Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center, et al. v. United States Forest Service, et al.
Published: Jan. 26, 2013 | Result Date: Jan. 4, 2013 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: S-10-2172 KJM-GGH Bench Decision – Motion Granted
Facts
Conservation groups filed suit against the U.S. Forest Service to stop the approval of 137 miles of unauthorized off-road vehicle routes by its Travel Management Plan (TMP). The groups alleged that these routes would cause environmental harm in the Stanislaus National Forest. The routes would also have allowed noisy off-road vehicles to enter 55 separate "protected activity centers" that the Forest Service established to protect spotted owls and goshawks while they are nesting and raising young.
Result
The Court ruled that the Forest Service had failed in its management of the forest trails. It further stated that the TMP violated federal law because it did not minimize damage to the environment caused by off-road vehicles.
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