Los Padres ForestWatch
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Protecting wild places and wildlife throughout California's central coast region, including Los Padres National Forest and Carrizo Plain National Monument. Learn more about our work at forestwatch.org
On Dec 17, Senator Alex Padilla and Sen. Adam Schiff reintroduced the Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California Lands Act that would safeguard 900k+ acres of public lands, including 385k+ acres in and around LPNF. 👉🏽 forestwatch.org/news/the-public-lands-act-is-back
December 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
On Dec 17, Senator Alex Padilla and Sen. Adam Schiff reintroduced the Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California Lands Act that would safeguard 900k+ acres of public lands, including 385k+ acres in and around LPNF. 👉🏽 forestwatch.org/news/the-public-lands-act-is-back
Say hello to P-129 🐾—a mountain lion recently collared by NPS. Her timing matters: CA wildlife officials recommended listing several cougar populations as threatened under California’s Endangered Species Act! 🙌🏽 Learn more + watch our recent webinar: https://youtu.be/LwpHSvf9NBQ
December 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Say hello to P-129 🐾—a mountain lion recently collared by NPS. Her timing matters: CA wildlife officials recommended listing several cougar populations as threatened under California’s Endangered Species Act! 🙌🏽 Learn more + watch our recent webinar: https://youtu.be/LwpHSvf9NBQ
The Endangered Species Act has protected wildlife here for decades—but those protections are now at risk.
Now is not the time to be silent. Speak up for the condors, frogs, steelhead, and countless species that call Los Padres National Forest home.
💬 Comment today: forestwatch.org/defend-the-esa
Now is not the time to be silent. Speak up for the condors, frogs, steelhead, and countless species that call Los Padres National Forest home.
💬 Comment today: forestwatch.org/defend-the-esa
Defend the Endangered Species Act for the Los Padres! - Los Padres ForestWatch
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December 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The Endangered Species Act has protected wildlife here for decades—but those protections are now at risk.
Now is not the time to be silent. Speak up for the condors, frogs, steelhead, and countless species that call Los Padres National Forest home.
💬 Comment today: forestwatch.org/defend-the-esa
Now is not the time to be silent. Speak up for the condors, frogs, steelhead, and countless species that call Los Padres National Forest home.
💬 Comment today: forestwatch.org/defend-the-esa
Take the 101 or the scenic 150 along parts of Los Padres National Forest and you’ll find Ventura County’s standout tasting rooms in the Wine for Wilderness Passport.
Enjoy a complimentary glass at 24 Central Coast spots—each paired with a nearby trail.
🍷 Get Your Passport: forestwatch.org/passport
Enjoy a complimentary glass at 24 Central Coast spots—each paired with a nearby trail.
🍷 Get Your Passport: forestwatch.org/passport
December 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Take the 101 or the scenic 150 along parts of Los Padres National Forest and you’ll find Ventura County’s standout tasting rooms in the Wine for Wilderness Passport.
Enjoy a complimentary glass at 24 Central Coast spots—each paired with a nearby trail.
🍷 Get Your Passport: forestwatch.org/passport
Enjoy a complimentary glass at 24 Central Coast spots—each paired with a nearby trail.
🍷 Get Your Passport: forestwatch.org/passport
Your advocacy made a difference! 🙌🏽 From California’s first state shrub to momentum for the Rim of the Valley Act, 2025 was a big year. 👉🏽 Follow along to see how these bills progress in the new year!
December 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Your advocacy made a difference! 🙌🏽 From California’s first state shrub to momentum for the Rim of the Valley Act, 2025 was a big year. 👉🏽 Follow along to see how these bills progress in the new year!
We believe the more time you spend in nature, the more you understand why it needs protecting. Our hike through Santa Paula Canyon—golden cottonwoods, cold creek crossings, and even oil jacks and graffiti—was a reminder of its beauty, its history, and why it’s worth fighting for.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We believe the more time you spend in nature, the more you understand why it needs protecting. Our hike through Santa Paula Canyon—golden cottonwoods, cold creek crossings, and even oil jacks and graffiti—was a reminder of its beauty, its history, and why it’s worth fighting for.
Branch out with better gifts this year. 🎁 Whether you’re shopping for your brother, mother, partner, friend, or even the dog, we’ve got you covered with gifts that give back (and yes, even our packaging is eco-friendly).
🌲 Shop by December 16 for delivery before the 25th: store.forestwatch.org
🌲 Shop by December 16 for delivery before the 25th: store.forestwatch.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Branch out with better gifts this year. 🎁 Whether you’re shopping for your brother, mother, partner, friend, or even the dog, we’ve got you covered with gifts that give back (and yes, even our packaging is eco-friendly).
🌲 Shop by December 16 for delivery before the 25th: store.forestwatch.org
🌲 Shop by December 16 for delivery before the 25th: store.forestwatch.org
Meet Keri Setnicka, our new Communications Director! With 15+ years of experience in conservation storytelling, she’s excited to highlight urgent issues, celebrate what makes the Central Coast unique, and keep communities engaged. Welcome to the team, Keri! 💚
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Meet Keri Setnicka, our new Communications Director! With 15+ years of experience in conservation storytelling, she’s excited to highlight urgent issues, celebrate what makes the Central Coast unique, and keep communities engaged. Welcome to the team, Keri! 💚
Our community showed up for the forests, wildlife, and wild places of the Central Coast this year. From blocking harmful rollbacks to expanding access to nature, your support made real progress possible. These wins belong to all of us.
🌲 Read more: forestwatch.org/2025-top-accomplishments
🌲 Read more: forestwatch.org/2025-top-accomplishments
2025 Top Accomplishments - Los Padres ForestWatch
With your generous support, we achieved these milestones together.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Our community showed up for the forests, wildlife, and wild places of the Central Coast this year. From blocking harmful rollbacks to expanding access to nature, your support made real progress possible. These wins belong to all of us.
🌲 Read more: forestwatch.org/2025-top-accomplishments
🌲 Read more: forestwatch.org/2025-top-accomplishments
The California condor—once fewer than two dozen left—now numbers 200+ in the wild, many in Los Padres National Forest. On Wildlife Conservation Day, we’re working to protect the habitat this critically endangered species needs to survive. 👉🏽 https://forestwatch.org/what-we-do/protecting-wildlife/
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The California condor—once fewer than two dozen left—now numbers 200+ in the wild, many in Los Padres National Forest. On Wildlife Conservation Day, we’re working to protect the habitat this critically endangered species needs to survive. 👉🏽 https://forestwatch.org/what-we-do/protecting-wildlife/
Welcome to the wild side of wine country—where trails, open spaces, and sustainably farmed vineyards all share the same horizon. 🍷 Discover 24 wineries in the Wine for Wilderness Passport.
$75 = 24 tastings + nearby trails + protecting the Central Coast.
👉 Get yours at forestwatch.org/passport
$75 = 24 tastings + nearby trails + protecting the Central Coast.
👉 Get yours at forestwatch.org/passport
Wine for Wilderness Passport - Los Padres ForestWatch
Together, we can raise a glass—and raise support—for the places that make California’s Central Coast extraordinary.
forestwatch.org
December 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Welcome to the wild side of wine country—where trails, open spaces, and sustainably farmed vineyards all share the same horizon. 🍷 Discover 24 wineries in the Wine for Wilderness Passport.
$75 = 24 tastings + nearby trails + protecting the Central Coast.
👉 Get yours at forestwatch.org/passport
$75 = 24 tastings + nearby trails + protecting the Central Coast.
👉 Get yours at forestwatch.org/passport
Tomorrow the Senate reviews the Roadless Act—while decades of protections for clean water, wildlife, and old-growth in Los Padres are under threat. This isn’t about recreation or fire suppression. It’s about stopping NEW permanent roads. 🌲 Take action: forestwatch.org/roadless
December 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Tomorrow the Senate reviews the Roadless Act—while decades of protections for clean water, wildlife, and old-growth in Los Padres are under threat. This isn’t about recreation or fire suppression. It’s about stopping NEW permanent roads. 🌲 Take action: forestwatch.org/roadless
Forget endless-scrolling and find the perfect gift for the trail-loving, tree-hugging, public-land-protecting adventurer in your life!
From books and maps to cozy gear and local goodies, you’ll find gifts they’ll actually use (and love).
🎁 Shop Now: forestwatch.org/holiday-gift-guide
From books and maps to cozy gear and local goodies, you’ll find gifts they’ll actually use (and love).
🎁 Shop Now: forestwatch.org/holiday-gift-guide
November 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Forget endless-scrolling and find the perfect gift for the trail-loving, tree-hugging, public-land-protecting adventurer in your life!
From books and maps to cozy gear and local goodies, you’ll find gifts they’ll actually use (and love).
🎁 Shop Now: forestwatch.org/holiday-gift-guide
From books and maps to cozy gear and local goodies, you’ll find gifts they’ll actually use (and love).
🎁 Shop Now: forestwatch.org/holiday-gift-guide
December 2 is a big day for our forests. The Senate will review the Roadless Conservation Area Act—while the Trump administration pushes to undo decades of protections.
💬 Tell Senator Padilla you support S. 2042: forestwatch.org/roadless/
💬 Tell Senator Padilla you support S. 2042: forestwatch.org/roadless/
Protecting the Roadless Rule - Los Padres ForestWatch
Los Padres National Forest has 635,000 acres of inventoried roadless areas that are currently under threat.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
December 2 is a big day for our forests. The Senate will review the Roadless Conservation Area Act—while the Trump administration pushes to undo decades of protections.
💬 Tell Senator Padilla you support S. 2042: forestwatch.org/roadless/
💬 Tell Senator Padilla you support S. 2042: forestwatch.org/roadless/
If “wine-tasting weekend” had a hometown, it might be Los Olivos. 🍷 4 downtown wineries are part of the Wine for Wilderness Passport, featuring sustainable, land-connected wines. Get a complimentary glass at 24 Central Coast wineries for just $75 (a $650 value).
👉🏽 forestwatch.org/passport
👉🏽 forestwatch.org/passport
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If “wine-tasting weekend” had a hometown, it might be Los Olivos. 🍷 4 downtown wineries are part of the Wine for Wilderness Passport, featuring sustainable, land-connected wines. Get a complimentary glass at 24 Central Coast wineries for just $75 (a $650 value).
👉🏽 forestwatch.org/passport
👉🏽 forestwatch.org/passport
Meet Carlo Calderon, our new Wildlife Program Coordinator! 💚A UCSB Environmental Science grad and longtime habitat restorer, Carlo brings his passion for native plants, bugs, and wildlife to ForestWatch, where he now leads our Room to Roam program. 🌿
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Meet Carlo Calderon, our new Wildlife Program Coordinator! 💚A UCSB Environmental Science grad and longtime habitat restorer, Carlo brings his passion for native plants, bugs, and wildlife to ForestWatch, where he now leads our Room to Roam program. 🌿
The Admin wants to expand livestock grazing into more than 290,000 acres of closed allotments in Los Padres. The VGPRA offers a fair path forward by compensating ranchers who choose to retire unsustainable permits, allowing these lands to recover. 👉 Act Now: forestwatch.org/act-now-support-vgpra
Help Protect Native Habitat and Support Ranchers! - Los Padres ForestWatch
ForestWatch is registered as a nonprofit public benefit corporation with the Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board. ForestWatch is also registered with the California Attorney General Office’s Registry of Public Charities. Our federal tax ID is 20-1531390.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Admin wants to expand livestock grazing into more than 290,000 acres of closed allotments in Los Padres. The VGPRA offers a fair path forward by compensating ranchers who choose to retire unsustainable permits, allowing these lands to recover. 👉 Act Now: forestwatch.org/act-now-support-vgpra
Join us on Nov 20 at 7pm for a free webinar with Cougar Conservancy’s Korinna Domingo—wildlife biologist + mountain lion advocate--to learn about Co-Existing with Cougars. 🐾
👉🏽 Register: https://ow.ly/3QUy50XtGNn
📷: Jason Klassi
👉🏽 Register: https://ow.ly/3QUy50XtGNn
📷: Jason Klassi
Co-Existing with Cougars Webinar - Los Padres ForestWatch
Join Los Padres ForestWatch and the Cougar Conservancy for an engaging conversation on how communities can safely coexist with mountain lions—also known as cougars—across the Central and Southern California coast.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Join us on Nov 20 at 7pm for a free webinar with Cougar Conservancy’s Korinna Domingo—wildlife biologist + mountain lion advocate--to learn about Co-Existing with Cougars. 🐾
👉🏽 Register: https://ow.ly/3QUy50XtGNn
📷: Jason Klassi
👉🏽 Register: https://ow.ly/3QUy50XtGNn
📷: Jason Klassi
November is Native American Heritage Month. As part of our Native Voices series, we’re featuring Tanya Nunez of the Chickasaw Nation who shares what this month means to her, the cultural practices she carries, and how non-Native people can be better allies.
Read more: forestwatch.org/native-voices
Read more: forestwatch.org/native-voices
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
November is Native American Heritage Month. As part of our Native Voices series, we’re featuring Tanya Nunez of the Chickasaw Nation who shares what this month means to her, the cultural practices she carries, and how non-Native people can be better allies.
Read more: forestwatch.org/native-voices
Read more: forestwatch.org/native-voices
Happy National Take a Hike Day! 🥾 From oak galls to bear scat to a quick microtrash cleanup, our recent Fall Colors Hike was a reminder of why these places are worth protecting.
With today’s much-needed rain, remember to check trail conditions before heading out. 🌧️🌱
With today’s much-needed rain, remember to check trail conditions before heading out. 🌧️🌱
November 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Happy National Take a Hike Day! 🥾 From oak galls to bear scat to a quick microtrash cleanup, our recent Fall Colors Hike was a reminder of why these places are worth protecting.
With today’s much-needed rain, remember to check trail conditions before heading out. 🌧️🌱
With today’s much-needed rain, remember to check trail conditions before heading out. 🌧️🌱
Join Carla Mena, Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs at the Ventura Sierra Club meeting on Nov. 19 (6–8PM) to hear about oil leasing threats, Roadless Rule rollbacks, and new protections for California’s wild places.
📍 Ventura • Free + open to all
👉🏽 RSVP: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...
📍 Ventura • Free + open to all
👉🏽 RSVP: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...
November 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Join Carla Mena, Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs at the Ventura Sierra Club meeting on Nov. 19 (6–8PM) to hear about oil leasing threats, Roadless Rule rollbacks, and new protections for California’s wild places.
📍 Ventura • Free + open to all
👉🏽 RSVP: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...
📍 Ventura • Free + open to all
👉🏽 RSVP: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...
Where wine and wildlands meet. 🌿🍷Explore 24 wineries—organic, biodynamic & regenerative—featured in the Wine for Wilderness Passport.
$75 = 24 tastings + nearby trails + protecting the Central Coast.
👉 Get yours at forestwatch.org/passport
$75 = 24 tastings + nearby trails + protecting the Central Coast.
👉 Get yours at forestwatch.org/passport
Wine for Wilderness Passport - Los Padres ForestWatch
Together, we can raise a glass—and raise support—for the places that make California’s Central Coast extraordinary.
forestwatch.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Where wine and wildlands meet. 🌿🍷Explore 24 wineries—organic, biodynamic & regenerative—featured in the Wine for Wilderness Passport.
$75 = 24 tastings + nearby trails + protecting the Central Coast.
👉 Get yours at forestwatch.org/passport
$75 = 24 tastings + nearby trails + protecting the Central Coast.
👉 Get yours at forestwatch.org/passport
Ever wonder what to do if you see a cougar on the trail? 👀Let’s talk coexistence.
Join us on Nov. 20 for a free webinar with Cougar Conservancy’s Korinna Domingo—wildlife biologist + mountain lion advocate.
👉🏽 Register: forestwatch.org/co-existing-with-cougars-webinar/
Join us on Nov. 20 for a free webinar with Cougar Conservancy’s Korinna Domingo—wildlife biologist + mountain lion advocate.
👉🏽 Register: forestwatch.org/co-existing-with-cougars-webinar/
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Ever wonder what to do if you see a cougar on the trail? 👀Let’s talk coexistence.
Join us on Nov. 20 for a free webinar with Cougar Conservancy’s Korinna Domingo—wildlife biologist + mountain lion advocate.
👉🏽 Register: forestwatch.org/co-existing-with-cougars-webinar/
Join us on Nov. 20 for a free webinar with Cougar Conservancy’s Korinna Domingo—wildlife biologist + mountain lion advocate.
👉🏽 Register: forestwatch.org/co-existing-with-cougars-webinar/
Wildfire has always shaped our landscape—learn how we can live with it. 🔥 Join us Sun, Nov 16 at 10:30 AM in Goleta for a free screening of Elemental at the Wild & Free Film Fest + discussion with local wildfire experts.
👉 www.wildandfreefilm.org
👉 www.wildandfreefilm.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Wildfire has always shaped our landscape—learn how we can live with it. 🔥 Join us Sun, Nov 16 at 10:30 AM in Goleta for a free screening of Elemental at the Wild & Free Film Fest + discussion with local wildfire experts.
👉 www.wildandfreefilm.org
👉 www.wildandfreefilm.org
After nine years, Bryant Baker, our Conservation and Research Director, and his loyal field dog Leela are moving on to new adventures. 🌿
We’re endlessly grateful for all they’ve done to protect the wild places we love.
Read Bryant’s farewell → forestwatch.org/news/my-fond...
We’re endlessly grateful for all they’ve done to protect the wild places we love.
Read Bryant’s farewell → forestwatch.org/news/my-fond...
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
After nine years, Bryant Baker, our Conservation and Research Director, and his loyal field dog Leela are moving on to new adventures. 🌿
We’re endlessly grateful for all they’ve done to protect the wild places we love.
Read Bryant’s farewell → forestwatch.org/news/my-fond...
We’re endlessly grateful for all they’ve done to protect the wild places we love.
Read Bryant’s farewell → forestwatch.org/news/my-fond...