LPFA Working Vacation, GivingTuesday & Seasonal Gates
The Santa Ynez River flowing strong again over the Sage Hill Crossing. photo, Chris O. Hi Friends, The Los Padres got a good and early soaking over the last 5 days. So early, in fact,
LPFA’s Recently Worked Trails and Upcoming Events
And beneath the brush we found a trail! Before and after on the Alder Creek Trail, looking the best it has in 20 years…. ALDER CREEK TRAIL UPDATE On April 20th, LPFA wrapped up its
LPFA Working Vacation Season Ain’t Over Yet!
That quick, cold storm last weekend really brought out all the green across the forest. It’s GO time! We make sure to emphasize the VACATION on our Working Vacations! From our recent project on the
Seasonal Gates and Upcoming LPFA Projects
Snow fell lower than usual across many parts of the forest this past weekend. Did you get any sweet snow views? From winter 2024, Michael Blake Hi Friends, We hope you enjoyed the rain, hail
Trail work, Forest Updates & More!
Hello Friends, Since 2020 was pretty much a lost year for forest projects, we’ve been trying hard the past few months to catch up on some of the todo’s from last year while also moving
There’s Snow Better Time in the Los Padres
Hello Friends, For those of us who resorted to rain dance rituals in order to break our mid-January drought, remember what you did, cause it worked and in some cases might have worked too well! This
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.
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

