
Have you heard of the University of Oregon’s Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC), also called “E.Law”? For 39 years, it's been an international gathering of environmental lawyers, activists, educators, organizers, students, sharing with, and learning from, each other. [Disclaimer for BIPOC: This year, the conference has much less to offer on environmental justice topics than we've seen in past years.]...read more |
Right now, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is preparing to log thousands of acres of fire-impacted federal public...read more |
Here’s a look at Biden’s appointees and executive orders most relevant to Bark’s work pushing for policies that respect communities, forests, water and climate....read more |
On March 9, Clackamas River Basin Council will launch a year-long series of free seminars about our unique watershed and its natural resources, from the river’s birth in alpine springs to its confluence with the Willamette River. Subjects range from geology, water quality and forestry to fish, recreational, cultural and public policy issues....read more
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Whether you are a past, current, or future volunteer, thank you for showing up for Mt. Hood’s forests, waters, wildlife, and the communities of people who benefit from this vibrant ecosystem!...read more |
Your end-of-year donation helps as we all work together to address the troubling history of the creation of public lands, to restore wetland and beaver habitats, to amplify the need to coexist with and prepare for fire, and to enhance an outdated forest plan to ensure that climate resilience becomes a crucial element....read more |
This year alone, Bark has had 12,000 conversations with supporters, like you. Each time we are inspired and energized by amazing conversations with those who stand with us as we fight for meaningful changes to the Management Plan for Mt. Hood's forests....read more |
Bark advocates for proactive restoration that prioritizes the health of watersheds and forests for decades to come. For the last two years, Bark has worked to identify beaver habitats and prepare to reintroduce beavers to Mt. Hood National Forest. Beavers' effect on ecosystems makes them powerful partners in mitigating the effects of climate change. Observe the benefits beavers bring to their environments in this Tale of Two Streams....read more |
From One Forest to Another Much has changed already in our view of Northwest forests. By staying connected to what happens in local forests, we can set an example to help people throughout the region protect the places most precious to them....read more |
The current Forest Management Plan allows the agency to continue to act as if the climate isn’t changing....read more |
We can think of no better person to run the Department of the Interior....read more |
We need to change the policies that are still embedded in the culture of fire suppression to reflect what has always been true: This is a land of fire and we need to learn to live with it....read more |
We are all part of a larger ecosystem and the outcomes that it produces. Every moment that we are not actively working to change it is also a moment in which we are complicit in its sweeping inertia....read more |
Please take a moment to urge the Commission to vote in favor of initiating the rulemaking process to increase protections for beavers on federal lands in Oregon....read more |
We can never know exactly what challenge awaits us, yet we are none-the-less responsible for providing the effort, vision, and adaptability to shape change for the better....read more |