LPFA Summer Updates and Volunteering!
There sure are a lot of wild oats in the meadows this summer. Don’t forget your gaiters…. Hi Friends, It’s been a busy summer here on the Los Padres. The heat puts a damper on
Lake Fire Closure Update
LAKE FIRE CLOSURE UPDATE Hello Friends, When we last wrote, the Lake Fire was tearing up Figueroa Mountain and seemed destined to burn much of the Santa Barbara Backcountry. Fortunately, thanks to all the great work completed
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 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
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
RIP Madulce and D13 Kick Off
Hello Friends, 20 years ago today (Oct 11, 1999) the Madulce Cabin was tragically burned to the ground as a result of either an accidental burning or arson (click here for more of the history).
La Brea Decision, Volunteer Projects and is Fall Here?
Howdy Friends, It may not feel like it, especially right now with our recent stack of hot days but there is a subtle change occurring in the forest right now indicating that FALL IS COMING.
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
Get Your Los Padres Forest Update
Romero Trail Thomas Fire Damage, Before & After, Compliments of Multi-Use Trails Coalition Hello Friends, We were fortunate last week to have an early season storm roll across the Los Padres bringing with it precipitation
Los Padres Fire Restrictions, Closures, Hunting Season and Openings
Above Ojai, Pratt Trail showing off some new post-Thomas Fire summer regrowth, photo LPFA Hello Friends, It’s been a busy few weeks here in the Los Padres featuring additional fire restrictions and the onset of
