Action timeline

January 26, 1995 – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the Hine’s emerald dragonfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, but failed to designate a single acre of critical habitat for the species.

February 4, 2004 – The Center and a coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit resulting in an order for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to designate critical habitat for the Hine’s emerald dragonfly.

September 5, 2007 – The Service designated critical habitat, but slashed the area in its own proposal by more than half.

March 10, 2008 – The Center and allies sued the Service for failing to include key national forest lands in the dragonfly’s critical habitat designation.