Native Ecosystems News Today

Center for Biological Diversity: SALT LAKE CITY— Conservation groups sued the U.S. Forest Service today for approving logging within up to 147,000 acres of sensitive roadless habitat in Utah’s Ashley National Forest.

Beginning in the late 19th century, all-out fire suppression became the official policy of land management offices in Colorado and other Western states.

Mike Garrity writes, One might think after losing a number of lawsuits in a row for blatant violations of the law the Forest Service might think twice about going forward with illegal logging, burning, and road-building projects.

Federal judge Dana Christensen halted a logging project near Red Lodge because he said the U.S. Forest Service failed to take into account critical Canada lynx habitat.

A Missoula federal court judge has put a hold on a Yaak-area logging project where the Kootenai National Forest had planned work to begin in mid-May.

Missoula federal district Judge Dana Christensen ruled a permanent injunction was justified to delay the 56,000-acre Knotty Pine Project while a lawsuit against the Kootenai National Forest proceeds.

Missoula federal district Judge Dana Christensen ruled a permanent injunction was justified to delay the 56,000-acre Knotty Pine Project while a lawsuit against the Kootenai National Forest proceeds.

A Missoula federal court judge has put a hold on a Yaak-area logging project where the Kootenai National Forest had planned work to begin in mid-May.

Missoula federal district Judge Dana Christensen ruled a permanent injunction was justified to delay the 56,000-acre Knotty Pine Project while a lawsuit against the Kootenai National Forest proceeds.

Missoula federal district Judge Dana Christensen ruled a permanent injunction was justified to delay the 56,000-acre Knotty Pine Project while a lawsuit against the Kootenai National Forest proceeds.