LATEST NEWS

Base Camp After Party!
10/03/2018

Friday, October 12, 2018
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Barking Up Our Own Tree
09/29/2018

Bark’s Board, staff, and volunteers are renewing our commitment to root out oppression in all it forms throughout our organization and our work, and we are asking for your support. ...read more

Bark Endorses Measure 26-201 the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Inititative
09/18/2018

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Bark is Back in Court
09/12/2018

For the first time since 2013, Bark has filed a lawsuit against Mt. Hood National Forest in federal court. On Monday, Bark, together with Cascadia Wildlands, WildEarth Guardians and Oregon Wild, challenged the Crystal Clear Restoration Project which is slated to log almost 12,000 ...read more

Bark is Hiring Three Positions
09/10/2018

Bark seeks to add staff members who thrive in brave spaces, working with diverse co-workers, volunteers, and community partners. People find connection to forests, water, and wildlife for many, often personal, reasons. Even in conflict, we honor this connection and hope to find common ground for the just, equitable, thriving future we all deserve. If you are a person with strong values, matched with empathic view of the world, we hope you’ll apply!...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SUE OVER CRYSTAL CLEAR TIMBER SALE, MT. HOOD
09/10/2018

Portland, OR - Environmental defense groups filed suit in the Federal Court for the District of Oregon today challenging the U.S. Forest Service over a massive Mt. Hood timber sale they claim undermines public process, threatens endangered species habitat, and increases fire hazard....read more

Report from Base Camp
08/28/2018

Base Camp 2018 Details
08/16/2018

Starting next week, from August 22-September 3, Bark will be hosting Base Camp – an amazing chance to get involved with the critical work to defend the forest surrounding Mt. Hood, to learn from and connect with folks working towards environmental justice in our region, and to enjoy and learn about our backyard forest ecosystem....read more

WELCOME MONICA BEEMER AS INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
08/15/2018

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One Month Until Base Camp!
07/23/2018

Summer Events Update
06/28/2018

Pika, groundtruthing a new timbersale, and Base Camp updates!...read more

Announcement: Base Camp 2018!
06/01/2018

We will host a group camp in a free, undeveloped site in Mt. Hood. Base Camp is open to all who wish to join for any length of time, even if just one day....read more

Fire is Native to Oregon
05/30/2018

Large scale commercial logging is a newcomer to this land, while the forests have burning as long as there have been forests. Much of this burning was intentional, as the indigenous Chinook, Kalapuya, Molalla, Wishram & Wasco ...read more