On Monday of this week, I presented at oral argument at the 9th Circuit in our challenge to the Forest Service’s closure of over 90% of the historical user-created motorized routes in Tahoe National Forest. The Forest Service closed the routes without complying with the requirements for alternatives analysis, which is the heart of the env ...
On Monday, February 8, 2016, at 1:30 p.m., Pacific, I’ll be presenting at oral argument before the 9th Circuit in support of our challenge to the closure of over 90% of the user-created motorized travel routes in Tahoe National Forest. The argument will be held in Courtroom 2, on the 3rd floor of the James R. … ...
The U. S. Forest Service summarily closed 90% of the lawful, user-created motorized routes in Tahoe National Forest, thereby constructing a virtual roadblock to keep all but the most able-bodied away from the forest’s aesthetic and recreational opportunities. By its decision denying access, the Forest Service showed its true colors ...
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was intended to protect the human environment, not to keep humans out of the environment. Yet that is exactly how the United States Forest Service is using NEPA – to keep people away from forests. The Service is closing forest access to those among us who are unable to hike countless ...
Today PLF filed a motion for summary judgment in federal district court to reverse the government’s decision to prohibit motorized travel on hundreds of miles of roads and trails in Tahoe National Forest. Historically, these routes were available to individuals who wanted to experience the natural pleasures afforded by the forest. In a misgui ...
On September 21, 2010, the United States Forest Service released this letter to the American public, announcing the completion of Tahoe National Forest Motorized Travel Management Project and the implementation of the Forest Service’s 2005 Travel Management Rule. According to the Forest Service’s letter, the agency’s implementatio ...