February 28, 2017
Environmental group Conservation Congress asked a California court Monday to block a timber project in the state that will affect the northern spotted owl, saying an injunction is necessary to hold the U.S. Forest Service accountable and won't disrupt timber supplies.
February 17, 2017
A California federal judge on Thursday ruled the U.S. Forest Service didn't take a hard enough look at the environmental effects a timber project in the state's coastal mountain range would have on the northern spotted owl, saying the government arbitrarily and capriciously failed to consider more conservation-friendly options.