Lawsuit challenging BLM proposal that would seed 55-square miles of wildfire-burned sagebrush steppe in the Owyhee uplands with non-native crested wheatgrass.

Aug. 1, '03 - The BLM submits maps and information to ONDA regarding the 2001 Jackies Butte fire rehabilitation seeding, previous seedings, vegetation types, and monitoring of seedings. The information was submitted pursuant to the April 2003 settlement of ONDA's December 2001 lawsuit. The following maps are available in PDF format (250K-400K each): Map 1-Jordan Creek Fire 2001; Map 2-Jackies Butte Fire 2001; Map 3-Jackies Butte Fire 2001; Map 4-Jackies Butte Fire 2001; Map 5-Pre-2001 Seedings, Vegetation Types; Map 6-Pre-2001 Seedings, Vegetation Types; Map 7-Actual Seeded Areas; Map 8-Actual Seeded Areas; Jackies Butte Summary Table.

Apr. 24, '03 - ONDA and two other groups settle lawsuit with the BLM stopping almost half of a proposed non-native crested wheatgrass seeding on Jackies Butte. View the settlement (PDF* 120K)

Dec. 5, '01 - ONDA, Committee for Idaho's High Desert, and Western Watersheds Project filed a lawsuit in federal court, challenging a BLM proposal to seed 55-square miles of wildfire-burned rangeland surrounding Jackies Butte in southeast Oregon, alleging violations of NEPA and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. View the lawsuit. (PDF* 175K)