Summer had not yet arrived, but already the hillside on the edge of Los Padres National Forest was the ... the soil as well as deep-rooted chaparral plants and ignite easily, fueling more and ...

Opposition to logging in southern Kern County has flared anew in response to a scaled-down federal proposal to clear away trees and brush for the purpose of reducing wildfire risks near Frazier Park.

More than 90 environmental, tribal, and community organizations ask Forest Service to reduce project size, prepare ...

Los Padres National Forest On the other hand, chaparral — the dominant vegetation type across Los Padres National Forest — has burned far more than it once did historically, according to the ...

NEW CUYAMA, Calif. — The Aliso Park Campground in Los Padres National Forest is temporarily closed over the ongoing containment of the Plant Fire in New Cuyama. In a press release, the Mt.

A map for Los Padres National ... the forest and community’s wishes.” In 2022, a coalition filed lawsuits against the Forest Service on the grounds that the logging and chaparral clearing ...

Los Padres National Forest, spanning nearly two million acres across multiple ... “Increased logging would not have protected these communities because the fires burned primarily in chaparral ...

The Forest Service is now accepting comments on the Wildfire Risk Reduction Project in the Los Padres National Forest ... resources.Unlike conifers, chaparral-dominated landscapes are burning ...