Earth Island Institute Sequoia Forestkeeper, a California Non-Profit Corporation Heartwood, an Indiana Non-Profit Corporation Center for Biological Diversity, a New Mexico Non-Profit Corporation Sierra Club v. Nancy Ruthenbeck United States Forest Service Ann M. Veneman Dale Bosworth, Earth Island Institute Sequoia Forestkeeper, a California Non-Profit Corporation Heartwood, an Indiana Nonprofit Corporation Center for Biological Diversity, a New Mexico Non-Profit Corporation Sierra Club v. Nancy Ruthenbeck United States Forest Service Ann M. Veneman Dale Bosworth

459 F.3d 954 EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE; Sequoia Forestkeeper, a California non-profit corporation; Heartwood, an Indiana non-profit corporation; Center for Biological Diversity, a New Mexico non-profit corporation; Sierra Club, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Nancy RUTHENBECK; * United States Forest Service; Ann M. Veneman; Dale Bosworth, Defendants-Appellants. Earth Island Institute; Sequoia Forestkeeper, a California non-profit corporation; Heartwood, an Indiana nonprofit corporation; Center for Biological Diversity, a New Mexico non-profit corporation; Sierra Club, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Nancy Ruthenbeck; United States Forest Service; Ann M. Veneman; Dale Bosworth, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-16975. No. 05-17078. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 12, 2006. Filed August 10, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Katherine W. Hazard and Jennifer L. Scheller, U.S. Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, D.C., for the defendants-appellants. 1 Matt Kenna, Western Environmental Law Center, Durango, CO, for the plaintiffs-appellees. 2 Thomas R. Lundquist, Crowell & Moring, LLP,…