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Public Participation During the COVID-19 National Emergency When governments began calling for community response to COVID-19 to flatten the curve, Bark reached out to the Forest Service to ask if timber sale planning would pause, comment periods be extended, or new avenues for public participation be created with field trips and public meetings now out of the question....read more |
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I know you are likely juggling more than usual today, so I hope you won’t mind my asking for a few moments of your time right now to submit your comment to protect some of Mt. Hood’s most remote forest from destructive logging. I deeply respect your time and support of Bark’s work!...read more |
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Bark Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Policy and Protocols The purpose of this policy is to keep our employees and community safe and healthy in light of the unfolding novel coronavirus situation and with the acknowledgement that health is a community effort....read more |
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In short, the Trump Administration’s proposals to change the NEPA rules significantly exclude the public and the environment from the decision-making process....read more |
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This winter, all hands have been on deck to challenge the proposed Zigzag Timber Sale. Our volunteers have been busy groundtruthing in the snow, coordinating info sessions for the surrounding communities, and creating effective comments to defend this area....read more |
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Bark is requesting proposals for a Forest Watch contractor to improve and assist in implementing the organization’s fieldwork and other volunteer programs....read more |
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Right now, the Forest Service is in the first round of public comments for the Zigzag Project. Please follow the link below to see some example Talking Points and submit your own comments, concerns, recommendations, and questions to the Forest Service in the early stages of the project development....read more |
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Now, after a decades-long moratorium on logging, the Forest Service is under pressure to meet the Trump administration’s increased timber volume quotas with the proposed Zigzag Timber Sale and proposes to log mature forests in the upper reaches of the Sandy and Salmon river watersheds....read more |
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Over the years, you’ve heard a lot about Bark’s work to restore watersheds across Mt. Hood National Forest....read more |
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Big Give Day: Donate for a Chance to Win aTrek FX 1 Commuter Bike!...read more |
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Read about Brenna's fight for the forests in court against the Crystal Clear Timber Sale....read more |
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Big Give Day: Donate for a Chance to Win the Powder Play Package!...read more |
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Bark is in the 2019 Give!Guide!...read more |
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Lessons from the North American Forest and Climate Convergence ...read more |
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The friendly faces of Bark’s Outreach Team brings the latest on our work to defend and restore Mt. Hood National Forest right to the doorstep of your home......read more |
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FOREST WATCH
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Bark has organized groundtruthing for November 2019 that will survey the Zigzag proposed units....read more
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The Barlow Ranger District on Mt. Hood National Forest released a Scoping Letter for the new Grasshopper Timber Sale. The project area...read more
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Beaver Habitat Restoration Project While populations in low-lying areas have begun to recover, beavers continue to be killed in large numbers by federal and state wildlife...read more
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Located on the northeast corner of Mt. Hood National Forest within the West Fork Hood River watershed, Waucoma is surrounded by the...read more
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The North Clack Timber Sale is located just 35 miles east of Portland, near the Clackamas River in Mt. Hood National Forest. This...read more
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This is one of the few cases in which Bark determined litigation was necessary to address unlawful logging of this 11,742 acre timber...read more
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Removing and Rewilding Old RoadsThe greatest threat to watershed health in Mt. Hood National Forest is the road network that totals well over 3,000 miles....read more
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Timberline Mountainbike Trails and Skills ParkBark absolutely supports mountain biking as a way for people to get out and enjoy the forest. Over the past many years, Bark has worked...read more
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To connect more people with Mt. Hood National Forest and to inspire advocacy for its protection and care, Bark invites you to our annual...read more
