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
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.
7 Minute Stories, Kendra and Much Much More Los Padres Goodness…
Hello Friends, On Thursday, LPFA hosted Seven Minute Storytelling! This was our first virtual Zoom event and based on how all things COVID are trending at the moment, it’ll probably not be our last – it
Los Padres Reopens
Hello Friends, As of Friday morning, the Los Padres Forest has finally reopened! Woot woot…..!!! It’s been a challenging month and a day since the first closure was announced and we’ve certainly heard quite a few
Los Padres Updates, News, Pine Mountain and Much More…..
The Los Padres Forest Association stands with the collective effort to change the inequalities that persist across our country and the world. We believe racism has no place in nature, within the forest, on the
What’s up with the Los Padres…..
Hello Again, Somewhat lost in the COVID shuffle was the amazing amount of late winter and early spring rain that the Los Padres received this year. Remember all the snow we had early in the
Los Padres Fire Restrictions & Lots of Good News
Hello Friends, The big forest news this past week was the Forest Service announcing that the Los Padres is going into Extreme Fire Danger restrictions until at least December 31, 2019. We’ve all seen the
The Los Padres is ALIVE!
Hello Friends, I spent some time earlier today writing an entirely too long paragraph which I was hoping would open this LPFA Newsletter. It went on and on about how “alive” the Los Padres is
Campfires, Condors and More Rain on the Way
Hello Friends – We hope this email finds you doing well! The big news around the forest this week has been additional reductions to fire restrictions across the Los Padres. Under the current reduced restrictions,
