It’s Time to Reopen the Forest
Dear Los Padres National Forest, It’s time to reopen the forest. It was the right decision to close the Los Padres Forest on January 13 after the devastating rains earlier that week. There was so
The Passing of a Los Padres Legend
Hello Friends – Some Unfortunate Sad News to Share Today, The Los Padres lost a legend with the recent passing of our dear friend Rik Christensen. Rik, aka Ranger Rik, has been a regular along
LPFA Trail Work GivingTuesday
Hi Everyone – Sorry to inundate you with another #GivingTuesday email but we believe in our goal of restoring the Santa Cruz Trail and we believe that you as trail users should believe in it
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
Los Padres Hunting & Wildfire Season
HELLO FRIENDS – Tomorrow (August 10) kicks off the most popular hunting season here in the Los Padres, the Zone A South General Deer Season. Zone A South encompasses most of the Los Padres from
Los Padres Swing the Gates & National Trails Day
Hello Friends, It sure seems like every time we’re ready to call an end to our 2018-19 rainy season, another storm or two pops up on the Doppler. It’s not often we get any significant
Winter’s Grand Finale, Trail Updates, Spring is Coming
Hello Friends, It’s been quite a winter for storms hasn’t it? We’ve had flash floods, debris flows, road closures, evacuations, washed away trails, snow, snow and more snow and it might have been capped off
Getting Your Year End Los Padres Fix
Raise your hand if you had fun volunteering with the LPFA in 2018! Jesusita Trail, November 2018 Hello Friends – Happy New Year! We hope this email finds you either on your way to your
La Brea Restoration Update
Mountain bikers enjoying the recently restored post-Thomas Fire Romero Fire Road. The trail restoration was part of a joint project between LPFA, SBMTV, MTF, SBCTC and the Forest Service. Photo Ray Ford Hello Again Friends,
