Welcome! Bark is a grassroots network of volunteers dedicated to protecting Oregon's public forests. Our immediate goal is to preserve Mt. Hood National Forest in Northwest Oregon.Forests provide our community with clean air, pure water, habitat for endangered species, refuge and recreation, but they are not being protected by the current environmental laws. Logging is frequently allowed in sensitive areas, even in watersheds that provide our drinking water, and taxpayers are footing the bill for forest destruction to the tune of millions of dollars every year.Bark watchdogs federal land agencies to make sure they manage the forest in the public interest. Bark aims to halt all logging and forest destruction until permanent protection of public forests is achieved. We are doing this through:GROUNDTRUTHING:Bark visits areas proposed for logging to gather information about important natural characteristics that would be destroyed by logging, and to monitor compliance with existing forest practices laws.PUBLIC EDUCATION:Bark leads field trips to proposed timber sales to show the public the unique characteristics and to teach others to groundtruth. We also have a monthly cable access TV show to discuss threats to the Mt. Hood ecosystem and strategies to preserve it.MEDIA CAMPAIGNS:Bark conducts local and national media outings to threatened areas and informs the media about urgent forest issues.CHALLENGING TIMBER SALES:Bark challenges timber sales by submitting formal comments and appeals, and by suing when necessary. We also publish regular alerts to assist others in tracking and challenging timber sales in the Mt. Hood ecosystem.COLLABORATION:Bark works with local municipalities and other non-profits to ensure permanent protection of drinking watersheds on Mt. Hood.The BARK email newsletter is sent out approximately twice a month, updating you on Bark events, the state of Mt. Hood National Forest, and a variety of issues affecting our public lands.www.bark-out.org
This program concludes the Bark August hike groundtruthing the Bear Springs Timber Sale in the Mt. Hood National Forest. As with the August program, various medicinal plants are located and discussed.The second half of the program is a hike revisiting the Gnarl Ridge fire, which burned the eastern slopes of Mt. Hood in September of 2009. The program features picturesque video of the mountain and the recovering burnt forest., along with fields of Lupine and Bear Grass.
Groundtruthing Field Trip to the proposed Bear Springs Timber Sale in Mt. Hood National Forest. Hike leaders discuss why Bark is objecting to the sale and also ways in which the public can be involved in the process.Also, local native medical plants are pointed out and discussed.
Bark program for July 2009. These are two Power Point presentations from the Forever Forests event, sponsored by Local Portland forest advocacy groups.
Imported Liquid Natural Gas (LNG): Wrong Direction for Energy Independence.Video also includes Dan Serres from Columbia Riverkeeper and Oregon "NO LNG" Rally at the Capitol. BIG ENERGY backed LNG projects are aiming to make Oregon the west coast's import site for massive new supplies of Liquefied Natural Gas. http://www.oregonfirst.net http://www.columbiariverkeeper.orghttp://www.nolng.orgAmong other substantial public good problems, the Bradwood LNG facility would require 40 miles of pipe to ...
Annie's Cabin Timber Sale http://www.bark-out.orgBark Hike leaders:Joseph AuthAmy HarwoodMolalla RiverWatch http://www.molallariverwatch.orgArticle below from the Portland Independent Media Center, July 5th, 2007.For complete contact information, please visit:http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2007...TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT MOLALLA RIVER RECREATION CORRIDOR. Annie's Cabin timber sale, a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposal to thin 566-acres within the Molalla River Recreation Corridor, co...
BARK for Mt. Hood August 2008 Field Trip: Roaring River Roadless Area BARK Hike Leader: Alex Brownhttp://bark-out.orgThe Roaring River Roadless Area is the largest unprotected roadless area in the Mt. Hood National Forest. As yet it doesn't have legislative protections but the good news is the 30,000 acre forest is being proposed for wilderness protections under the current Mt. Hood wilderness proposalThe Roaring River Roadless Area is one of the most unique areas in Mt. Hood National Forest.....
BARK for Mt. Hood September 2008: Gordon Creek Mushroom HikeBARK Hike leader:Mark DesMaretwww.bark-out.org BARK Hike leader Mark DesMaret takes us on a hike through the fascinating world of edible mushroom hunting. The hikers walk through and discuss actions toward protecting the public national forests of the Gorden Creek Timber Sale.The Gordon Creek Timber Sale is proposed in public forests administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). This proposal is located near the Bull Run Waters...
Welcome!BARK hike leaders:Tarp TarmacMartin Evanshttp://www.bark-out.orgOnce again the Solo Timber Sale forests are threatened, this time by the Palomar Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) pipeline route.Three hundred year-old giant Douglas firs, a rare remnant in the foothills of Mt. Hood, symbolize the Solo forests. After nearly a decade of fighting the Forest Service, these ancient trees were finally off the chopping block, until now.BIG ENERGY backed LNG projects are aiming to make Oregon the west co...
BARK for Mt. Hood Bark-About Hike June 2008: Wildflower and Medicinal Plants / LNG Pipeline ThreatWelcome!Join us on our monthly Bark hike!Learn about the threats facing our ecosystems and what you can do to protect our National Forests.http://www.bark-out.orgBARK for Mt. Hood download and podcast available at:http://barkformthood.blip.tvBARK Wildflower and Medicinal Plant hike leaders Candace Larson Missy RohsJune 8th, 2008 Hike leader Missy Rohs is co-founder of Arctos School of Herbal and B...
BARK for Mt. Hood February 2008: Butte Creek Timber Sale & Botany HikeWelcome!Join us on our monthly Bark hike!Learn about the threats facing our ecosystems and what you can do to protect our National Forests.http://www.bark-out.orgBARK for Mt. Hood download and podcast available at:http://barkformthood.blip.tvBARK hike leader: Gradey ProctorFebruary 10th, 2008Hike leader Gradey Proctor is a botanist who studies the flora of Oregon's forests and wildcrafts medicinal and edible plants for his c...
