our national forests? Learn what’s at stake and how you can help protect America’s remaining wild forests. Join our Virtual Town Hall! 📆 Wed., Sept. 9 🕰️ 6-7PM 📍 Zoom 🌲RSVP: forestwatch.org/event/virtual-roadl…

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 28/08/2026

Welcome Adam Morrison, ForestWatch’s new Director of Development! 🌲 A former wildland firefighter and longtime Ojai resident, Adam brings deep experience in conservation, fundraising, and a lifelong love of public lands. We’re thrilled to have him!

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 25/08/2026

📞 One call. Two asks. Help protect roadless areas. You don’t need to be an expert. A short, personal message is enough. If you can, take a minute to share why roadless areas and public lands matter to you. 👉🏼 Call (202-224-3121) today.

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 24/08/2026

It’s International Puma Week, so naturally we’re talking cougars. 🐾 ICYMI, we joined Cougar Conservancy for a practical conversation on living alongside mountain lions—from pet safety to encounters and coexistence. ▶️ Watch now: youtu.be/LwpHSvf9NBQ

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 22/08/2026

On Aug. 27, 96%+ of the Moon will pass through Earth’s shadow, glowing deep red-orange. Join us in Santa Barbara at 8 PM for this free, kid-friendly event. Space is limited! 🌕 RSVP: ow.ly/5JyM50ZCwIP

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 21/08/2026

More roads ≠ more access. More roads ≠ better fire management. More roads = more access for commercial logging. The Roadless Rule protects 635,000 acres of Los Padres. 🚨 Speak up by Sept. 21: ow.ly/amCq50ZC7O2

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 18/08/2026

57 years ago, the Ventana Wilderness was protected, preserving some of California’s wildest coastal landscapes. Today, roughly 240,000 acres safeguard redwoods, watersheds, wildlife, and habitat for endangered condors. 📷 Bryant Baker

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 17/08/2026

We’re proud to be a Community Partner for Ventura Land Trust’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival this Saturday! Join us downtown for inspiring films, community festivities, and a celebration of the places we love. Hope to see you there!

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 13/08/2026

We’re 22! 🎉 For more than two decades, ForestWatch has worked to protect wild places across California’s Central Coast. To celebrate, we’re highlighting 22 wild places—from Big Sur to Los Padres and Carrizo Plain. 🌿 Explore all 22: ow.ly/RApS50Zz360

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22 Wild Places Across Los Padres National Forest and California's Central Coast - Los Padres ForestWatch

Celebrate 22 years of Los Padres ForestWatch with 22 wild places across the Los Padres National Forest, Carrizo Plain, and California’s Central Coast.

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 12/08/2026

Join us at the table. 🌿 Celebrate the landscapes and flavors of the Central Coast at our Fall Wilderness Table at Cash Mountain Ranch on Sept. 27. Sponsorship opportunities are available for groups and businesses. 🎟️ forestwatch.org/wildernesstable

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 10/08/2026

Help us welcome Michelle Sevilla, ForestWatch’s new Director of Organizing & Partnerships! 👋 Raised in SB and a UCSB graduate, Michelle brings experience in environmental outreach, public policy, and climate justice to connecting communities with the lands and wildlife of the Central Coast.

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 07/08/2026

Thousand Oaks, Stand Up! 📣 Join us at a town hall at Dos Vientos Community Center on August 26 to learn what proposed changes to the Roadless Rule could mean for Los Padres and our public lands. 👉🏽 RSVP: ow.ly/Yqal50ZvRy8

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 06/08/2026

Congratulations to Linda Krop of EDC, named Congressman Salud Carbajal’s 2026 Central Coast Woman of the Year! We were proud to attend yesterday’s ceremony honoring her decades of work protecting the Central Coast. 🌿

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 04/08/2026

Few animals embody mystery and perception like the owl. 🦉 In traditional Chumash teachings, the owl represents summer, clear sight, and spiritual insight. This International Owl Awareness Day, learn more about the owls that call Los Padres home: forestwatch.org/owls

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 03/08/2026

If an oil company makes a mess, it should clean it up. The Interior Department wants to slash bonding requirements, letting drillers take the profits and leaving taxpayers to pay for abandoned wells and damaged public lands. 🚨 Tell BLM to make oil companies pay: ow.ly/Bv0u50ZtYAr

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 31/07/2026

It may look rugged, but chaparral is one of California's richest ecosystems. 🌿 Covering much of Los Padres, it's home to an incredible diversity of native plants that have adapted to thrive through heat, drought, and wildfire.

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 29/07/2026

The wildlife was everywhere—you just had to know where to look. 👀 At our sold-out Forest Academy Animal Tracking workshop, participants uncovered the stories hidden in tracks and scat at the Santa Clara River Preserve. 🐾 Read more: ow.ly/e7jW50ZnBNo

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 27/07/2026

Nearly 36,000 acres could be auctioned for oil development, including 13,000 acres along Carrizo Plain’s boundary. 🚨 Tell BLM to remove high-conflict parcels before comments close August 1: ow.ly/f46t50ZqbuG

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 24/07/2026

Meet the Kern primrose sphinx moth, a federally threatened species found near Los Padres. Once thought extinct, it can remain underground for years during drought, waiting for the right conditions to emerge. 👉🏽 Learn more: forestwatch.org/learn-explore/wildlife-plants/kern-primrose-sphinx-moth/

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 22/07/2026

Spend a Saturday protecting Santa Paula Canyon! Help reduce trash + promote safe, responsible hiking in Los Padres National Forest. 🌿 Sign up: ow.ly/qonh50ZnyCO Spanish speakers encouraged.

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 21/07/2026

Los Padres National Forest is Ojai's backyard. 🌿 We're thrilled the Ojai City Council unanimously adopted a biodiversity resolution, joining a growing regional effort to protect the connected landscapes, wildlife, and native habitats that make our region so special. 💚

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 20/07/2026

Can fuel breaks stop a wildfire? It's complicated. 🌿🔥 Fuel breaks can help provide access and create opportunities to slow or manage a wildfire, but decades of research show they generally do not stop wildfires burning under extreme weather conditions. 👉🏽 Learn more: ow.ly/YFqB50Zmcuz

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 16/07/2026

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 16/07/2026

Healthy ecosystems need snakes. 🐍 In honor of #WorldSnakeDay, meet a few of the remarkable species that call Los Padres National Forest home—from kingsnakes to rattlesnakes. 👉 Learn more: ow.ly/5LkB50Zm9sM

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 15/07/2026

Sip for a cause! 🍷 Bien Nacido Estate in Santa Maria is donating 10% of all sales July 24–26 to Los Padres ForestWatch. Visit us Saturday to meet the team and enjoy live music by Caleb Elling from 12–3 p.m. 🌲 Learn more: ow.ly/ur1x50Zm6vT

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 15/07/2026

Wildlife can't survive without habitat. A new federal rule weakens how the Endangered Species Act protects the places endangered species depend on. 🐸 Read what changed, what protections remain, and what it means for wildlife: ow.ly/oNwn50ZnBBU

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 13/07/2026

Many people believe the Roadless Rule closes forests, prevents wildfire management, or limits recreation. In reality, it primarily protects the gateway to the backcountry by limiting new permanent roads and the most intensive forms of commercial logging.. 👉 Separate fact from fiction.

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