West Pioneer Snowmobile Grooming Lawsuit - Full Complaint
Wildlands CPR and Friends of the Bitterroot filed a lawsuit challenging the re-issuance of a controversial permit that authorizes a snowmobile club to groom approximately 158 miles of trails in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest’s Pioneer Mountains, which includes nearly 95 miles in the West Pioneer WSA. The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Supervisor signed the decision in January 2008, but excluded it from public notice, comment, and environmental review. The decision lasts for five years.
The lawsuit also seeks a determination as to whether or not snowmobiling is reducing the West Pioneer’s wilderness character as established in the 1977 Montana Wilderness Study Act.
The Western Environmental Law Center is providing legal services.
To read the full complaint, simply download the attachement below.
The lawsuit also seeks a determination as to whether or not snowmobiling is reducing the West Pioneer’s wilderness character as established in the 1977 Montana Wilderness Study Act.
The Western Environmental Law Center is providing legal services.
To read the full complaint, simply download the attachement below.
| Attachment | Size |
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 Complaint.Final_.FILED_.West_.Pio_.May_.09_0_0.pdf | 107.91 KB |
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