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Non-profit partner of the Los Padres National Forest focused on providing education, trail work and sharing the stoke of the Los Padres.

NATIONAL TRAILS DAY This weekend is National Trai $NATIONAL TRAILS DAY This weekend is National Trails Day! {insert applause here} NTD is the largest annual national celebration of trails with trail projects and trail events scheduled across the country. It’s going to be a busy weekend here in the Los Padres as well with a variety of volunteer trail projects just waiting for you to attend and give back to the trails we love. READY? SET? GO!!! SANTA BARBARA: Rattlesnake Canyon Trail - Saturday 8:30am Come out tomorrow for a half day of trail maintenance on Rattlesnake. The fun starts at 8:30am and is open to all skill levels of trail workers. See included flier for more details..... OJAI: Cozy Dell - Saturday 8:00am For those of you in the Ojai area, come on out to Cozy Dell Trail just up Hwy 33 for some fun hiking and light trail maintenance. This project is headed up by the Ojai Ranger District who are kicking off a 250th birthday celebration for the USA. See included information for more details or check AmericanHiking.org SESPE WILDERNESS: Gene Marshall-Piedra Blanca Trail The LPFA has been out in the Sespe over the past week working on the beloved Piedra Blanca Trail up along Pine Mtn. While it’s too late to join the fun this week, be sure to put this trail on your summer todo list or join us next time. We’ll be back. GAVIOTA COAST: Baron Ranch - Sunday 9:00am Our buddies at SB Trail Council are hosting a day of trail work up on the Arroyo Quemado Trail at Baron Ranch. If you’ve not checked this trail out yet, NTD is a great excuse to see it for yourself. See attached information for more details. #nationaltrailsday #lpfa_trailvolunteers @montecitotrailsfoundation @countyofsb @cityofsb @sagetrailalliance @santabarbaratrails @lospadresoutfitters #welovetrails$

SANTA PAULA CANYON CLEANUP, MAY 30 It’s swimming

SANTA PAULA CANYON CLEANUP, MAY 30

It’s swimming season folks. And our beloved Santa Paula Canyon is seeing the effects in full force. @santapaulacanyon and LPFA will be leading a cleanup and graffiti removal on Saturday May 30th starting at 8am. Come out and help keep this canyon clean! And enjoy the still plentiful water in Santa Paula Creek in the process.

Details on LPForest.org or through our bio. See you in SPC!

#lospadresnationalforest #cleanspc #packitinpackitout #leavenotrace #graffitifreeLP

PIEDRA BLANCA WORKING VACATION Come join LPFA for

PIEDRA BLANCA WORKING VACATION

Come join LPFA for a backcountry Volunteer Working Vacation May 29 - June 7 on the Piedra Blanca Trail in the Sespe Wilderness! We’ll be spending the week high up in the LP working the trail towards Haddock Camp. This is a great location to spend late spring in the Los Padres – over 6,000ft high, mixed conifer forest, good water, and panoramic views.

If you haven’t joined a Working Vacation before, they are an absolute blast. LPFA provides food, drinks and tools for volunteers deep in the backcountry while we work on brushing, crosscutting, and re-treading iconic trails. This project is part of our ongoing mission to maintain the #condortrail in Ventura County, and this section hasn’t seen work in quite some time.

If you can’t join for the whole time, NO PROBLEM! Check out the details on our calendar at LPForest.org or in our bio and come out and join the party.

#lospadresnationalforest #sespewilderness #lpfa_trailvolunteers #venturabackcountry

SANTA BARBARA CYN WORKING VACATION It’s Working V

SANTA BARBARA CYN WORKING VACATION

It’s Working Vacation Season at LPFA! We’ll be hosting a mini-Working Vacation on the Santa Barbara Canyon Trail May 8 - 11 and there are still a few spots left for volunteers. Come out and join the party….

This lovely trail leads into the Dick Smith Wilderness toward Madulce Peak from the Cuyama Valley and is part of the Condor Trail in SB County. And unlike our usual Working Vacations, we’ll be CAR CAMPING for this one. If you can’t join for the whole trip, no problem! Check out the details on LPForest.org or through our bio link and SIGN ON UP.

SEE YOU IN SB CANYON THIS WEEKEND!

#lospadresnationalforest #condortrail #lpfa_trailvolunteers #santabarbarabackcountry #wildernessstewardship

VOLUNTEER THIS WEEKEND! HELLO VOLUNTEERS! LPFA an

VOLUNTEER THIS WEEKEND!

HELLO VOLUNTEERS! LPFA and our wonderful partners have 3 projects going on this weekend:

-Friday, May 1: Upper San Ysidro Trail, 8am-2pm with @montecitotrailsfoundation
-Saturday, May 2: Potrero John Trail, 8:00am-3pm
-Saturday, May 2: Santa Cruz Trail, 9am-1pm with @runners4publiclands

Lots going on and plenty of room for new and returning volunteers to join the fun. Checkout the volunteer events link in our bio or at LPForest.org to get the details and SIGN ON UP!

#lospadresnationalforest #lpfa_trailvolunteers #venturabackcountry #santabarbarafrontcountry #santabarbarabackcountry

VOLUNTEER UPDATES LPFA has a great run of volunte

VOLUNTEER UPDATES

LPFA has a great run of volunteer projects coming up. Check these out on LPForest.org:

4/22: Tar Creek Cleanup
4/23: Wheeler Nature Trail Restoration
5/2: Potrero John Trail Day
5/2: Red Rock Cleanup
5/7 - 10: Reyes Peak Trail Overnight

Details for all of these are listed on our website LPForest.org, or you can follow the link in our bio. Sign on up! No experience necessary, just enthusiasm.

#lpfa_trailvolunteers #lospadresnationalforest #trailstewardship #trailrestoration #trashfreelp

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