We are a network of volunteers dedicated to protecting
Oregon's public forests. Our immediate goal is
to preserve Mt. Hood National Forest.
Forests provide our community with clean air,
pure water, habitat for endangered species, refuge
and recreation, but they are not being protected
by the current environmental laws. Logging is
frequently allowed in sensitive areas, even in
watersheds that provide our drinking water, and
taxpayers are footing the bill for forest destruction
to the tune of millions of dollars every year.
Roundup Timber Sale,
Mt. Hood National Forest.
Adjacent to the Pacific Crest Trail.
For
more information,
or to get involved, Contact
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Bark watchdogs federal land agencies to make sure
they manage the forest in the public interest. Bark
aims to halt all logging and forest destruction
until permanent protection of public forests is
achieved. We are doing this through:
Bark
visits areas proposed for logging to gather information
about important natural characteristics that would
be destroyed by logging, and to monitor compliance
with existing forest practices laws.
Bark leads field trips to proposed timber sales
to show the public the unique characteristics and
to teach others to groundtruth. We also have a monthly
cable access TV show to discuss threats to the Mt.
Hood ecosystem and strategies to preserve it.
Bark conducts local and national media outings to
threatened areas and informs the media about urgent
forest issues.
Bark challenges timber sales by submitting formal
comments and appeals, and by suing when necessary.
We also publish regular alerts to assist others
in tracking and challenging timber sales in the
Mt. Hood ecosystem.
Bark works with local municipalities and other non-profits
to ensure permanent protection of drinking watersheds
on Mt. Hood. |
