Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc. v. Columbia River Gorge Commission

This is a land use case involving the site of a former lumber mill in Skamania County, Washington, across the Columbia River from Oregon. The site is located within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (the scenic area) and is subject to the scenic area’s land use management plan. Petitioners seek judicial review of a final order of the Columbia River Gorge Commission (the commission) amending the management plan to make it possible to convert the mill site to a recreation resort.

On judicial review, petitioners make three assignments of error. In one, they assert that the commission…