Los Padres Reopening & LPFA Job Openings
FOREST REOPENS Effective tonight (9/22, 11:59pm) the fire related Emergency Closure Order will expire and the Los Padres NF will reopen. GREAT NEWS! We’re sure many of us will be sprinting out as soon as
Los Padres Closure Extended
Hello Friends, In case you hadn’t heard, the Los Padres Forest has extended its fire-related closure through 11:59pm on September 22. While most of the forests across California have reopened, the LP is one of five forests which
Temporary Forest Closure
LOS PADRES NF: CLOSED Due to extreme fire conditions and thinned fire resources, the Los Padres Forest (yes, all of it) will be closed effective tonight August 31 at 11:59pm. There are currently over 20 wildfires burning across California
August Updates
Hello Friends, We hope you had a nice weekend and despite the heat and ever increasing lack of water, found some Los Padres exploration time. We always love seeing your photos of shaded trails, higher
Summertime, and the Los Padres is Scorchin’
Hello Friends & Fellow Forest Users, We hope you are enjoying your summer and still mixing in some Los Padres time, despite the heat and waning water. As we all know, summers are tough around
Fire Restrictions, Trail work Updates & Volunteer Opportunities
Hello Friends, While the green of Spring certainly has felt short-lived this year, with 100% of the state of CA experiencing drought and 41 (out of 58) counties experiencing a drought emergency, we were glad to get
Trail work, Forest Updates & More!
Hello Friends, Since 2020 was pretty much a lost year for forest projects, we’ve been trying hard the past few months to catch up on some of the todo’s from last year while also moving
There’s Snow Better Time in the Los Padres
Hello Friends, For those of us who resorted to rain dance rituals in order to break our mid-January drought, remember what you did, cause it worked and in some cases might have worked too well! This
Hindsight is 2020
Hello Friends, As we near the end of 2020, the saying ‘Hindsight is 20/20’ has never been more applicable or felicitous. While 2020 will live in infamy for so many reasons (no LPFA Working Vacations – BOO), we
Thankful for the Los Padres Sneaker Snow Storm
Hello Friends, Welcome to fall in the Los Padres. We’ve been seeing peak fall colors this past week across most of the LP with sycamores, alders, maples and cottonwoods all dazzling in their fall bests.
