Olympic Forest Coalition v. DNR
Jul 01, 2013OUTCOME:
OFCO filed SEPA challenge to DNR's "minor amendment" to its 1997 State Lands Habitat Conservation Plan addressing marbled murrelets.
Martha Ffrost Wehling's Legal Cases (7)
Olympia, WA
Environmental and natural resources Lawyer at Olympia, WA
Practice Areas: Environmental and Natural Resources, Administrative Law ... +4 more
Matheson v. City of Hoquiam
Sep 25, 2012OUTCOME:
Challenge to DNR's disposal of vessel under Derelict Vessel Act. Court of Appeals affirmed DNR's authority to take custody of vessel and concluded the DVA was not preempted by federal law.
Niemela v. State Forest Board
Aug 16, 2011OUTCOME:
Cooper Family Trust filed quiet title action against DNR to use road crossing state forest land to access private property. Court of Appeals affirmed, in unpublished opinion, that Coopers could not es ... tablish a right to use the disputed road.
Westergreen v. Whatcom County
Jun 14, 2010OUTCOME:
Challenge to Memorandum of Agreement between Whatcom County and DNR regarding use of state forest land in Lake Whatcom watershed. Court of Appeals, in unpublished decision, found case was not justicia ... ble.
Chuckanut Conservancy v. DNR
May 24, 2010OUTCOME:
SEPA challenge to DNR's strategies to manage state forest. Court of Appeals upheld DNR's threshold determination and reliance on existing regulatory and policy framework.
Darrah v. Employment Security Department
Apr 14, 2009OUTCOME:
Court of Appeals affirmed that employee not entitled to petition for review when petition for review was filed late.
Seattle Audubon v. Sutherland
Jun 05, 2007OUTCOME: Settled
Seattle Audubon brought ESA Section 9 citizen suit against Department of Natural Resources, alleging that approval of forest practices applications caused take of northern spotted owl. District Court ... denied preliminary injunction against DNR.
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