Western Watersheds v. Bennett, et al

Filing 507

AMENDED MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER granting 506 Motion to Modify Court's Order 505 . Signed by Judge B. Lynn Winmill. (caused to be mailed to non Registered Participants at the addresses listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) by cjm)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO
WESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECT
Plaintiff,

Case No. CV 04-181-S-BLW

v.
AMENDED MEMORANDUM
DECISION AND ORDER
STEVEN ELLIS, Director, Idaho State
Office, Bureau of Land Management; RICK
VANDERVOET, Jarbidge Field Manager,
BLM; BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT,
an agency of the United
States,
Defendants.

Finding good cause therefore, and pursuant to the agreement of all counsel,
NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that the motion to modify (docket no.
506) is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the Court’s Memorandum Decision and Order (docket
no. 505) is amended as follows:
(1)

Paragraph (3) on page 15 is stricken and the following material is substituted in
its place: “(3) The BLM is granted full authority to ban or restrict grazing
without limitation consistent with law. The BLM shall give extra scrutiny to
grazing restrictions and outright bans for certain pastures containing key sage
grouse habitat during the periods between March 1 and June 20 (mating and
nesting season) and August 1 through November 15 (when plant growth has

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ceased for the year).”
(2)

The following allotments are added to paragraph (4) on page 15 and are subject to
its stubble height requirements: Three Creek # 8 and Antelope Springs.

DATED: January 12, 2012

B. LYNN WINMILL
Chief Judge
United States District Court

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