Protect Central Coast Public Lands From Trump’s Oil Expansion
The Bureau of Land Management has released a new federal proposal that would open up to 850,000 acres of Central California—including nearly 400,000 acres of public lands, parks, beaches, and wildlife habitat—to oil drilling and fracking. The plan threatens some of the Central Coast’s most treasured landscapes and water sources, from the Sierra Madre Mountains and Montaña de Oro State Park to lands near schools and major waterways.
A public hearing is scheduled for February 3, 2026, for proposed updates to public lands in parts of Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, and Tulare counties managed by the BLM Bakersfield Field Office. Click HERE to register.
