Protect our southern California forests!
The future of the Los Padres, Angeles, Cleveland and San Bernardino national forests hangs in the balance! The Forest Service has released draft management plans that, once finalized, will direct how 3.6 million acres of open space and a score of proposed wilderness areas are managed over the next 15 to 20 years.
Last year, the Forest Service released short outlines of six alternatives for managing the southern California forests. The best alternative, Alternative 6, focuses on protecting forest health while maintaining opportunities for low-impact recreation. It will help stop destructive development such as highways, oil wells, and power lines. The worst alternatives include more forest open space devoted to off-road vehicles, increased resource extraction (oil wells, logging, and mining), and less emphasis on species and habitat protection.
Without your help, the Forest Service will hear only from those whose actions often harm our forests--mining companies, off-road vehicle groups, "open access" advocates, and others.
What you can do
Please attend an open house meeting and speak out in support of Alternative 6, the Conservation Alternative. These meetings are your best opportunity for a generation to tell the Forest Service to protect and restore our nearby national forests. If you can't attend a meeting, write a letter to the Forest Service (see address below).
Schedule of open house meetings
Angeles National Forest
May 26 ( Wednesday)
Santa Clarita Activities Center
20880 Centre Pointe Parkway, Santa Clarita, CA
3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
May 27 (Thursday)
Ramada Inn, Emerald Room
300 W. Palmdale Blvd.
Palmdale, CA
3:00 - 8:00 p.m.
June 3 ( Thursday)
Foothill Christian Center
242 West Baseline Avenue, Glendora, CA
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
June 4 (Friday)
Wrightwood Community Center
1275 Highway 2, Wrightwood, CA
3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
June 5 (Saturday)
Pasadena City College
Campus Center Lounge
1570 E. Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Los Padres National Forest
May 17 (Monday)
Salinas Community Center
Santa Lucia Room
940 N. Main Street, Salinas, CA
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
May 18 (Tuesday)
Big Sur Lodge Conference Room
Highway 1, Big Sur, CA
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
May 19 (Wednesday)
South County Regional Center
800 West Branch Street,
Arroyo Grande, CA
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
May 20 (Thursday)
Goleta School District
Admin. Center Chamber Room
401 North Fairview Ave., Goleta, CA
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
May 24 (Monday)
Frazier Park Community Hall
300 Park Drive, Frazier Park, CA
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
May 25 (Tuesday)
Soule Park Golf Course Banquet Room
1033 East Ojai Avenue, Ojai, CA
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
June 2 (Wednesday)
Pacific Valley Station
Highway 1, Pacific Valley, CA
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
San Bernardino National Forest
June 8 (Tuesday)
Big Bear Municipal Water District
40524 Lakeview Drive
City of Big Bear Lake, CA
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
June 9 (Wednesday)
Mountains Community Senior Center
675 Grandview Road
Twin Peaks, CA
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
June 10 (Thursday)
Pine Springs Ranch
58000 Apple Canyon Road
Garner Valley, CA
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
June 15 (Tuesday)
Best Western Green Tree Inn
14173 Green Tree Blvd.
Victorville, CA
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
June 16 (Wednesday)
USFS Danny Rhynes Training Center
4121 Quail Canyon Road
San Bernardino, CA
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
June 17 (Thursday) **
Lions Center West - Filippi Room
9161 Baseline Road
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Send your letter to:
Southern California Forest Plan Revisions
USDA Forest Service
Content Analysis Center
P.O. Box 22777
Salt Lake City, UT 84122
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Just three miles off of Interstate 80, 
