Legal Opinion
Native Ecosystems Council v. Erickson
District Court, D. Montana
Decided August 1, 2018No. CV 17-53-M-DWMPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonald W. Molloy, District Judge
INTRODUCTION
This case concerns three decisions of the United States Forest Service ("Forest Service"): (1) the Forest Service Chief's designation of approximately five million acres in Montana ("Designation") pursuant to the 2014 Farm Bill Amendment to the Healthy Forests Restoration Act ("HFRA"); (2) approval of the Smith Shields Forest Health Project ("Project") via categorical exclusion; and (3) approval of the "Clean Up Amendment" ("Amendment") to the Gallatin Forest Plan ("Plan"). (Doc. 1 at ¶ 2.)1 Plaintiffs Native *1226Ecosystems Council and Alliance for the Wild Rockies (collectively…
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