Oregon Natural Resources Council, Inc. v. Grossarth

979 F.2d 1377 23 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,498 OREGON NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL, INC., a non-profit corporation; Portland Audubon Society, a non-profit corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Orville GROSSARTH, in his official capacity as Supervisor, Fremont National Forest; John Butruille, in his official capacity as Regional Forester, Pacific Northwest Region; U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the United States, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-35790. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 7, 1992. Decided Nov. 19, 1992. Adam J. Berger, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellants. Gary Kahn, Reeves, Kahn & Eder, Portland, Or., for plaintiffs-appellants. Victor M. Sher, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellants. Robert Klarquist, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before: GOODWIN and SCHROEDER, Circuit Judges, and KEEP, District Judge. * SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge: 1 This case arises out of the United States Forest Service's approval on August 14, 1989, of a timber sale, known as the Auger Timber Sale, in the Fremont National Forest in south central Oregon.…