Oregon Natural Resources Council, Inc. v. Bureau of Land Management, the Clayton Hill Neighbors Association Forest Conservation Council and Oregon Natural Resources Council, Inc. v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management and Delos Jamison, Director, United States Bureau of Land Management

996 F.2d 1226 23 Envtl. L. Rep. 21 ,317 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. OREGON NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, Defendant-Appellee. The CLAYTON HILL NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATION; Forest Conservation Council; and Oregon Natural Resources Council, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT; and Delos Jamison, Director, United States Bureau of Land Management, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 91-36106, 92-35376. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 2, 1993. Decided June 21, 1993. Before KILKENNY, TANG and POOLE, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 These consolidated appeals arose out of separately filed challenges to government contracts for the harvesting of timber on federal land in the Pacific Northwest. The appellants in both actions alleged, inter alia, that the Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") had violated the Endangered Species Act ("ESA"), 16 U.S.C. §…