May/June 1999, Volume 4 #3

The mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is a species common to western North America. More limited in range than its closest relative, the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus viginianus), the mule deer is prevalent in mixed habitats, forest edges, mountains and foothills from the Southern Yukon and Mackenzie south through the western United States and as far east as Wisconsin and western Texas. Mule deer living in mountainous environs are well-known for their seasonal migrations to avoid heavy snows and find forage through long winters.

In an important case with far-reaching implications and a useful precedent for road-rippers, the Klamath Forest Alliance (KFA) recently won their lawsuit challenging ERFO-funded road reconstruction on the Klamath National Forest (KNF). The District Court decision, explained below, is the first major victory for conservationists who have sought to stop ERFO’s blanket exemption of environmental reviews. Background About ERFO