Seattle Judge Blocks

Northwest Timber Sales

C'iting cnvit'onntcntul c()ltcerns. ir Sclltle jLrclgc hls put a lrold on ninc l'ctlelul tirlbcr.sales in thc Pacilic Nor-th rvcsl antl or-rlcred I'urthcr re r,ieu's llttrl t, 'rtlJ lt:tr t ttlt lrilt ct r. irrr1,l,;1 ,,1t Iougrng in \\'lshinston. C)rcgon ancl Cllilorn ia.

In accorclancc with thc Clinton Adnrinistrirtion's Northr',cst F-orest Plan. Ll.S. District Judgc William Dwvcr or.de rcd tlrc lJ.S Forcst Scr.vicc and thc Llurcau o1' [.und Managcrrie nt to pclli)r.rn tltorough pllLnt and rr,ildlil'e sLlrvcvs pi'ior to louuing up to i(X) nrillion hd. 1t. on fedcrll lrrnd.

In lrldition. lctgging cannot bc!rin on 100 otltcr tintbcr sulcs in tlrc thr.'c stltes \\,r1ltou1 coLlrt u1tltr0r'ltl. ir ntiulrllitc thut corrlrl litl'cct lnost o1'thc log, g ing altplor e rl on rcgionll 1e clcral llrnds ovcr tl)c past dccuclc.

So far. tltc agencies llrt'e heen tunublc to lirlntulutc A ll)clins to survcy thc 77 specics in rluestion.

l)r.allecl rn 1994, thc Nitrthu.est Irorcst Plan pcrrrrits logging on lederal Iand provicltd thc.r.e is anrple protcction 1iu. spccies lhrit co-cxist with old tfccs.

r\ccorrling to ol'l icials. tlrc ruling. rvhiclr crrnte in u luri,suit i'ilcd bv i3 consclvlrtion sroul)s. .jeopaldizcs all tinrbcr sule s approvcd ll.orn 1996 thruuglr 1998. inclLrrlins a fif'tlt ol alltimhcr 1o bc cut tltis vcal rr,tst o1 thc Clascarlc rnountnitrs.

Bomb Scare Evacuates Store

J'hc Ilorrrc l)epot on Holll'r','oricl's lrnrcd Sunsct Illvd. ancl its surnrundlr)g threc-s(lua|c-block arcil were cViicultecl by policc during u bornb scurt-. 'l'hc bortrb srluad lcsponded to a t:tll ;rt (i l'.nr. .lttrre lb t,' rrrrr':trslrtc lr sr.rsl.ricious bluc box ccluipyrccl with a tinrcr and r.vires thlt was tliscovered in Il'ont o1'the stor-e. Int'i:sticators also clctccted thrcc r tils ol an unknor',,n Iiqtti,l. rt....sit:rlitr,: .'r'lrrulliorr.

[)urrng thc tacricnl alcrt, l borlrb scluarl robot placecl thc vials in l containcr lor exantination.

-l-hc rlcvice r','ls rendcrcd saf'e later tl.tat cvcnrns, although n9 furthcr-rvord ri.'as issuctl liorn policc ubout tlrc I'iul's contcltts.

'l-he storc opcned lLt rts usuul tinte thc litl lrru'ins nrornins.