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Potrero Trail Volunteer Project

Green meadows are calling… Hello Friends,  It’s officially green out there. Backcountry season is in full swing and LPFA is kicking off our spring trail working season with a project on the Potrero Trail. For

Winter Volunteer Opportunities

Shades of winter in the Dick Smith… Hello Friends,  We hope you’re off to a Los Padres-filled start to the New Year and taking advantage of the break in the weather to enjoy the green

Los Padres New Years Information, LPFA

A Big Sunset Across Little Pine, no Photoshop or filters needed…. Hello Friends ~ Happy Holidays! You’re likely getting inundated with year-end emails so we’ll keep this short but we needed to share a couple Los

#GivingTuesday for the Ventura Backcountry Trails

Hello Friends,  Let’s talk a little Ventura Backcountry. Highway 33, which is the primary road used to access the Ventura Backcountry, has been closed since January due to storm damage. Hwy 33 is used to visit

Los Padres Forest Association: For the Lines and the Green

A colored line with an epic view deep within the green, photo CHorgan Hello Friends,  We all love maps. Look below at the map of South Central California and you’ll notice how the Los Padres

Giving to the Ventura Backcountry Trails

Hello Friends, We hope this email finds you well heading into what should be a lovely Thanksgiving Weekend. Thanksgiving is a fun time of year in the Los Padres. We’ve got peak fall colors across

LPFA Working Vacations: Hammers, Pulaskis and Friends!

Manzana Schoolhouse Re-Roofed The LPFA just wrapped up an incredibly successful 5-day Working Vacation based at the Manzana Schoolhouse. In addition to the usual top-notch trail work, our volunteers also replaced the decrepit roof on

Calling All Los Padres Photographers

Hello Trail & Forest Friends,  Like it or not, the clock keeps ticking and the calendar pages keep turning. In order to help with this Sisyphean cycle, the LPFA will be once again produce a Los

Los Padres Backcountry Season is Here!!!

MANZANA SCHOOLHOUSE WORKING VACATION: Nov 1-6, 2023 Hello Friends, Lets get right to it! The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting cooler and we know what that means:    BACKCOUNTRY SEASON IS HERE! 

2024 Los Padres Calendar – Call for Photos

Ready or not, 2024 is right around the corner…(!) In order to help decorate your office, kitchen or gear nook, the LPFA will once again be producing a Los Padres wall calendar for the upcoming year.