LPNF 2026 Project Activity Level (PAL) Resource Page
What is PAL? Project Activity Level (PAL) is a fire-safety decision support tool designed to help determine which mechanized activities are permitted within certain parts of the forest on any given day. The main emphasis of
Los Padres – It’s New Years!
The LPFA works hard to ensure that trails like the Lost Valley Trail don’t actually become lost or cause people to get lost…. What’s your favorite trail? Where do you like to go most in the
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It’s fall in the Los Padres….
Hello Friends, It is fall in the Los Padres, trail season is once again upon us and we hope you’ve been able to find some trail time! The Los Padres had a terrific early season first
Los Padres Reopening & LPFA Job Openings
FOREST REOPENS Effective tonight (9/22, 11:59pm) the fire related Emergency Closure Order will expire and the Los Padres NF will reopen. GREAT NEWS! We’re sure many of us will be sprinting out as soon as
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
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
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
VWR Training March 14
Hello Friends – Pardon the interruption….. We’re in the middle of a larger Los Padres Forest email update but wanted to let you know that the Volunteer Wilderness Ranger Training that was scheduled for this
