A Forest Service representative declined to comment Monday, saying it is the agency’s practice not to comment on pending litigation. Counsel for the tribe did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
The Center for Biological Diversity, Yaak Valley Forest Council and WildEarth Guardians are represented by Andrea Zaccardi and Edward B. Zukoski of the Center for Biological Diversity.
The Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council are represented by Rebecca K. Smith of the Public Interest Defense Center PC and Timothy M. Bechtold of Bechtold Law Firm.
The government is represented by Todd Kim, Thekla Hansen-Young, Hayley A. Carpenter, Erika A. Furlong, John P. Tustin, and Jacob D. Ecker of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division; Elise Foster of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and Kathryn L. Williams-Shuck and Sarah E. McLain of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
The Kootenai Tribe of Idaho is represented by Julie A. Weis of Haglund Kelley LLP.
