By Sean Ridgway, TME

The Los Padres National Forest (LPNF) recently announced the release of the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for its Wildfire Risk Reduction Project (WRRP), formerly known as the Ecological Restoration Project. The Forest Service is inviting the public to review and comment on the plan, which outlines major steps to protect local communities and improve forest health across five counties…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Above left: Colorado mountains in the years leading up to the Hayman Fire, and the mountains 20 years after the fire devastated the landscape; Above right: Snow play area of Los Padres National Forest tree growth over 57 years. LPNF emphasized the importance of a Wildfire Reduction Plan for Los Padres to avoid the same fate as the Colorado Mountains

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