Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Cal. Dep't of Forestry & Fire Prot.
Annotate this CaseThe California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection approved a “Nonindustrial Timber Management Plan” (NTMP) authorizing logging on 615 privately held acres of north coast redwood and Douglas fir forest in Mendocino County. Opponents claimed violations of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA; ub. Resources Code, 21000) and the California Endangered Species Act (Fish & G. Code, 2050) and that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife failed to fulfill its public trust and statutory obligations by failing to object to the NTMP. The trial court denied relief. The court of appeal affirmed, rejecting arguments that the NTMP failed to adequately assess cumulative impacts of logging; that the NTMP contains no analysis of how the area will be retained as functional habitat; that the NTMP provided an inadequate description of the environmental setting, murrelet presence within the assessment area, and importance of the area to long-term murrelet survival and recovery.
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