February 14, 2025
The U.S. Forest Service pushed back on Friday against a Ninth Circuit judge's point that a restoration project being challenged by a conservation group evolved "quite a bit" after a fire ripped through the area, contending the final plan ultimately prescribed the same changes — just to fewer acres.
January 19, 2024
A Washington federal judge upheld the U.S. Forest Service's decision to authorize a 24,000-acre restoration project on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest near the town of Twisp, rejecting a conservation group's arguments that the environmental review fell short of what is required.