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Bark is the resource for community action to protect Mt. Hood National Forest

We use volunteer power and legal tools to monitor, document, and influence logging and restoration activities in Mt. Hood National Forest. Since 1999, Bark has saved tens of thousands of acres from destructive logging projects that would have harmed Mt. Hood's forests and watersheds.

What's Happening on Mt. Hood

Image shows a mountain valley, the area of the Eagle Creek fire, covered in green and gold evergreen trees beneath a cloudy blue sky.
Action Alert Policy Tracker

Comment on the Roadless Rule Rescission!

Comments will be accepted through September 19th On August 29th, the U.S. Forest Service released a Notice of Intent to rescind the popular 2001 Roadless Rule,…

Action Alert Policy Tracker

Comment on USDA Reorganization Plan by Aug. 26

On July 24, 2025, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced plans to “reorganize” the USDA. The Departure of Agriculture Reorganization Plan calls for the closure…

Inventoried Roadless Areas in Mt. Hood National Forest
Action Alert Policy Tracker

Defend the Roadless Rule

The Trump administration wants to rescind the Roadless Rule, a policy that aimed to protect the ecological integrity of Inventoried Roadless Areas across 58.5 million…

Image shows a mountain valley, the area of the Eagle Creek fire, covered in green and gold evergreen trees beneath a cloudy blue sky.

Protect Oregon's Last Intact Landscapes

Nearly 2 million acres of Inventoried Roadless Areas in Oregon are at risk with the proposed rescission of the Roadless Rule. Learn how you can make your voice heard and stand up for our last remaining intact forests.

Color photo of a group of Bark Volunteers posed for the camera sitting on a pile of logged, branchless trees. The looks on each of their faces are stern, as the entire scope of the camera is filled by these giant piles.

Bark's forest activism depends on volunteers like you

Learn how you can make an impact on Mt. Hood National Forest by volunteering with Bark.

Give a dam! Support our beaver work

Bark's beaver program focuses on increasing beaver habitat in Mt. Hood National Forest to protect this keystone species and build climate resilience. Help us help these climate allies return to Mt. Hood.

Bark affirms that these are the rightful lands of the Multnomah, Kathlamet, and Clackamas bands of the Chinuk, Tualitin, Kalapuya, Molalla, Tenino, Wasco, Wishram, Paiute, and the many other Native people who live here and who have always lived here. These Tribal Nations belong to and care for this land and we honor these Nations’ continued existence and resilience, as their sacrifices are still ongoing. We acknowledge their long-lasting and tireless work to nurture, advocate, and protect these lands in the Pacific Northwest.