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 Mike Johanns Dale Bosworth, Earth Island Institute Sequoia Forestkeeper, a California Non-Profit Corporation Heartwood, an D.C. No. 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

490 F.3d 687 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; Mike Johanns; ** Dale Bosworth, Defendants-Appellants. Earth Island Institute; Sequoia Forestkeeper, a California non-profit corporation; Heartwood, an D.C. No. Indiana non-profit 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. Amended June 8, 2007. Katherine W. Hazard and Jennifer L. Scheller, U.S. Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC, for the defendants-appellants. 1 Matt Kenna, Western Environmental Law Center, Durango, CO, for the plaintiffs-appellees. 2 Thomas R. Lundquist, Crowell & Moring, LLP, Washington, DC, for Amicus…