League of Wilderness Defenders v. U.S. Forest Service. País/Territorio Estados Unidos de América Tipo de la corte Nacional - corte superior Fecha Jul 30, 2012 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit Juez Bybee, J.S.Fletcher, W.A.Fisher, R.C. Número de referencia No. 11-35451 Idioma Inglés Materia Bosques, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Conservación del ecosistema Bosques recreativos Protección del hábitat Especies de plantas protegidas Especies animales protegidas Especies de peces protegidas Medidas de protección forestal Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes Uso social del bosque/bosques comunitarios Servicio forestal/oficiales forestales Protecíon de las especies Agua de uso recreativo Resumen This case involves an Experimental Forest Thinning, Fuels Reduction, and Research Project (the Project) in the Deschutes National Forest in the eastern Cascades of central Oregon. The Project allows logging and controlled burning on roughly 2,500 acres of the Pringle Falls Experimental Forest. The purpose of the Project is two-fold: to reduce the risk of wildfire and beetle infestation, and to conduct research on ponderosa pine forest management. The League of Wilderness DefendersBlue Mountains Biodiversity Project (the League) filed suit against the U.S. Forest Service (the Service) and Service officials, alleging that the Agency's environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Project fails to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA"). The district court granted summary judgment to the Service, relying in part on the fact that the Project involves research in an experimental forest. The Appeals court affirmed. In affirming the district court ruling, the Appeals Court concluded, "The Service proposes a forest management research project in an experimental forest specifically set aside for such study. The EIS considers in detail a reasonable range of alternatives that would fulfill both of the Project's goals by reducing the risk of wildfire and beetle infestation, and by addressing six specified research objectives. The EIS is adequately supported by scientific data and takes a hard look at the significant impacts of the Project." Texto completo COU-159392.pdf