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MONTANA WILDERNESS ASS'N v. McALLISTER

Nos. 09-36051, 09-36058, 09-36080.

666 F.3d 549 (2011)

MONTANA WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION; Greater Yellowstone Coalition; The Wilderness Society, Inc., Plaintiffs, and Citizens for Balanced Use; Kenneth Zahn; Big Sky Snowriders; Gallatin Valley Snowmobile Association, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Kathleen McALLISTER, Regional Forester for Region 1; Rebecca Heath; United States Forest Service, Defendants-counter-defendants-Appellees, Treasure State Alliance; Montana Trail Vehicle Riders Association; Montana Snowmobile Association; United Four-Wheel-Drive Associations; Blue Ribbon Coalition, Inc., Defendant-intervenors-Appellees. Montana Wilderness Association; Greater Yellowstone Coalition; The Wilderness Society, Inc.; Citizens for Balanced Use; Kenneth Zahn; Big Sky Snowriders; Gallatin Valley Snowmobile Association, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Kathleen McAllister, Regional Forester for Region 1; Rebecca Heath; United States Forest Service, Defendants-counter-defendants-Appellants, and Treasure State Alliance; Montana Trail Vehicle Riders Association; Montana Snowmobile Association; United Four-Wheel-Drive Associations; Blue Ribbon Coalition, Inc., Defendant-intervenors. Montana Wilderness Association; Greater Yellowstone Coalition; The Wilderness Society, Inc.; Citizens for Balanced Use; Kenneth Zahn; Big Sky Snowriders; Gallatin Valley Snowmobile Association, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Kathleen McAllister, Regional Forester for Region 1; Rebecca Heath; United States Forest Service, Defendants-counter-defendants, and Treasure State Alliance; Montana Trail Vehicle Riders Association; Montana Snowmobile Association; United Four-Wheel-Drive Associations; Blue Ribbon Coalition, Inc., Defendant-intervenors-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Withdrawn June 17, 2011.

Filed December 1, 2011.

Resubmitted November 22, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan J. Campbell , Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Missoula, MT; Ignacia S. Moreno , Assistant Attorney General, Allen M. Brabender (argued), David C. Shilton , Mark R. Haag , Julie Thrower , Anna T. Katselas , Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; William W. Mercer , United States Attorney, and Leif Johnson , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Billings, MT, for the Federal appellants.

Douglas L. Honnold , Timothy J. Preso (argued) and Jenny K. Harbine , Earthjustice, Bozeman, MT, for appellees Montana Wilderness Association, et al.

Paul A. Turcke and Carl J. Withroe , Moore Smith Buxton & Turcke, Chartered, Boise, ID; Catherine A. Laughner , M. Christy S. McCann (argued) and Kyle W. Nelson , Browning, Kaleczyc, Berry & Hoven, P.C., Bozeman, MT, for appellants Recreation Groups.

Before: RAYMOND C. FISHER, RONALD M. GOULD and RICHARD A. PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

FISHER, Circuit Judge:

A coalition of environmental groups (Montana Wilderness Association, et al., hereinafter MWA) challenges the 2006 Gallatin National Forest Travel Management Plan prepared by the United States Forest Service, arguing that the travel plan violates the Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977 (Study Act). We hold that the Study Act requires the Service to ensure that current users of a wilderness study area are able to enjoy the wilderness...

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