Legal Opinion
Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch v. Department of Forestry & Fire Protection
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 9, 2004No. C043687, C043825PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RAYE, J.
California law requires timber companies to submit a timber harvesting plan (THP) prior to logging on their land to determine whether the proposed timber harvesting will have significant adverse impacts on the environment. The THP is the functional equivalent of an environmental impact report (EIR) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.)
Any assessment of potential adverse environmental impacts necessitates a determination of the scope of the area to be considered since the interconnectedness of the ecosystem results in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Kleppe v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Laurel Heights Improvement Ass'n of San Francisco, Inc. v. Regents of University of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- Sierra Club v. State Board of ForestryCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
- Kings County Farm Bureau v. City of HanfordCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1990
- Environmental Protection Information Center, Inc. v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch v. California Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
- Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch v. Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010
- Californians for Alternatives to Toxics v. Department of Food & AgricultureCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
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