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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 13 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS COUNCIL; No. 25-4008 ALLIANCE FOR THE WILD ROCKIES; D.C. No. COUNCIL ON WILDLIFE AND FISH, 9:25-cv-00025-DLC Plaintiffs - Appellants,

MEMORANDUM*

v.

AARON WEBBER, Townsend District Ranger, Helena Lewis & Clark National Forest; EMILY PLATT, Supervisor, Helena Lewis & Clark National Forest; LEANNE MARTEN, Regional Forester, U.S. Forest Service Northern Region; UNITED

STATES FOREST SERVICE; UNITED

STATES FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE,

Defendants - Appellees,

SUN MOUNTAIN LUMBER, INC.,

Intervenor-Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Dana L. Christensen, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 12, 2026

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Seattle, Washington

Before: W. FLETCHER, PAEZ, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges.

Native Ecosystems Council, Alliance for the Wild…