LPFA Hiring & Sespe Working Vacation
https://lpforest.salsalabs.org/sept2022newsletter Hello Friends, We hope this email finds you doing well and perhaps with a little mud on your boots? September is supposed to be one of our drier months but fortunately we’ve had some
Los Padres Hunting Season & ERP
Hello Friends, Lots going on across the Los Padres at the moment! We’ll cover much of that down below in Forest 411 but first lets talk about deer hunting season. The busiest and geographically largest deer season
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RATTLESNAKES
Hello Friends, We hope you are having a great summer and still finding some cooler trail time here in the hot Los Padres! LPFA recently asked a group of hikers to list things that scared them
Sespe Rattlesnake Bite
Local Los Padres backpacker Dan Susman was bitten by a Southern Pacific Rattlesnake in May 2022 while off-trail deep in the Sespe Wilderness. Dan is a friend of the LPFA and we were fortunate to
It’s Canine Companion Week!
Written by Dr. Emily Taylor of Central Coast Snake Services Rattlesnake Avoidance Training and Exclusion Fencing It’s Canine Companion Week! We have already advocated leashes on walks. Now let’s explore additional ways to protect your
LOS PADRES FIRE RESTRICTIONS &NATIONAL TRAILS DAY
Hello Friends – we hope this email finds you tired from a long Memorial Day weekend on the trails……The big news across the Los Padres Forest this week is the introduction of our first seasonal
Los Padres Forest Association – NEWS FOR YOU!
Hello Friends, We just wrapped up an incredibly fun and productive 10-day Working Vacation on the Red Reef Trail within the Sespe Wilderness. Over the course of the Working Vacation we accomplished 1.9 miles of
Lower Manzana 40″ Gray Pine Crosscut Time Lapse
Time lapse photo of a very large gray pine that five LPFA volunteer cut off the trail on May 10, 2022. The pine was measured at 40″ in diameter and took us almost five and
LPFA Updates: Red Reef in our Sights
Hello Friends, Lots of news to share from across the Los Padres, enough for two emails actually but lets start with an update from the LPFA Working Vacations. Thanks to help from over 30 volunteers,
Notice of Opportunity for Public Review OHMVR Grant Program (G22)
The Los Padres Forest Association has applied for funding to complete projects in the Santa Lucia and Mt. Pinos Ranger Districts. All projects support the OHV program within the Los Padres National Forest. The opportunity for public
