LATEST NEWS

Bark Alert: Water Protectors in Salem
10/07/2016

Thank you for supporting Anna Mae Leonard's courageous, five-day action in September - fasting from food and water in solidarity with Standing Rock water protectors and...read more

Base Camp Report and Party Invitation
09/28/2016

I hope you will join me in celebrating a great season of groundtruthing and the strong showing of Bark community at Base Camp. Hear stories from some of...read more

Stop Nestlè and Support Treaty Rights
09/15/2016

Next week, when the state legislature is in Salem, Anna Mae Leonard, a Clakemus Chinook, Kalapooya and Wiswarm resident of Cascade Locks, will hold a five-day fast at the Capitol in protest of Nestlé and in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux....read more

Connecting with and Protecting our Public Lands
08/29/2016

I’ll admit it: I’m afraid.  If this election cycle has made one thing abundantly clear, it's the existence of a seething undercurrent of disdain for the environment and for those who work on its...read more

Base Camp volunteers protect and restore the Upper Clackamas
08/23/2016

We’re now halfway done field-checking the project, and boots-on-the-ground in all the remaining units will help us make a strong case for protecting the most ecologically sensitive areas of the beautiful Upper Clackamas watershed....read more

Bark's Summer Base Camp is up and running!
08/02/2016

Our group campsite will be free of charge and family-friendly, and thanks to generous donations from our supporters and local businesses - breakfast and dinner will be provided!...read more

10 days 'til Base Camp!
07/22/2016

Audie, Base Camp Coordinator

One of my favorite things about being a Barker is that we create amazing opportunities for people to get into Mt. Hood National Forest.  This summer we’re...read more

Logging is up but jobs are down - why?
07/13/2016

The modernization of the timber industry over the past 20 years has resulted in the loss of many thousands of jobs which cannot be regained by an increase in timber volume harvested....read more

Montana's U.S. Senator Daines Lies for the Timber Industry
07/13/2016

So what did happen to all those timber industry jobs?...read more

Mt. Hood is more than just a pretty picture.
07/05/2016

This summer we are asking Barkers: Why is Mt. Hood special to you?...read more

Good News for the Clackamas River
06/21/2016

The Forest Service will contract with a local company to remove the roads, which means that we are creating jobs this summer for heavy equipment operators. Forest habitat gets restored, water quality is protected, and people get hired; Yahoo! It doesn’t get much better than that....read more

Accountability vs. the "Collaborative Shield"
06/17/2016

Fact check: The Hood River Stew Crew did not collectively endorse recommendations to the Forest Service regarding the Polallie Cooper Project....read more

Pull the Plug, Governor Brown!
06/07/2016

It’s time now, Governor Brown. The people have spoken. Don’t waste more tax dollars on a state process to transfer our public water when Gorge residents overwhelmingly said they don’t want Nestlé controlling their water....read more