Native Ecosystems Council, et al v. Weldon, et al, No. 11-35659 (9th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseThis case arose out of Native Ecosystems Council's appeal of the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Forest Service in an action regarding the Ettien Ridge Fuels Reduction Project in the Lewis and Clark National Forest. Native Ecosystems Council alleged that the Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321, 4331, and the National Forest Management Act (NFMA), 16 U.S.C. 1600-14, when it issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Decision Notice approving the Project. The court held that the Forest Service took the requisite "hard look" at the environmental impact of the Project on the elk hiding cover, and goshawk populations, in the manner required by NEPA. The court further held that the district court did not err in granting summary judgment to the Forest Service on the NFMA claims because it reasonably considered the "relevant factors" that could have impacted the elk hiding cover and goshawk populations in its analysis of the Project. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
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