Los Padres ForestWatch is a California-based environmental advocacy organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the Los Padres National Forest and other public lands along the state’s Central Coast. The organization works to safeguard wildlife habitat, water resources, and scenic landscapes through public education, policy advocacy, and legal action.
Public lands conservation, forest management reform, wildfire prevention and restoration policy, endangered species protection, water resource protection, climate resilience, and environmental review and accountability under state and federal law
Primarily funded through individual donations and private foundation grants
Works in coalition with regional and national environmental organizations and conservation groups
Non-profit organization