Tag: Matilija

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! 

Los Padres A Zone Opening Weekend & Volunteer Events Ahead

Hello Friends, This weekend (Saturday August 12) kicks off the opening weekend of A Zone South General Deer Season, which is the most popular hunting season here in the Los Padres. A Zone encompasses just

July Los Padres News! Deer Season, Pine Mountain, Heat, Revised Closure Order… OH MY!

Hello Forest Friends! We hope your summer is going well and that you’re finding plenty of excuses to continue enjoying the Los Padres despite the recent hot weather. There’s still plenty of good water flowing

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

Thomas Fire Closure Update & NTD 2018

Naked Matilija Wilderness THOMAS FIRE CLOSURE LIFTED The Forest Service unexpectedly lifted their Thomas Fire closure last week.  This reopens all of the Los Padres portion of the Thomas Fire burn scar to most of

State of the Winter, So Far…..

Matilija Canyon Changed Forever, Again – Nov 2017 & Jan 2018 Hello Friends, This winter has not exactly gone as planned, has it?  We were in uncharted waters heading into the rainy season with the

1st Thursday Holiday Party and Pritchett Success

The Ojai Pink Moment, Cara Blanca, photo Humphrey Hello Friends, We hope this email finds you doing well and hopefully a little sore after a great weekend on the trails!  The LPFA is a little

LP STORMS 2017: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

That’s not the Mississippi!  Santa Ynez River at Sage Hill, February 17, photo Chris Orr Good Morning Everyone and Happy Presidents Day! We are in the midst of what is clearly going to be remembered