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

This administrative law case is one of three filed by the Friends of the Columbia Gorge and others (Friends), challenging various actions by the Columbia River Gorge Commission (the commission) under the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act (the Act) and the Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area Management Plan (management plan). In this case, Friends challenges certain aspects of a 2005 amendment to the management plan, asserting that they are inconsistent with the Act. On review, the Court of Appeals concluded that the amendment to the management plan did not violate the Act in any of…