The LFDC NEPA Tracker monitors active NEPA projects across National Forests in Washington, Oregon, California, and Alaska, giving advocates real-time visibility into proposed logging, land management, and restoration activities on public lands.
Projects are updated daily and organized to quickly find new projects and ones currently inviting public participation.
This database contains only the projects that have been published by USFS and that are/were recently in the NEPA analysis page.
Recent policy changes at USFS and the increased use of Categorical Exclusions have drastically reduced the share of USFS projects that get published and/or invite public comment. This means many projects can only be discovered by the public through field monitoring, long after the project has been planned, approved, and contracted.
If your local forests are not yet being tracked, submit feedback using the link above to request the expanded coverage.
There is no 'alert' feature at this time, so check back regularly to learn about new projects and opportunity to comment.
*Impact level assigned automatically, based on keywords and is intended as a general guide only
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Los Padres National Forest
East Camino Cielo Ignition Reduction Project
To improve the ecological condition of roadside environments and reduce the probability of ignitions. This will be accomplished by removing non-native grasses and herbs followed by native seeding and planting.
📍 Santa Barbara Ranger District🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Fuels managementAdded: 2026-05-28
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Los Padres National Forest
Establishing Interim Direction for Oil & Gas Leasing Management
Amend the Los Padres Forest Plan and the Southern California Forest Plan to establish interim direction for processing new lease applications for oil and gas, and remove references to and withdraw the 2005 Oil and Gas Record of Decision. https://usfs-public.box.com/s/8hb9zdav0fv3huge15oga4bzaec0yji6
📍 Los Padres National Forest🏷 Land management planningAdded: 2026-05-28
Developing ProposalCategorical Exclusion
Milestone
Date
NEPA Start Date
12/4/2025
Finding/Decision Date
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Los Padres National Forest
Mount Pinos Forest Health Project - PALS #58380
Healthy Forest thinning project designed to improve the health and vigor of the existing stands and to make the stands more resilient to stressors such as drought, insects & wildfire.
📍 Los Padres National Forest🏷 Forest products · Fuels management · Vegetation management (other than forest products)Added: 2026-05-28
Developing ProposalCategorical Exclusion
Milestone
Date
NEPA Start Date
3/30/2021
Finding/Decision Date
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Los Padres National Forest
Piru Creek Wild and Scenic River (WSR) - Comprehensive River Management Plan (CRMP)
In support of the CRMP for Piru Creek WSR, final documents are available for an objection period pursuant to Forest Service Regulations (36 CFR 218). See posted notice for background and instructions on submitting comments.