Los Padres ForestWatch

Environmental groups are accusing San Luis Obispo County of violating the Endangered Species Act in a lawsuit filed this week. The organizations claimed the county does not release enough water from the Lopez Dam to sustain fish in the Arroyo Grande Creek.

The US Forest Service has canceled oil company Carbon California’s applications to drill and frack in the Sespe Oil Field, in Ventura County.

The US Forest Service plans to help prevent wildfires in the Los Padres National Forest by cutting down trees and chaparral across a 755-acre area of the…

An oil company's plan to build a new oil well and pipeline in the Carrizo Plain National Monument has been blocked, after the California Bureau of Land…

Some Central Coast residents and environmental groups are alarmed over a current federal study, saying it could open up iconic local places like Morro…

Two Central Coast environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District in an effort to improve habitat for…

A legal settlement this week will make it harder for the Trump administration to open federally-owned public lands to oil and gas development,…

Fee increases of nearly 300 percent may be in the future for many campsites, trailheads, and recreational facilities in Los Padres National Forest.…