los padres national forest

Parking was a source of tension between visitors and nearby residents. Enforcement of the new restrictions began with a one-month grace period. Now, vehicles can be ticketed and towed.

The proposal would rescind a two-decade rule restricting permanent roads and logging in some mostly undeveloped National Forest areas.

The Gifford Fire is now at 96,000 acres as of 10:30 Thursday morning, with containment at 15%.

The Gifford Fire stands at just over 91,000 acres burned. Containment is at 9%.

The land that could be potentially impacted is federally owned or has federal mineral rights attached.

Plan calls for thinning trees and chaparral on more than 750 acres of land between Reyes peak and Pine Mountain in Ventura County.

No structures were destroyed by the Refugio fire.

Blaze is in the Santa Ynez mountain range near Refugio Road.

No growth in size of blaze for the last few days.

Blaze is centered in the Los Padres National Forest. Containment went from 42% Wednesday to 63% Thursday.