Wisconsin: Enviros loss in court costs us 8,000 acres of Chequamegon-Nicolet NF
A case against the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (CNNF) was
dismissed Thursday in the courtroom of federal judge Lynn Adelman,
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Adelman ruled in favor of the CNNF in a case involving the Twenty-Mile
Vegetation Project. The ruling gives the green light to the CNNF to
move forward on actively managing approximately 8,800 acres of
northern hardwoods. The Twenty-Mile vegetation project is located 30
miles northeast of Hayward on the Great Divide District. The
Twenty-Mile project was appealed in June 2007 by the Habitat Education
Center of Madison and the Environmental Law and Policy Center of
Chicago, Il.
Adelman held oral arguments on the case in December 2008,
resulting in the ruling in the favor of the CNNF. “Public involvement
is critical to managing these public lands. We appreciate the
willingness of people to be involved and we hope people continue to
offer input as we design future projects.” said Great Divide District
Ranger Connie Chaney. The CNNF expects to offer several timber sales
from the Twenty-Mile
project over the next few years. For more information or to view the
Environmental Analysis for this or other projects, visit the CNNF
website. http://newsofthenorth.net/article.cfm?articleID=24518
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