Legal Opinion
Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund v. Brong
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 24, 2007No. 05-35063, 05-35092PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge D.W. NELSON; Dissent by Judge O’SCANNLAIN.
D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
Elaine Brong, Oregon State Director of the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”), and other parties1 appeal the district court’s decision invalidating the Timbered Rock Fire Salvage and Elk Creek Watershed Restoration Project (“Timbered Rock Project” or “Project”), a plan developed by the BLM to log nearly a thousand acres of protected land in southwest Oregon after a major forest fire. The district court held that the Timbered Rock Project violated both the Federal Land Policy and Management Act…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Department of Transportation v. Public CitizenSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Native Ecosystems Council v. U.S. Forest Service, an agency of U.S. Dept. of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Churchill County v. NortonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by60 opinions
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- Sierra Forest Legacy v. ShermanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
- League of Wilderness Defenders-Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project v. United States Forest ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
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