Federal agency hit with lawsuits over land plan for Oregon

BLM spokeswoman Sarah Levy said the agency does not comment on pending litigation, but says the agency's analysis showed it could sustainably harvest 278 million board feet of timber a year and still meet its legal obligations under the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act.

The American Forest Resource Council, which represents about 60 landowners and wood manufacturers, contends the logging levels laid out in the plan are still too low.

Besides the suit, the council wrote a letter to Oregon lawmakers calling the plan "flawed" and said it would threaten the "fiscal solvency and public services of Oregon's rural counties."