Native Ecosystems Council v. Krueger

ORDER

BRIAN MORRIS, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs challenge the Lonesome Wood II Project in the Gallatin National Forest. The Project involves commercial logging of 1,750 acres, including 495 acres of old growth forest, and an additional 825 acres of potentially commercial logging. The Project also involves 325 acres of slash and/or prescribed burning.

Plaintiffs raise multiple claims concerm ing the Project’s potential violations of the National Forest Management Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1600 et seq., the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq., and the National Environmental Policy…