Oregon Natural Desert Associat v. Dana Shuford

MEMORANDUM

The Oregon Natural Desert Association (“ONDA”) appeals the district court’s order granting the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) summary judgment on ONDA’s claim that the BLM violated the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) when it issued a Resource Management Plan (“RMP”) for the AndrewsSteens Cooperative Management and Protection Area (“ASCMPA”). In addition, the Steens Mountain Landowner Group (“SMLG”) appeals the district court’s order denying its motion to intervene. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

1. ONDA’s Wilderness Area Claims

The district court did not err in granting BLM’s motion for summary judgment on ONDA’s claim that BLM violated NEPA when it rejected ONDA’s recommendation that twenty-three areas within the ASCMPA receive wilderness area protections in the RMP. See Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Ctr. v. BLM, 387 F.3d 989 , 992 (9th Cir.2004) (standard of review). BLM convened an interdisciplinary team to review maps, wilderness inventories, and other information for each area in question, and it sent staff into the field to investigate lands when it determined that it required more information. Cf. ONDA v. BLM, 531…