Groups Threaten Lawsuit over Bitterroot Front Logging Project

Groups threaten lawsuit over Bitterroot Front logging project

MISSOULA, Mont. — Conservation groups plan to sue federal agencies unless consultation on the Bitterroot Front Project is restarted within 60 days.

Groups to challenge 140,000-acre Bitterroot fuels project

The Bitterroot Front Project, an effort to reduce wildfire fuels on 140,000 acres of federal forest land, was approved last month.

Lawsuit Launched to Challenge Massive Logging Project in Montana’s Bitterroot National Forest

Center for Biological Diversity: MISSOULA, Mont.— Local and national conservation groups today filed a notice of their intent to sue the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for violating the Endangered Species Act by approving a 135,000-acre logging project in the Bitterroot National Forest.

Groups to sue Bitterroot Forest over vague logging project

Five conservation organizations sent a 60-day notice of their intent to sue the U.S. Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Service if the Bitterroot National Forest doesn’t stop and reconsider how the 20-year Bitterroot Front project would affect threatened species. Continue reading…