Forest Guardians v. Johanns
450F.3d 455 (9th Cir. 2006)
Forest Guardians appealed a judgment, which held that the United States Forest Service (USFS) complied with the Endangered Species Act (ESA)[1] despite USFS's failure to re-initiate consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) after deficiently monitoring grazing... {Continue reading}

Idaho Watersheds Project v. Hahn
187 F.3d 1035 (9th Cir. 1999)
Plaintiff environmental groups appealed from the district court's denial of their motion for a preliminary injunction limiting grazing in two grazing allotments on the Owyhee Resource Area in Idaho. The complaint alleged that (1) conditions in the Owyhee Resource Area... {Continue reading}

Oregon Natural Desert Ass'n v. U.S. Forest Service
465 F.3d 977 (9th Cir. 2006)
Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) appealed a judgment that the United States Forest Service's (USFS) issuance of annual operating instructions (AOIs) was not a final agency action for purposes of judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).[1] The Ninth... {Continue reading}