Federal plan to thin forest draws lawsuits from Patagonia, Ojai and others Source of this article, the Los Angeles Times, May 3, 2022 The popular Ventura-based clothing brand Patagonia, the city of Ojai, Ventura County and several environmental groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service in an attempt to stop Read more…
Source of this article, Los Padres Forest Watch, July 31, 2017 In early July, ForestWatch received an anonymous tip that the new owner of the Dent House property at the end of Matilija Canyon Road was constructing a new gate across the road and notifying hikers that they were trespassing Read more…
Shull ‘Buzz’ Bonsall Jr. has closed a century-old route on his property. But hikers plan to fight for access to Matilija Falls, which is on public land. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, June 27, 2010. By Catherine Saillant, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Matilija Wilderness — Urijah Read more…
ForestWatch is Working to Keep the Trail Open, and is Looking for Anyone Who Used This Trail Prior to 1972 Source of this article – Los Padres Forest Watch, April 12, 2010 Ojai, Calif. – Today, the U.S. Forest Service announced that a landowner with extensive holdings in Ventura County Read more…
For Ojai residents, rugged beauty and ‘small-town feel’ outweigh the threat of wildfires. As it blazes on, the Zaca fire has earned a place in history as the California’s second-largest inferno. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, August 23, 2007. Romero Canyon Trail plowed for fire access By Read more…
Flee the city and hang with geezer trees – Rich Handley finds refuge in a grove of native oaks in the Ojai Valley preserve he manages. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, September 7, 2004. WILLS CANYON stands out as a slice of the Ojai Valley as it Read more…