Timber companies can’t log former Elliott State Forest parcel, appeals court affirms

Environmental groups celebrated the decision, calling it a win for protecting vulnerable species on private land.

A federal appeals court has sided with environmental groups over logging private land that was once part of the Elliott State Forest.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday affirmed a 2022 district court ruling that logging mature and old-growth trees on the 355-acre parcel would violate the Endangered Species Act because logging would harm the marbled murrelet.

Source: Timber companies can’t log former Elliott State Forest parcel, appeals court affirms – OPB