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ONDA v. Taylor, 04-334-KI (Louse Canyon GMA, Federal Rangeland Health Standards & Guidelines)
October 25, 2005
Lawsuit challenging BLM's delay in undertaking rangeland health assessment obligations, and failure to implement meaningful grazing changes in Louse Canyon where agency found numerous violations of key ecological standards.
Aug. 17, '05 - Court denies ONDA's motion (PDF* 84K) for summary judgment on second claim, holding BLM "interim" grazing strategy met FRH regulations requirement to take "appropriate action".
May 18, '05 - ONDA argues (PDF* 73K) BLM arbitrarily refused to make grazing changes to stop on-going damage in Louse Canyon, seeks relief to mitigate for ecological damage from 4 years of unlawful grazing.
Apr. 20, '05 - ONDA argues (PDF* 134K) in Louse Canyon GMA case that BLM use of unsuccessful "interim" grazing strategy for 4 successive years after determining failures to meet rangeland health standards, violates regulations.
Jan. 18, '05 - Court denies ONDA's first claim (PDF* 68K) that BLM has unreasonably delayed performance of FRH regulations duties in Jordan Resource Area; defers ruling on second claim that BLM violated duty to implement grazing changes within Louse Canyon GMA where grazing has caused failures to meet Standards & Guidelines.
Oct. 15, '04 - ONDA and WWP submit detailed comments (PDF* 127K) on Vale BLM's proposed grazing system changes in the Louse Canyon Geographic Management Area.
Sept. 3, '04 - ONDA files summary judgment reply brief (PDF* 165K) in Louse Canyon GMA Standards & Guidelines lawsuit.
Apr. 21, '04 - ONDA files for summary judgment (PDF* 171K) in Louse Canyon GMA lawsuit, asking court to order BLM to implement final grazing changes in LCGMA and set and adhere to a Standards & Guidelines schedule for the rest of the Jordan Resource Area GMAs. View the press release (PDF* 100K).
March 8, '04 - ONDA and Western Watersheds Project file suit against Vale District BLM, Jordan Resource Area, for unreasonable delay in performing the agency's Federal Rangeland Health regulations duties and for failure to implement final grazing changes within Louse Canyon Geographic Management Area.