RYO PHP http://www.bark-out.org/rss/news/ Latest News from Bark-out.org en © 2006 Bark Thu, 15 Dec 2005 00:20:51 GMT http://www.bark-out.org/images/universal/logo.gif http://www.bark-out.org/ http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=787 2012-01-26 14:35:00 PST Grassroots Organizer and Development Assistant positions available. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=786 2012-01-10 12:15:00 PST Warmer water in streams through private timberlands could harm fish, a study finds http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=785 2012-01-06 09:25:00 PST Bark Alert Email January 2012 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=784 2012-01-04 11:45:00 PST A culture of corruption and political payoffs harms the land and ourselves http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=783 2012-01-04 09:55:00 PST Forest thinning to help prevent or reduce severe wildfire will release more carbon to the atmosphere than any amount saved by successful fire prevention, a new study concludes. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=782 2011-12-27 09:30:00 PST The best email of the year http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=781 2011-12-20 10:15:00 PST Call it a deep forest case of can t win for losing. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=780 2011-12-16 09:50:00 PST A link to our online action page to stop the 2,000 acre Jazz Timber Sale planned in the most landslide prone drinking watershed in Mt. Hood. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=779 2011-12-15 10:55:00 PST Nestle s tipping point is near http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=778 2011-12-09 12:10:00 PST Email Bark Alert December 2011 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=777 2011-12-01 09:55:00 PST Oregon Health Authority says Portland s drinking water source not at risk http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=775 2011-11-09 17:35:00 PST Email Bark Alert November 2011 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=773 2011-11-08 14:00:00 PST Whether you participated in the 2011 Mt. Hood Solutions Summit or weren t able to attend, this is a great resource for details and materials from the conference. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=771 2011-11-08 09:15:00 PST A great short piece produced by Bark volunteer videographer Corrinne Theodoru http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=770 2011-10-28 14:30:00 PST "It s the ultimate dream to get some definite proof of a wolverine on Mount Hood," the 18 year old said. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=769 2011-10-24 10:20:00 PST In a four year study OSU describes as the largest and most comprehensive to date, researchers say managing the forests for biofuel production will increase carbon dioxide emissions from the forests by at least 14 percent. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=774 2011-10-13 17:10:00 PST Letter from National Marine Fisheries Service to the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service indicating new science to dictate riparian buffers. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=767 2011-10-05 15:15:00 PST Known as the BARK mural , the mural depicts images showing the beauty and fragility of the Mt. Hood National Forest. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=766 2011-10-05 11:15:00 PST The researchers particularly question logging in old growth forests and salvage logging after fires or storms. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=765 2011-10-03 09:25:00 PST Email Bark Alert October 2011 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=768 2011-10-01 11:05:00 PST Find out more about the presenters at the 2011 Mt. Hood Solutions Summit. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=764 2011-09-22 10:05:00 PST Decommissioning old Forest Service roads in the Mt. Hood National Forest benefits plants, wildlife, humans http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=763 2011-09-19 12:35:00 PST Bark s work to restore Mt. Hood s drinking watersheds featured on NBC s local news affiliate http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=761 2011-09-15 12:05:00 PST The agency can use this data to help garner support for investments and programs with public health benefits, such as developed camping, which leads to longer visits and greater energy expenditures. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=758 2011-09-06 11:20:00 PST The Dollar Lake fire in the Mount Hood National Forest stood at 4,500 acres early Tuesday morning, hovering within a few miles of the Bull Run Reservoir and closing more roads and campgrounds in the area, according to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=757 2011-09-06 11:15:00 PST People make more than 11 million recreational visits to the eight national forests within Oregon, sustain nearly 15,000 jobs and spend an estimated 440 million annually, according to a new U.S. Forest Service survey. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=756 2011-09-02 10:45:00 PST Email Bark Alert September 2011 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=755 2011-09-01 09:45:00 PST On the northern flank of Mount Hood, a scar in the earth s crust stretches for several miles beneath the fir trees that hide it from airborne observers. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=752 2011-08-30 10:15:00 PST A new wildfire in the Mt. Hood wilderness has grown to at least 1,500 acres, fueled by high winds fanning the flames. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=751 2011-08-18 11:25:00 PST Wood cutting and logging restrictions are in effect in parts of the Mt. Hood National Forest due to increased fire danger. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=750 2011-08-11 14:00:00 PST In the year 2010, in spite of the nearly 20 percent increase in the timber harvest, direct employment in the forest products industry declined by 2,100 jobs in Oregon and 2,200 in Washington. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=749 2011-08-05 14:30:00 PST Trees will mop up carbon, if left alone. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=748 2011-08-05 09:50:00 PST The Oregonian s editorial "Timber country and you" places the interest of the timber industry above the public s interest in clean water, wild salmon and healthy watersheds. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=747 2011-08-04 10:45:00 PST Email Bark Alert August 2011 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=745 2011-07-29 11:45:00 PST While the Northwest Forest Plan sought to reduce old growth logging and protect endangered species in Washington, Oregon and California, researchers say the 1993 plan has resulted in an another unforeseen benefit turning the region s forests from a carbon source to a carbon sink. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=744 2011-07-25 10:15:00 PST Timber Country and You http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=743 2011-07-21 10:40:00 PST A popular Mount Hood National Forest camping site on the Clackamas River is being closed today due to hazardous trees. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=742 2011-07-19 11:25:00 PST Two years ago, energy companies trying to build terminals to import liquefied natural gas to Oregon laughed at the notion of using their projects instead to export burgeoning supplies of U.S. and Canadian gas to lucrative markets in Asia. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=741 2011-07-13 15:05:00 PST Sixty Northwest species, including the Oregon spotted frog, the Seattle area s Lake Sammamish kokanee and 32 types of slugs and snails, will be considered for federal endangered species protection under an agreement filed with a judge this week. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=740 2011-07-11 11:20:00 PST The forests of the Clackamas River Watershed are facing an unprecedented threat this summer. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=739 2011-06-30 12:05:00 PST In the span of three short hours, volunteers collected and removed more than 6,000 pounds of trash from Wildcat Mountain in Mt. Hood National Forest. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=738 2011-06-29 13:10:00 PST 50 years after being extirpated from the Clackamas River, threatened bull trout are being reintroduced to the Clackamas watershed on June 30. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=737 2011-06-15 17:20:00 PST The expected influx of climate refuges is one of the most compelling arguments for those of us who live adjacent to Mt. Hood National Forest to work now to retain of healthy ecosystems and restore degraded ecosystems so they can become more climate resilient. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=736 2011-06-07 09:55:00 PST Email Bark Alert June 2011 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=734 2011-06-03 13:35:00 PST Tell the Oregon Water Resources Department to deny an application that would allow Nestle to bottle clean spring water that belongs to all Oregonians. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=733 2011-05-31 17:45:00 PST The Forest Service, the division of the Department of Agriculture that once responded mostly to the timber industry now needs to measure its mission not in harvesting trees, but in recreation visits, sheltered wildlife and protected water resources. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=732 2011-05-27 08:20:00 PST "We don t see the changed route as any benefit to Mt. Hood," said Olivia Schmidt, an organizer with Bark, an environmental advocacy group on Mt. Hood issues. "We stopped them once, and we ll do it again." http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=731 2011-05-27 07:55:00 PST NW Natural recieves more than 700 emails from opponents of the Palomar Pipeline. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=730 2011-05-26 08:55:00 PST Take action today to protect Mt. Hood from NW Natural s plans to resurrect the Palomar Pipeline! http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=728 2011-05-17 10:15:00 PST The 15 minute video captures Portlanders debating with Commissioner Randy Leonard in anticipation of the May 18th City Council meeting on water rates. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=725 2011-05-05 11:55:00 PST Email Bark Alert May 2011 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=724 2011-05-05 10:45:00 PST On March 23rd, 2011, Bark celebrated our incredible victory over the Palomar Pipeline, but even as we celebrated NW Natural was hatching plans to resurrect the project through Mt. Hood National Forest. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=721 2011-04-12 09:45:00 PST Mt. Hood National Forest implemented its plan for limiting ATV damage on Monday April 11. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=720 2011-04-01 10:40:00 PST Email Bark Alert April 2011 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=713 2011-03-24 09:50:00 PST Northwest Natural Gas Co. and TransCanada Corp. have withdrawn their joint venture s application to build the controversial Palomar pipeline... http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=715 2011-03-24 09:15:00 PST A proposed 217 mile natural gas pipeline project in Oregon was shelved Thursday after demand for it waned. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=716 2011-03-24 09:15:00 PST Palomar Gas Transmissions filed a notice of withdrawal today for their application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to build a natural gas pipeline that would have traveled through Oregon, including some private properties outside Molalla. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=717 2011-03-24 09:15:00 PST "We interpret this as the result of Oregonians being willing to stand up for their values, clean water, healthy forests, and intact fisheries and to protect our rural communities from needless projects especially projects designed to perpetuate our dependence on dirty fossil fuels," Schmidt said. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=714 2011-03-24 09:10:00 PST A Palomar Gas pipeline will not be built through Clatsop County at this time. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=712 2011-03-23 17:40:00 PST LNG Opponents celebrate victory over the Palomar Pipeline http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=711 2011-03-23 17:35:00 PST At 1pm this afternoon Palomar withdrew its permit with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=710 2011-03-10 12:40:00 PST The vote marks another major victory for those who oppose importing liquefied natural gas to Oregon, throwing the viability of the controversial project in doubt after years of engineering, environmental and permitting struggles. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=709 2011-03-03 09:15:00 PST In the wake of FERC s decision, the future of the Palomar Pipeline is unclear. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=708 2011-03-01 13:00:00 PST Email Bark Alert March 2011 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=707 2011-03-01 12:10:00 PST What does decommissioning roads entail and how does it help improve habitat and watershed health? http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=706 2011-02-24 09:35:00 PST The OregonianOpinion by guest columnists Dominick DellaSala and Randi Spivak http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=705 2011-02-16 10:55:00 PST "What is groundtruthing?" A video clip from Bark Forest Watch Coordinator, Gradey Proctor http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=704 2011-02-07 13:40:00 PST Email Bark Alert February 2011 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=636 2011-02-04 15:30:00 PST Bark makes a controversial decision to appeal a road decommissioning plan in the Zigzag Ranger District watershed and we make the plan much better. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=703 2011-02-03 17:10:00 PST Timberline s proposal to build a new lift assisted mountain bike park will harm water quality, wildlife habitat, and cause soil erosion. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=702 2011-02-03 17:05:00 PST Logs from the recent flooding on the Sandy River will be put to good use. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=697 2011-01-21 11:15:00 PST Clackamas County crews will begin today or tomorrow to route the Sandy River back to its previous path before its rampaging floodwaters earlier this week jumped the riverbanks, changing the course of the river and overruning part of East Lolo Pass Road near Weches. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=698 2011-01-20 16:05:00 PST If the rain has you down, try escaping to the forest with this compilation video of 2010 Bark hikes http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=696 2011-01-18 09:55:00 PST The move to privatize oversight of Bagby Hot Springs and more than two dozen other sites in the Mount Hood National Forest comes before the public at an open house Tuesday. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=695 2011-01-17 14:50:00 PST Swollen by heavy rain and rapid snowmelt, the Sandy River rampaged through residential areas on the slopes of Mt. Hood this morning, tearing away homes, cars and trucks. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=694 2011-01-17 14:40:00 PST Open house Tuesday, January 18th from 4 7pm at Forest Service Headquarters in Sandy. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=693 2011-01-07 09:35:00 PST See what the Mt. Hood fire looks like in the summer before you hike it in the snow this Sunday http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=692 2011-01-05 12:15:00 PST "Our question is, is a company going to manage Bagby in a way that reflects the values of the people using it?" http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=691 2010-12-16 14:10:00 PST Controversy has bottled up Nestle s proposed plant in the Columbia River Gorge http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=686 2010-12-03 16:20:00 PST Bark had an amazing year. As we reflect on all the hard work, we thought we d make a list... http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=679 2010-12-01 12:00:00 PST Without any public oversight or comment period, the Forest Service has made drastic changes to the historic hot springs http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=683 2010-11-30 08:10:00 PST The Forest Service has recently begun deconstructing the scenic and historic Bagby Hot Springs and will soon privatize its management without seeking public comment. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=682 2010-11-17 16:20:00 PST Both groups that had appealed the plan withdraw their objections. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=680 2010-11-16 09:25:00 PST Oregonian Op Ed by Dennis Chaney http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=677 2010-11-08 09:25:00 PST The proposed Palomar pipeline gets a new investor from competitor and backer of southern Oregon LNG pipeline, Williams Northwest http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=675 2010-10-28 10:00:00 PST Opponents of a proposed water bottling plant in Cascade Locks say they ve gathered well over 4000 critical letters and postcards, leading up to a comment deadline this Friday. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=673 2010-10-27 14:05:00 PST Bark s annual October mushroom hike coincided with the international "350" event, where people at 7,347 events in 188 countries joined together to dig community gardens, install solar panels, plant trees and more, sending a clear message to our political leaders: "if we can get to work, so can you!" http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=670 2010-10-26 11:50:00 PST Supporters say a proposed land swap on Mount Hood will expand wilderness, eliminate a planned destination resort on the mountain s lower northeast slope and protect a drinking water source for Hood River Valley residents. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=669 2010-10-15 14:55:00 PST U.S. forests offset roughly 11 percent of industrial greenhouse gas emissions annually http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=667 2010-10-04 18:10:00 PST White nationalist groups have been co opting the environmental movement to advocate for anti immigration agendas and Bark commits to finding solutions that do not include racism and bigotry http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=666 2010-09-30 09:40:00 PST Bark and Pacific Rivers Council have partnered to hire a full time Watershed and Landscape Restoration Policy Coordinator http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=665 2010-09-27 15:45:00 PST What is Bark all about? Take a look at our ambitious 20 year vision created through a collaboration of volunteers, board members, and staff http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=664 2010-09-27 09:10:00 PST BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) and 8213; Swaths of forests killed by mountain pine beetles may not be as prone to massive fires as many previously assumed, a conclusion drawn by researchers from the University of Wisconsin and Yellowstone National Park. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=663 2010-09-24 08:40:00 PST Event recently held in Downtown Portland Oregon to inform people about the Oregon State Water Department public comment period regarding Nestle s attempt to bottle spring water in the Columbia Gorge, near Cascade Locks. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=662 2010-09-20 16:30:00 PST Federal statistics show up to 24 jobs are created for every 1 million spent on these projects. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=660 2010-09-13 13:15:00 PST Tell the Oregon Water Resources Department not to let Nestle bottle and sell our water! http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=759 2010-09-09 14:45:00 PST Watch the You Tube video of our trip to the site of Nestle s proposed water bottling plant and to the spring they would like to bottle. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=659 2010-09-08 11:35:00 PST Plan cuts area open to off highway rigs in effort to lessen environmental damage, reduce conflict with quiet users http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=658 2010-09-08 09:50:00 PST Now is the time to tell Nestle what we think of their plan to bottle our water. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=657 2010-09-08 09:35:00 PST The initial flurry to build new gas pipeline infrastructure in Oregon appears to be settling. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=655 2010-09-01 14:50:00 PST LNG pipeline company sues State of Oregon for denying permit http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=654 2010-09-01 12:40:00 PST Off road or off highway (OHV) vehicles zip through the state s national forests as drivers enjoy the speed and the beauty of their surroundings. However, that excitement might be limited if Mt. Hood s newly released travel plan (pdf) sets any kind of standard. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=653 2010-09-01 12:30:00 PST The Mount Hood National Forest will severely limit off road vehicles in the woods under a decision announced this week. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=652 2010-09-01 12:25:00 PST Four wheel drives, ATVs and dirt bikes can only go in designated areas of the Mt. Hood National Forest under a management plan issued Friday that closes 93 percent of more than 2,000 miles of roads and trails that have been open to the vehicles. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=651 2010-08-31 09:00:00 PST Bark led a field trip to the existing Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)transmission lines in Lolo Pass. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=649 2010-08-26 16:10:00 PST The Forest Service has released its plan to keep OHVs out of pristine forests and popular hiking areas. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=642 2010-08-04 12:30:00 PST Energy transmission poses increasing threats to Mt. Hood National Forest http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=641 2010-08-04 12:25:00 PST Oregon s two largest electric utilities may team up to build a major new transmission line from northeast Oregon to Salem. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=640 2010-07-14 18:35:00 PST This week a group of activists hung a banner over Road 46 in Mt. Hood National Forest near the proposed pipeline crossing on the Clackamas River http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=639 2010-07-14 17:45:00 PST Printmakers from Portland and Indonesia map the resistance to imported liquefied natural gas from the source to the consumer in two giant relief prints http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=637 2010-07-08 06:45:00 PST "Cross Cascades pipeline on hold" by Ted Sickinger, the Oregonian http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=634 2010-07-07 12:15:00 PST Video on the indefinite delay of the pipeline http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=638 2010-07-07 08:00:00 PST Bark Field Trip to the Tilly Jane historic trail on the east side of Mt. Hood, to view the damage and recovery from the 2008 Gnarl Ridge Fire. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=633 2010-07-06 18:35:00 PST Palomar suspends permitting; opponents declare victory on controversial LNG pipeline http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=643 2010-07-02 15:35:00 PST from Alex P Brown and the Bark family http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=631 2010-06-29 16:10:00 PST Starting Tuesday, July 6, Bark will be at a new location http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=630 2010-06-03 10:05:00 PST PGE opens a public comment period for the proposed Cascade Crossing project http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=629 2010-05-29 16:05:00 PST Public Access program, "A Growing Concern," featuring two guests discussing recent victories and actions concerning the increasing resistance to LNG terminals and pipe lines proposed for Oregon. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=627 2010-05-28 11:20:00 PST NW Natural s Annual Shareholder meeting was met with another year of protesting http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=626 2010-05-05 08:50:00 PST Bradwood Suspends LNG Project: Oregonians Declare Victory http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=624 2010-05-05 07:55:00 PST News and video covering the major victory for Oregon s fish, farms, and forests. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=623 2010-05-04 07:50:00 PST Video from a recent rally at Portland City Hall, where Oregonians voiced opposition to the Palomar Pipeline and LNG from cutting through our farmland and Mt. Hood http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=621 2010-04-30 12:20:00 PST One Oregonian speaks out against the change of Timberline Lodge from cultural icon to extreme sport destination http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=620 2010-04-28 16:30:00 PST Nearly 100 Oregonians rally in front of Portland City Hall to oppose the Palomar Pipeline and LNG terminals. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=617 2010-04-16 12:45:00 PST Video from a recent Bark About hike to the proposed Palomar Pipeline crossing of the Wild and Scenic Clackamas River. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=616 2010-04-13 16:50:00 PST Oregon s land use court has again rejected an application for a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Columbia River. Bradwood Landing s proposal returns to Clatsop County again. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=615 2010-04-01 13:55:00 PST It is up to the State of Oregon to deny the lease for one of two LNG terminals on the Columbia River. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=614 2010-03-31 14:50:00 PST On Monday, March 29, 2010, Keep Nestle Out of the Gorge,a coalition of environmental and social justice organizations led by the consumer advocacy group Food and Water Watch, launched a coordinated campaign to prevent Nestle Waters North America from opening a water bottling facility in Cascade Locks. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=612 2010-03-08 10:15:00 PST Between 2006 2008, only 2 of Forest Service fuels reduction logging proposals ended in court. Bush era projects designed to reduce public oversight were more likely to be challenged. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=645 2010-03-06 09:30:00 PST LA Times Greenspace, Environmental news from California and beyond http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=611 2010-03-03 10:15:00 PST Oregon s Senators have sponsored a bill that would take LNG siting out of FERC s control http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=610 2010-03-02 15:05:00 PST Thinning backcountry unlikely to reduce fire risk or lessen beetle outbreaks,largely fueled by drought and higher temperatures http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=609 2010-02-25 11:55:00 PST With a changing climate there s a good chance that forest fires in the Pacific Northwest will become larger and more frequent and according to one expert speaking today at a professional conference, that s just fine. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=608 2010-02-03 09:55:00 PST Oregonian Op Ed by Nick Engelfried slams the legislature s "fast track" bill that would result in an abbreviated permit process for the Palomar Pipeline. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=607 2010-01-28 15:50:00 PST Chairman John Wellinghoff attended a conference in Portland and spoke about the impacts of LNG development on climate change http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=606 2010-01-16 21:55:00 PST Two dozen people participated in the January Bark About to the proposed Nestle water bottling plant site and its spring source in the scenic Columbia River Gorge. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=605 2010-01-13 12:40:00 PST Despite Bush administration attacks, the National Environmental Policy Act continues to ensure transparent environmental decisions and government accountability. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=604 2009-12-30 15:05:00 PST Oregon contains 69,000 miles of National Forest roads. This vast network of roads harms our water supply and salmon, but now the Forest Service has the funding to do something about these roads. You can also listen to this story at www.publicnewsservice.org index.php? content article 11947 1For more information about a current project proposing to decommission 223 miles of roads in Mt. Hood National Forest, visit http: bark out.org topic.php?id collawash http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=603 2009-12-21 10:05:00 PST The ruling Thursday from U.S. District Court in Seattle effectively strikes down the last surviving piece of the Bush administration s strategy to boost logging in spotted owl territory. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=601 2009-12-09 10:05:00 PST The bills drew support from Tom Partin, president of the American Forest Resource Council, a timber industry group. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=600 2009-12-07 14:35:00 PST Bottling a hundred million gallons annually, Nestle is seeking to turn a profit on our most valuable public resource. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=599 2009-12-03 12:10:00 PST Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell has directed the agency s regions and research stations to jointly produce draft "landscape conservation action plans" by March 1 to guide its day to day response to climate change. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=598 2009-11-23 11:45:00 PST Icon Tattoo raises big money for Bark http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=596 2009-11-23 08:20:00 PST Field trip to identify and collect edible mushrooms. This is the full length monthly "Bark for Mt. Hood" program produced for Public Access television here in Portland Oregon. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=595 2009-11-09 10:30:00 PST Mountain Times Article about Bark s recent presentation on the Mt. Hood OHV Plan with the Rhododendron Community Planning Organization http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=594 2009-11-04 12:50:00 PST "We do believe people have a right to use the forest, but we don t think it s right for people to be going into the backcountry and abusing it," said Amy Harwood of the Portland group Bark. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=592 2009-10-30 11:35:00 PST In the short 60 day comment period, nearly 1,000 Oregonians demanded a fair OHV Plan that protects clean water, quiet recreation, and wildlife habitat. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=591 2009-10-26 09:35:00 PST Oregonian Guest Column by Kate McCarthy http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=582 2009-10-23 16:10:00 PST As many as 325 miles of off highway vehicle (OHV) routes will be designated in Mt. Hood National Forest. Help Bark groundtruth the proposed areas today... http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=590 2009-10-22 16:45:00 PST Every October Bark leads a very popular field trip to educate people about fungi in general and mushrooms in particular. Included in this report is a 5 minute video from that hike. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=588 2009-10-13 13:45:00 PST Audio from October monthly Bark About hike to La Dee Flats along Forest Service Road 4610, one of the many Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) sites recently proposed for Mt. Hood National Forest. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=585 2009-10-09 11:50:00 PST Thanks to all who made our tenth anniversary celebration such a great success http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=579 2009-09-25 12:40:00 PST The sale of over 40 Mt. Hood sketches by prominent Portlanders like Ursula LeGuin, Commissioner Randy Leonard, and many more raised over 10,000 for Bark! http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=584 2009-09-09 16:05:00 PST The Mount Hood National Forest ultimately could close many miles or roads and trails to operators of off highway vehicles, but first it will gauge public opinion which could be strongly divided. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=alert&id=583 2009-08-31 17:15:00 PST As many as 325 miles of off highway vehicle (OHV) routes will be designated in Mt. Hood National Forest. Help Bark collect information on the proposed areas today... http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=580 2009-08-06 09:55:00 PST Today a federal court upheld protections for roadless forests. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=577 2009-07-16 16:35:00 PST Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR) was withdrawn by officials today. The plan would have increased old growth logging on federal lands throughout Oregon, Washington, and northern California. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=575 2009-07-13 10:55:00 PST With an off road plan that leaves quiet recreation, clean water, and wildlife in the dust, a group of advocates begin work on a citizen s plan for Mt. Hood National Forest. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=574 2009-07-13 10:45:00 PST Off highway vehicle planning in Oregon s national forests raise concerns about the expansive road system and the ability of land managers to effectively control motorized recreation. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=573 2009-07-08 10:50:00 PST Scientists conclude in two government funded studies that forests in the Pacific Northwest have a huge potential to store more carbon to combat global warming, but not if they are heavily thinned to prevent wildfire. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=572 2009-07-07 15:05:00 PST Conservation organizations and a western Colorado county today filed a legal challenge to a Bush era plan that designated energy corridors that promote coal fired and other fossil fuel power plants. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=569 2009-06-17 15:05:00 PST Montana forester Tom Tidwell is the new head of the U.S. Forest Service. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=567 2009-06-15 15:35:00 PST A 30 day public comment period opens up regarding a new alternative to the Palomar Pipeline route http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=566 2009-06-12 11:05:00 PST In the ongoing dispute between OHV riders and quiet users of national forests, a new report by an Oregon State University professor concludes"quiet recreation" plays a bigger role than OHV use in supporting local economies. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=568 2009-06-09 11:35:00 PST Rep. Schrader introduced a measure to designate segments of the Molalla River as part of the National Wild and Scenic River System. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=565 2009-05-29 12:40:00 PST Beginning to implement a campaign promise, the Obama administration puts a one year moratorium on development in roadless areas http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=564 2009-05-29 11:40:00 PST Yesterday, anti LNG Oregonians rallied outside the NW Natural shareholder s meeting to say NO PALOMAR PIPELINE IN MT. HOOD! http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=563 2009-05-18 11:55:00 PST Bark s new website is launched! http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=alert&id=556 2009-05-04 16:25:00 PST Celebrate Bark s tenth anniversary by joining us this summer! http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=555 2009-04-22 12:45:00 PST Agriculuture Secretary Vilsack Names Jay Jensen as Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=552 2009-03-25 11:20:00 PST Ten years in the making, the historic legislation now goes to President Obama s desk http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=551 2009-03-12 09:25:00 PST The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 includes spending to improve watershed health in national forests. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=550 2009-03-11 11:25:00 PST The House was unable to get a 2 3 vote on The Public Lands Omnibus Bill that would have added more than 2 million acres of wilderness http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=549 2009-03-10 11:30:00 PST In our March Bark Alert, we asked you to help us chose the name for our plan to prioritize clean drinking water, wildlife habitat and diversity, and quiet recreation in Mt. Hood National Forest. Check out the results! http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=553 2009-03-10 10:15:00 PST How connected are you? Do you know any prominent Portlanders? Conservation minded celebrities? http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=548 2009-03-09 16:25:00 PST The Bark for Mt Hood Public Access program for January 2009 features the January Hike to the LNG Palomar Pipe Line Clackamas River crossing site; speakers from the January Clean Energy Rally in Salem; and a Power Point presentation by Dan Serres on LNG http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=546 2009-02-16 16:50:00 PST Thank you to everyone who signed a postcard, sent in an email or wrote a letter in opposition to the Palomar Pipeline destroying Mt. Hood s forest ecosystems! http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=545 2009-02-13 16:35:00 PST Last Thursday, Judge Michael Mosman came out ruling against Bark in the Annie s Cabin Timber Sale http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=544 2009-02-13 15:05:00 PST Columbia Riverkeeper filed a challenge to the Bradwood Landing, State of Oregon s challenge is joined by neighboring State of Washington http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=543 2009-01-30 10:50:00 PST The five member Board of Commissioners pass a resolution against the Palomar Pipeline http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=541 2009-01-28 09:55:00 PST Another victory for anti LNG groups! The Land Use Board of Appeals overturns approval on the Bradwood LNG Terminal http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=540 2009-01-27 11:00:00 PST The state of Oregon asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday to overturn federal regulators approval of the Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas terminal. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=539 2009-01-05 10:35:00 PST The BLM finalized a plan that would nearly triple the timber harvest on 2.6 million acres of land in western Oregon, despite objections from environmental groups and Gov. Kulongoski http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=547 2009-01-01 13:05:00 PST Decaying Forest Service logging roads are marked for restoration in an initiative attached to the Economic Stimulus Package currently being planned by Congress and President elect Obama s transition team. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=538 2008-12-25 17:05:00 PST The Oregonian reports that the Forest Service plans to loosen environmental laws in Mt. Hood National Forest for the Palomar Pipeline http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=537 2008-12-18 15:40:00 PST Senator Wyden has come out with a letter to the Forest Service, strongly opposing amendments to rules on Mt. Hood to allow for the Palomar Pipeline http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=536 2008-12-17 11:00:00 PST Senator Ken Salazar of Colorado is picked to lead the Interior Department and former governor of Iowa, Tom Vilsack, will lead the Department of Agriculture http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=535 2008-12-12 11:45:00 PST Palomar files application with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission weeks before public input is registered http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=534 2008-12-11 12:25:00 PST Borrowing a page from history and one of the most popular New Deal programs, The Legacy Roads Restoration Initiative today proposed a program to create a 500 million Forest Watershed Restoration Corps within the National Forest Service. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=531 2008-12-09 14:35:00 PST Fragile forest does not need more off road vehicle trails. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=alert&id=530 2008-12-09 14:30:00 PST The pipeline would break several environmental laws on national forest lands so the Forest Service is proposing to change the laws http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=527 2008-12-04 15:45:00 PST Environmental groups announce their Hope for President Elect Obama s first hundred days in office http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=526 2008-12-04 09:45:00 PST Recreation in national forests has declined; land managers attribute it to outside circumstances, critics claim hiking and camping fees are the real deterrents. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=524 2008-11-17 12:25:00 PST An Oklahoma senator who makes frequent light of what he calls examples of Oregon "pork" spending once again blocked new Mount Hood wilderness legislation Friday, despite wide support in the rest of the Senate. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=522 2008-11-12 10:30:00 PST Amy and three other local non profit heroes have been chosen from dozens of nominations to receive this year s Skidmore Prize from the Willamette Week. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=521 2008-11-12 01:05:00 PST Seven minute video featuring the October Bark Field Trip to the Bureau of Land Managements Highland Fling Timber Sale. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=523 2008-11-08 10:45:00 PST Bark assesses how five races: President elect Barack Obama, Senator elect Jeff Merkley, Congressman elect Kurt Schrader, Oregon treasurer elect Ben Westlund, and Oregon Secretary of State elect Kate Brown, could change the future of Mt. Hood and America s http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=520 2008-10-29 16:20:00 PST Video of a Rally on the steps of the State Capitol in Olympia Washington, urging Governor Chris Gregoire to mount a legal challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission s (FERC) approval of the Bradwood Liquefied Natural Gas terminal. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=518 2008-10-20 09:30:00 PST The most valuable resource in the national forests atop the Oregon Cascades may not be the timber and recreation spots they re known for, but something else that s largely invisible: water. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=517 2008-10-08 12:55:00 PST The Forest Service has opened a public comment period for consideration of sustainable logging certification for our national forests good incentive or greenwashing? http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=515 2008-10-01 13:50:00 PST Bark will host the Mt. Hood Solutions Summit to bring together local stakeholders to discuss public lands trends and quiet recreation. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=514 2008-09-18 10:15:00 PST FERC approves permit for terminal connected to the Palomar Pipeline and opponents call on State to deny all additional permits http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=513 2008-09-17 10:30:00 PST In the first, and possibly only, public vote on LNG and pipelines, the overwhelming voice says NO http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=512 2008-09-09 08:55:00 PST The story behind the green forest talk http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=511 2008-09-02 16:15:00 PST After almost a year since the scoping period began for the Mt. Hood National Forest OHV Plan, the Forest Service released an update on the current status of the project. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=509 2008-09-02 11:30:00 PST City of Portland s water supply secured through Congressional appropriations for road decommissioning in sensitive watersheds. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=508 2008-08-22 09:05:00 PST If you like to camp out in the Columbia River Gorge, you might want to do it once more this summer. Because next year, the fees in certain campgrounds may be significantly higher. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=506 2008-08-18 09:35:00 PST Some say fighting fires in remote areas puts crews in unnecessary danger http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=505 2008-08-14 08:50:00 PST As more and more Americans light out for backcountry trails, officials are seeing a parallel rise in episodes of "off road rage." http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=504 2008-08-05 16:20:00 PST Preview of the show and details on the opening reception http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=503 2008-07-31 15:05:00 PST Much has happened with roads and off road vehicles on Mt. Hood since Bark s 2007 Roadtruthing effort http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=502 2008-07-24 13:20:00 PST Forest advocates gear up to fight the Palomar natural gas pipeline http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=501 2008-07-24 13:10:00 PST The forests of the future may need to be managed as much for a sustainable supply of clean water as any other goal, researchers say in a new federal report http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=500 2008-07-16 21:45:00 PST Members and supporters of the Forest Advocacy organization Bark (www.bark out.org) recently hiked the 40 miles of the proposed Palomar pipe line, as it goes through 40 miles of the Mt. Hood National Forest. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=499 2008-07-09 14:55:00 PST Backpacker Magazine featured Bark s work to survey roads and advocate for quality recreation in Mt. Hood National Forest. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=492 2008-07-08 17:05:00 PST Senator Ron Wyden (D OR) unveiled a draft legislative proposal the Forest Restoration and Old Growth Protection Act. See what Bark thinks about it. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=490 2008-06-25 16:20:00 PST Anti LNG Protest on the Clackamas River http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=488 2008-06-12 10:50:00 PST Despite rain and low snow, hikers are on schedule after successfully crossing the Clackamas River: their photos from the trail tell all... http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=486 2008-06-09 08:25:00 PST Audio and video files on the subject of the Liquefied Natural Gas terminals proposed for the coast of Oregon. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=482 2008-06-04 10:40:00 PST Environmental groups and off road vehicle advocates plan to square off Thursday in the U.S. Senate on the three year old U.S. Forest Service effort to restrict where motorcycles, four wheelers and other backcountry vehicles can drive on public land. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=481 2008-06-03 11:30:00 PST Congress is about to hear what people in Mt. Hood National Forest and other western forests have been grappling with every day: Growing numbers of off road vehicles are changing the face and sound of our national forests, potentially forever. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=479 2008-05-23 16:40:00 PST Two groups of property owners fighting proposed PalomarPipeline are filing a lawsuit this morning in Washington County against Palomar Pipeline project to stop repeated trespassing by NW Natural s employees and contractors. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=478 2008-05-16 10:25:00 PST NorthernStar says it still wants to build a liquefied natural gas terminal near Astoria, and Gov. Kulongoski asks federal regulators to redo their study http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=477 2008-05-06 12:20:00 PST Bark announces plans to walk, climb and boat proposed 40 mile LNG pipeline route http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=476 2008-05-05 13:55:00 PST Lawsuit, U.S. senators want details on Bush administration deal http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=475 2008-05-02 10:15:00 PST Representatives from Bark, Weyerhaeuser, and others speak about what a tree stump means to them... http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=473 2008-04-22 14:20:00 PST Video from a recent Oregon State Capital rally telling politicians that the people of Oregon say NO to Liquefied Natural Gas. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=472 2008-04-10 11:40:00 PST House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D WV) released the following statement today... http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=471 2008-04-10 08:10:00 PST The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday adopted a new version of the basic planning rules http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=470 2008-04-09 15:00:00 PST Analysis Shows American Forests Contain Enormous Carbon Reserves, But Available Measuring Tools Reflect Gaps in Underlying Data http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=469 2008-04-08 15:25:00 PST Senator Wyden introduces legislation to protect state s rights against feds for LNG terminal sites http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=468 2008-03-28 06:50:00 PST Scientific Team Fails To Support Findings In WOPR http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=467 2008-03-27 12:10:00 PST The deterioration of decades old roads on national forests is causing big problems for aquatic ecosystems across the West, especially in the Pacific Northwest, which has an estimated 1.3 billion backlog of roadwork on its tens of thousands of miles of de http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=465 2008-03-26 11:45:00 PST Some see agency as out of place under the US Dept. of Agriculture http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=464 2008-03-25 09:25:00 PST Clatsop County s approval of LNG project now uncertain as community groups launch campaign to take decision to voters in ballot referendum http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=463 2008-03-24 09:25:00 PST For the Palomar pipeline to be built across Oregon, timber would have to be clear cut and rivers crossed http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=458 2008-03-17 09:55:00 PST In 6 0 vote, council says pipelines threaten region s water supply, air quality http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=456 2008-03-10 09:35:00 PST Reeling from the high cost of fighting wildfires, federal land agencies have been imposing new fees and increasing existing ones at recreation sites across the West in an effort to raise tens of millions of dollars. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=451 2008-03-03 08:50:00 PST A deal that should have been wrapped up still undone Aide says Oklahoma senator cares more about "mountain of debt" than Mount Hood http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=440 2008-02-29 12:45:00 PST Surprise objection Republican Sen. Tom Coburn blocks the expansion http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=437 2008-02-27 08:55:00 PST Oregon and Washington national forests receive road and trail funds but much more needed for cleaner water and better recreation access http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=436 2008-02-25 10:45:00 PST The Old Forests, New Management conference in Tasmania has heard from imminent scientists that there is no justification for logging of old growth forests, and that re growth forest logging could soon lose its social license under future carbon trading http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=435 2008-02-20 11:30:00 PST Amtrak s train tracks will be out for weeks, causing major delays for the Pacific coast routes http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=434 2008-02-15 09:55:00 PST A letter tells federal regulators to back off and calls into question the quality of their reviews http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=433 2008-02-11 12:00:00 PST Hood River farmers thought the water flowing from shrinking Mt. Hood glaciers was essential to their prized fruit crops; new OSU research shows just how essential http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=432 2008-02-01 12:40:00 PST Cooperative effort targets road removal in the San Juans in Colorado http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=431 2008-01-24 10:15:00 PST Mount Hood National Forest the perfect place to start http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=430 2008-01-24 09:25:00 PST For a seat at the negotiating table, they are jeopardizing their true role. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=429 2008-01-17 14:45:00 PST The U.S. Forest Service s top official in the Pacific Northwest announced her retirement on Tuesday, effective at the end of March. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=427 2008-01-10 09:45:00 PST Sen. Ron Wyden is working on legislation to overcome the gridlock in national forest logging projects designed to reduce the growing threat of wildfire. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=426 2008-01-03 13:20:00 PST DURANGO, Colo. In the San Juan National Forest here, an iron rod gate is the last barrier to the Weminuche Wilderness, a mountain redoubt above 10,000 feet where wheels are not allowed. But the gate has been knocked down repeatedly, shot at and generall http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=423 2007-12-18 10:10:00 PST The mudslide on Highway 30 this week was caused by logging on lands owned by Oregon State University, one of the leading forestry schools in the country http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=422 2007-12-17 16:35:00 PST Major landslides in Washington force Weyerhaeuser to assess the risks of logging on slopes http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=421 2007-12-14 13:30:00 PST The road to the Bull of the Woods Wilderness is eroding into the Collawash River http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=420 2007-12-11 16:05:00 PST Reckless off road vehicle abuse of public lands is spinning out of control, say federal law enforcement rangers in a first ever survey released today by Rangers for Responsible Recreation. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=419 2007-12-07 15:00:00 PST The 9th Circuit Court just issued a decision ruling against "categorigal exclusions," the very exemption that led to the Eight Mile Meadow logging project http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=418 2007-12-04 08:10:00 PST The number of dirt bikes and all terrain vehicles has nearly tripled across the country since 1993, a phenomenon critics and land managers said comes at increasing cost to a vulnerable landscape. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=alert&id=417 2007-11-19 22:35:00 PST The more you give, the more you get...donate to Bark today and receive amazing gift incentives! http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=416 2007-11-19 08:20:00 PST Eco groups fret over fast tracking pathways on public lands for power lines and pipelines. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=415 2007-11-08 08:35:00 PST The first comment deadline is over, but support for a comprehensive travel management plan on Mt. Hood is continuing to grow. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=414 2007-11-07 11:30:00 PST U.S. Forest Service to pull funds from recreation, forest health http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=413 2007-10-18 07:50:00 PST Short of clearing all trees from the landscape, timber harvests will not stop fires nor will such harvests avert the causes or impacts of climate change. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=alert&id=412 2007-09-27 17:20:00 PST November 1 is the deadline to tell the Forest Service to protect quiet recreation opportunities, clean drinking watersheds, and salmon and wildlife habitat not give away the forest to off road vehicles! http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=411 2007-09-21 17:05:00 PST A Forest Service plan could dramatically change Mount Hood s offerings http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=409 2007-09-14 15:30:00 PST The Forest Service recently held two travel planning open houses to unveil its proposal for six new off road vehicle playgrounds. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=399 2007-08-21 11:45:00 PST A federal judge in Montana has ordered the Bush administration s top forestry official to explain why he should not be held in contempt of court for the U.S. Forest Service s failure to analyze the environmental impacts of dropping fish killing fire retar http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=398 2007-08-17 16:55:00 PST Forests owned by the federal Bureau of Land Management make good neighbors until the chain saws show up. The Oregonian gets the scoop on Annie s Cabin. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=396 2007-08-15 10:15:00 PST A recent collection of letters to the Oregonian about clearcutting Mt. Hood and increasing logging funding. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=395 2007-08-15 10:05:00 PST The Bush administration will attempt tomorrow to revive its highly touted national planning rule that governs how management plans are developed for 193 million acres of national forest. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=394 2007-08-10 09:45:00 PST Western Oregon The agency seeks to cut seven times as many older trees and says it would lift cash strapped counties http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=391 2007-08-09 08:25:00 PST National forests The Bush administration action pushes cutting to a high not seen in years http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=390 2007-08-08 11:50:00 PST Children under the age of 16 are seven times more likely to ride bicycles than all terrain vehicles, yet ATVs cause more deaths among youngsters than their peddling counterparts, according to a new study. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=388 2007-08-02 11:10:00 PST Acting on an agreement with the timber industry, the Bush administration has decided to quit looking for little known snails, lichens and other sensitive species before selling timber in Northwest national forests, setting up another round of litigation o http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=389 2007-08-02 11:10:00 PST Field managers at national forests are planning and monitoring timber sales in the dark because the Forest Service doesn t maintain adequate records, the Government Accountability Office says in a new report. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=387 2007-08-02 11:00:00 PST Two decades after the wrenching drive to save an obscure bird divided Oregonians, reshaped the economy and tore apart the political landscape, the northern spotted owl is disappearing anyway. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=378 2007-07-05 10:50:00 PST Molalla Pioneer Newspaper talks to Bark about the recent sale of the BLM s Annie s Cabin Timber Sale http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=379 2007-06-28 08:25:00 PST Bush, owl, activists are among factors in cutbacks, which aren t all bad http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=376 2007-06-11 12:40:00 PST Wilderness damage Rangers say they haven t had big problems so far but want to head off impacts of growing use http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=374 2007-05-22 16:30:00 PST Nearly 2,170 miles of primitive roads meander through the Olympic National Forest, but poor maintenance and inadequate funding have left nearly half of those roads one big storm away from a washout. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=373 2007-05-22 16:25:00 PST Historic logging peaks has left a legacy of road maintenance and a question of how to pay for it. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=372 2007-05-22 16:15:00 PST ATV enthusiasts and dealers make themselves heard in Salem, speaking up for a training bill but shouting down other proposals http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=371 2007-05-22 16:10:00 PST Damages become harder to recover in court as safety warnings intended for consumers end up shielding manufacturers instead http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=370 2007-05-22 16:00:00 PST An Oregon couple considered ATVs safe for their young girls until an accident shattered that perception and so much more http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=369 2007-05-22 15:50:00 PST As regulators and companies look the other way, lax safety rules cost more lives http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=368 2007-05-10 10:55:00 PST This time, Oregon s entire congressional delegation should support a single plan to expand wilderness http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=367 2007-04-30 13:15:00 PST Bush administration officials are scheduled to pay a visit to the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee this week to defend the 4.127 billion proposed fiscal 2008 budget for the Forest Service. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=366 2007-04-24 11:55:00 PST A 5 billion deal that would have provided long term payments to timber counties and states was left on the cutting room floor as House and Senate appropriators finished the conference report for the fiscal 2007 war supplemental yesterday. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=365 2007-04-16 10:40:00 PST Administration unduanted by what conservationists see as rebuke of its policies http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=364 2007-04-10 07:35:00 PST Are severe reburns likely with or without logging? A new study on the effects of timber harvest following wildfire shows that the potential for a recently burned forest to reburn can be high with or without logging. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=363 2007-04-05 09:25:00 PST A federal judge has rejected a Bush administration rule that would have made it easier to cut trees under the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan by allowing short term negative impacts on salmon streams. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=362 2007-04-04 16:55:00 PST Scientists looking at the aftermath of wildfires in the forests of southwestern Oregon and Northern California found that after five to ten years even the most severely burned areas had sprouted plentiful seedlings without any help from man. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=361 2007-04-03 08:05:00 PST The Bush administration illegally suppressed and misrepresented the views of dissenting scientists when it eased logging restrictions under the Northwest Forest Plan, a federal judge has ruled. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=360 2007-04-02 09:30:00 PST A federal judge tossed out Bush administration rules Friday that gave national forest managers more discretion to approve logging and other commercial projects without lengthy environmental reviews. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=359 2007-04-02 09:20:00 PST A federal district judge ruled yesterday that the Bush administration illegally rewrote the rules for managing 192 million acres of federally owned forests and grasslands in 2005 and must consider the environmental impact of its plan before offering anoth http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=355 2007-03-09 11:35:00 PST By Jeff BarnardThe Associated PressPublished: Thursday, March 8, 2007 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=354 2007-03-08 06:50:00 PST A federal judge signed an order this week that environmentalists say effectively ends "old growth logging" on Mount Hood.By Rob Manning, OPB NEWS http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=353 2007-03-08 06:45:00 PST The ruling could mean the end of old growth logging in the forestThursday, March 08, 2007MICHAEL MILSTEIN, THE OREGONIAN http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=348 2007-02-22 08:25:00 PST AP Newsmaker 2 21 2007, 4:38 p.m. PTBy BRAD CAINThe Associated Press http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=347 2007-02-21 12:10:00 PST Forest Sens. Ron Wyden and Gordon Smith hope a new Congress will get different results Friday, February 16, 2007 PETER SLEETH THE OREGONIAN http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=346 2007-02-21 09:55:00 PST By RAELYNN RICARTENews staff writerHR NEWSFebruary 17, 2007 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=345 2007-02-21 09:00:00 PST San Francisco Chronicle Politics Blog http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=344 2007-02-21 08:55:00 PST The Associated PressBy JEFF BARNARDAssociated Press writer Wednesday, February 21, 2007 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=343 2007-02-06 15:15:00 PST And for the second year, Western lawmakers and environmentalists blasted the planBy MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WriterFebruary 6, 2007 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=342 2007-02-05 10:15:00 PST Oregon still is the nation s largest lumber producerThe Associated Press February 4, 2007 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=340 2007-01-31 08:10:00 PST EandE DailyJanuary 31, 2007Dan Berman, EandE Daily senior reporter http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=339 2007-01-29 08:55:00 PST By CQ Staff NATIONAL JOURNAL. CQ GREEN SHEETSJan. 28, 2007 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=338 2007-01-25 10:30:00 PST By PERRY BACKUS of the Missoulian http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=alert&id=337 2007-01-18 10:30:00 PST Tell your member of Congress to support funding for rural counties and forest restoration. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=336 2006-12-28 09:55:00 PST NEW FOREST MANAGEMENT RULES A threat to our forests THE OREGONIANThursday, December 28, 2006 ALEX P. BROWN AND RALPH BLOEMERS http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=334 2006-12-20 15:45:00 PST Mount Hood Forest watchdogs worry that a federal study could lead to more logging. Willamette Week, IAN DEMSKY, December 13th, 2006. www.wweek.com editorial 3305 8327 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=333 2006-12-13 10:45:00 PST By JEFF BARNARD AP Environmental WriterDecember 12, 2006Associated Press Newswires http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=332 2006-12-07 08:40:00 PST SciDev.Net (London) December 1, 2006 HAWK JIABeijing http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=331 2006-12-06 15:50:00 PST Two GOP senators pledge to revive logging bill in 07Forests Time runs out on a proposal backed by Gordon Smith of Oregon and Idaho s Mike Crapo THE OREGONIANWednesday, December 06, 2006MATTHEW DALY http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=330 2006-11-29 09:25:00 PST Land trade provision in current Mt. Hood protection bill may cause delay of vote until next session of congress. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=329 2006-11-14 09:40:00 PST Thinning forests without also burning accumulated brush and deadwood may increase forest fire damage rather than reduce it, researchers at the Forest Service reported in two recent studies. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=328 2006-11-11 09:25:00 PST Controversial career of powerful California congressman Richard Pombo, sponsor of so called "Healthy Forests Initiative," comes to a close. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=325 2006-11-10 09:15:00 PST Your guide to key election results that impact the future of our forests http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=324 2006-10-19 14:15:00 PST TOPICS: Eightmile Timber Sale logged, fire ecology Bark About in November, and your help needed to stop congress from gutting forest protections http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=316 2006-08-04 11:15:00 PST Negotiations also led to a plan to decrease off road vehicle abuse in the Clackamas River watershed http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=alert&id=313 2006-07-18 10:35:00 PST Your letters are needed to stop U.S. Senate from manipulating Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=309 2006-05-22 09:15:00 PST Report faults OSU forestry dean, urges reforms Research A panel cites poor judgment and urges a need for distance from timber interests http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=301 2006-04-06 13:45:00 PST Will new legislation introduced by Congressmen Earl Blumenauer and Greg Walden solve problems or create more? http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=alert&id=297 2006-03-02 10:10:00 PST The Forest Service is accepting your comments on the enormous (nearly 3 square miles) No Whisky Timber Sale until March 17. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=294 2006-02-28 10:05:00 PST At last week s oversight hearing on forest science in Medford, Daniel Donato, a graduate student at Oregon State University s School of Forestry, was taught a harsh lesson in political science... http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=293 2006-02-24 10:05:00 PST Timber A graduate student s paper goes against the Oregon State college s beliefs on salvage logging and threatens funding http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=284 2006-01-10 12:10:00 PST By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press Writer http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=283 2006-01-04 12:10:00 PST New year could end decades of land disputes By RAELYNN RICARTENews staff writer Hood River NewsJanuary 4, 2006 http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=282 2006-01-03 13:40:00 PST The region s lumber mills are on pace to set a 15 year production record this year, but a slowing national housing market will tamp down output next year, says a report Thursday by the Western Wood Products Association. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=280 2005-12-20 14:35:00 PST Volunteers are essential to the work we do at Bark. It is largely because of their efforts that Bark is so successful. Volunteer of the Season acknowledgement is one way we say Thanks! http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=278 2005-12-01 16:30:00 PST Learn more about forest insect "pests"! The Xerces Society has just released a report discussing the importance of native bugs to the forest ecosystem. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=271 2005-11-23 14:45:00 PST NEPA is a procedural Act, that requires a particular process, not outcome. NEPA requires federal agencies to assess the impact that their actions will have on the environment and is a bedrock environemtal law used to hold the government accountable. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=270 2005-11-15 08:25:00 PST The October Bark Field trip was to the Hipo timber sale, one of four sales sold as part of the Hilynx Timber Sale http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=257 2005-08-25 12:35:00 PST "A Douglas fir, when it dies, hosts thousands of species," Harmon said. http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=229 2004-09-24 04:05:00 PST Findings of a September 2004 report delivered to US Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the Northern Spotted Owl http://bark-out.org/article.php?section=news&id=192 2004-06-28 23:55:00 PST Twenty minutes from Estacada and moments from the popular Helens Lake Shore camp site the Guard timber sale on Mt. Hood National Forest is in its final stages of being logged.