1. History of O&C Lands

Portland Audubon Society v BLM• On May 18, 1988, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appealsstopped the BLM’s entire timber sales program, notjust the timber sales in spotted owl habitat. The“temporary” injunction nction was later reduced, but kept inplace for the remainder of the year while the Circuitconsidered its opinion. Except for FY 1990, when alegislative rider (Sec. 318) exempted BLM timbersales from the injunction and with a few otherexceptions, the BLM's timber sales were curtailedfrom 1988 until January 5, 1995 — a little over 7years after the case was brought.