Legal Opinion
Methow Valley Citizens Council v. Regional Forester, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 1, 1987No. 86-4108PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
Sandy Butte overlooks the Methow Valley, an unspoiled, sparsely populated area on the eastern side of the North Cascade Mountains in the State of Washington. The Methow Valley provides critical winter range and migration corridors for Washington’s largest migratory deer herd. Sandy Butte is a 3,900-acre parcel in the Okanogan National Forest. The upper one-third of Sandy Butte is entirely road-less. In 1978 appellee Methow Recreation, Inc. (MRI) applied for a “special use” permit to develop and operate a four-season destination ski resort on Sandy Butte and a large…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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3Cited by50 opinions
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- Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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