LATEST NEWS
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Even though the summer lineup looks different this year, we’ll keep working to share our resources, skills and knowledge with you so we can all keep advocating for this special place. Check out these ways to get involved with forest advocacy on Mt. Hood! ...read more |
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"...we expect the OGWC to provide critical review and constructive recommendations on the natural resource agencies’ proposed plans for implementing the executive order’s directives. Where necessary for achieving climate goals, we expect the OGWC to compel the agencies to improve their plans."...read more |
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On June 12th, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission may change that because Oregon commercial and recreational trapping and hunting regulations are up for review. Tell the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission to end commercial and recreational beaver hunting and trapping on Federal lands!...read more |
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These stories are like little seedlings and they need your help to grow!...read more |
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NW Natural must drop plans to put a fracked gas pipeline through Mt Hood National Forest....read more |
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We believe in the power of persistent outcry for the protection of Mt. Hood. We also believe that our work must be informed by social justice principles, and we are committed to this change. Your support helps Bark responsibly address this history and work to bring Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion into our programming....read more |
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As Congress works to restart the American economy, 200 wildlife, conservation and environmental justice groups today requested $25 billion in funding for a broad array of new and existing wildlife and public-lands conservation programs that will create hundreds of thousands of jobs and benefit people, communities and the environment. The letter highlights projects that can be immediately implemented with additional funding, including recovering endangered species, building wildlife corridors, restoring watersheds and coastal areas, and addressing invasive species....read more |
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Ecosystems are dynamic, vital, and always adapting. Thanks to the richness of our community, so is Bark. You help us grow, encourage us to learn, and support us as we evolve. Together we become ever more confident in the face of change—we are strong because we work together to support the communities rooted in this incredible place....read more |
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How does defining a forest affect our climate's future? ...read more |
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Update: Barking from Home Our grassroots efforts have gone virtual!...read more |
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Over the past 20 years, Bark volunteers have played a critical role in protecting and advocating for Mt. Hood National Forest. As climate change begins to impact this place that we care for and love, it is time once again to come together and ensure that the forest is strong and healthy for decades to come....read more |
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Court finds significant gaps, scientific errors and uncertainty in Forest Service’s environmental assessment....read more |
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We won the Crystal Clear lawsuit! As many of you know, for three and a half years, Bark has led a trio of environmental nonprofits in raising serious objections to the Crystal Clear "Restoration Project"....read more |
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Build Community with Bark Now is the time to show up—not only for the causes we hold dear—but to support the many local businesses who have been hit especially hard due to the demands of the times....read more |
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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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FOREST WATCH
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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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The Zigzag Planning Area contains critical habitats for threatened coho and Chinook salmon and steelhead,...read more
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The reenvisioned pipeline is called Trail West, and NW Natural stakeholders are eager to see it built....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
