Oregon Natural Resources Council Action v. United States Forest Service

ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

DWYER, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is a suit under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. § 702, for judicial review of federal administrative agency action. The plaintiffs, fourteen nonprofit environmental organizations in Washington, Oregon, and California, seek declaratory and injunctive relief against the United States Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) in regard to the management of certain federal forests. Plaintiffs claim that the federal defendants have violated the Northwest Forest Plan adopted in 1994, and…