- Sandy River uncovers a forest buried by Mount Hood in 1781
Erosion by the Sandy River this winter has unearthed a forest buried after a 1781 Mount Hood eruption.
More... - Bark Alert: Bark is hiring and introducing Zombie Jazz
April 2013 Bark Alert
More... - Defeated Jazz Timber Sale returns - "Zombie" Jazz
The Forest Service has issued a new Environmental Assessment (EA) and decision on the Jazz Timber Sale, just three short months after initially withdrawing the proposed sale in December of 2012.
More... - Forest Service News Release:
Forest Service Helps Restore Fish to Oregon Stream
More... - The Oregonian: Logging and fire suppression follow the same path for forest management: Guest opinion
Despite the much-touted "consensus" for more logging, some grass-roots ecological groups are still trying to stop the most ecologically destructive timber sales -- including misguided fuel-reduction projects -- using the legal process.
More... - Bike Portland: The Case Against the Timberline Mountain Bike Park
RLK’s proposal to use Timberline’s slopes for mountain bike trails is not the bike-friendly proposal you might think - that is, if bikes are an idea in line with your values of environmental stewardship, local power and equity.
More... - Bark Alert: Another timber sale stopped!
March 2013 Bark Alert
More... - Stand against Nestlé Day of Action a success!
On the afternoon of Friday, February 8th nearly 200 Oregonians put on their finest red clothing and joined Bark and the Keep Nestlé Out of the Gorge Coalition in Lower Macleay Park to take a stand against Nestlé’s grab at public water resources in the Columbia River Gorge.
More... - Special Alert: Urgent Action on Nestle
February 8th Stand Against Nestle Day of Action -- Take action online and join us at noon for an aerial art mob against Nestle!
More... - Call Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Today!
Stand Against Nestlé Day of Action -- instructions for calling ODFW
More... - Bark Alert: Flash Mob against Nestlé Friday
February 2013 Bark Email Alert
More... - Seattle Times: Bark beetle isn’t wildfire culprit, scientists say
A new study finds that climate change is the culprit in catastrophic wildfires.
More... - Protecting Freshwater Resources on Mt. Hood National Forest: Recommendations for Policy Change
The purpose of this white paper is to provide recommendations for the next revision of the Mt. Hood
National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) to ensure protection and retention
of the Forest’s water resources, including municipal supplies and riparian and aquatic species habitat.
More... - Oregonian: New power lines won't need to cross Cascades in Portland General Electric, Bonneville Power Administration deal
The agreement will avoid another swatch cut through the Mt. Hood and Willamette national forests for power lines across the Warm Springs Reservation.
More... - Bark Alert: Make forest defense your New Year's resolution
January 2013 Bark Email Alert
More... - Bark needs your help in the snow
In search of the rare Sierra Nevada Red Fox, and last chance to donate in 2012.
More... - Winter Campaign 2012
Why today's Oregonian cover story on the Jazz Timber Sale is so important to our forests
More... - Responding to the Oregonian story on the Jazz Timber Sale
Want to write a Letter to the Editor about the Jazz Timber Sale? Here's a guide to help you!
More... - The Oregonian: Mount Hood logging disputes shift as clear cuts decline and thinning projects rise
The Jazz thinning project, a 2,000-acre logging plan near a Clackamas River tributary, features the type of selective tree cutting that's become the accepted approach for much of the Mount Hood National Forest. But Mount Hood's main environmental watchdog group is fighting it, charging the Forest Service with using thinning as cover for potentially destructive logging.
More... - Our contribution to Mt Hood National Forest
A special message from Bark volunteers
More... - Estacada News: Forest Service faces lawsuit regarding concessionaire program
Portland-based environmental nonprofit takes exception to private company operating sites at Mt. Hood National Forest
More... - KBOO's Air Cascadia on the Jazz Timber Sale withdrawal
Listen to this audio file for an interview with Bark's program director on the withdrawal of the Jazz Timber Sale.
More... - Press Release: Mt. Hood watchdog group halts controversial logging project
Mt. Hood National Forest Supervisor, Chris Worth, has withdrawn the 2,000 acre Jazz Timber Sale in response to an administrative appeal by Bark, the Portland-based environmental non-profit.
More... - Victory! Bark halts the Jazz timber sale
We are thrilled to announce that our tenacious efforts to stop the Jazz Timber Sale have succeeded! On December 5th, 2012, the Forest Service withdrew the Jazz Timber Sale.
More... - KGW: Mountain Bike Park at Timberline approved
The U.S. Forest Service recently approved Timberline Ski Area’s plan to build a mountain biking “skills park” on Mount Hood.
More... - Bark Alert: Bark just got better for volunteers
December 2012 Bark Email Alert
More... - Bark's 2012 Accomplishments
Your Mt. Hood year in review
More... - Anti-Nestle activists blocked from public meeting
In a rare move the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is blocking the public’s voice in its upcoming Commission meeting in Portland.
More... - Controversial Logging Proposal on Federal Land in Oregon Meets Resistance
"We're basically doing the BLM's job for them," said organizer Danielle. She and the other activists who spent up to a week on the land climbing trees and doing ground surveys say agencies in charge of managing public timber lands do not always survey thoroughly enough.
More... - Bark Alert: It's all about you!
November 2012 Bark Alert
More... - Special Alert: Timber program out of control
The Horseshoe Timber Sale threatens recreation and restoration in Mt. Hood National Forest.
More... - Register-Guard Guest Viewpoint: Governor reinforces timber harvest status quo
For every job gained because of log exports, four domestic wood products jobs are lost. This explains why Oregon’s timber harvest has risen 35 percent in three years while overall employment has changed little and wood products employment has actually decreased.
More... - Bark holds the Forest Service accountable -- appeal filed on the Jazz Timber Sale!
Bark's appeal asks the Forest Service to stop the wasteful and destructive practice of re-opening previously decommissioned roads for the sake of logging our public lands.
More... - The Oregonian: Conservation leader bolts from Kitzhaber's county payments panel
“Clear-cutting is so 20th Century.”
More... - Logging Debris Matters: Better Soil, Fewer Invasive Plants
New study shows that keeping logging debris in place improved soil fertility, especially in areas with coarse-textured, nutrient-poor soils.
More... - Bark Alert: Shocking News on the Jazz Timber Sale
Bark Alert: October 2012
More... - Keeping Nestlé Out of the Gorge
Updates on the campaign to stop a proposed Nestlé bottling plant in the Columbia River Gorge
More... - Seattle Times: High court rejects challenge to roadless rule
"The Supreme Court action validates arguably one of most important public land conservation polices in a generation."
More... - Enviros Fight Industry Lawsuit Over U.S. Forest Planning Rule
“This lawsuit, if successful, could effectively ban conservation biology as a basis to help craft how we manage our national forests. It is a throw-back to when only logging, grazing, and mining mattered.”
More... - Bark sues over privatizing Mt. Hood recreation
Bark joins a nationwide lawsuit to challenge new fees on public lands.
More... - Unusual Logging Proposal Challenged in Court
"By planning roads and logging landings on top of these old growth features, the BLM is claiming that the logging of old growth is incidental to the timber sale, but in reality this old growth is the most commercially appealing aspect of the sale to timber companies and the most detrimental loss to habitat and forest health."
More... - Summit County Voice: Lawsuit challenges Forest Service day-use fees
"This litigation is being undertaken to establish that the National Forests belong to the people, not the federal agencies and their profit-driven recreation industry partners.”
More... - Forest Service decision on the Jazz Timber Sale dismisses public concern
Update on the Forest Service's recent decision to proceed with the 2,000 acre Jazz Timber Sale.
More... - OPB: Suit Filed Over Mt. Hood National Forest Fees
Environmentalists filed a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at the fees being charged to use the Mount Hood National Forest.
More... - Stakeholders Sue Forest Service over Concessionaire Fees
A nationwide policy of privatizing recreation sites on National Forests is being challenged in federal court by a diverse group of stakeholders in three western states.
More... - Bark to sue over Mt. Hood old growth
Bark needs help to challenge logging in the lower Clackamas River Watershed
More... - Bark Alert: Old growth assault and illegal fees on the Clackamas
September 2012 Bark Alert
More... - Bark Fire Policy
Read Bark's Fire Policy, background information, and fire science resources list.
More... - Longtime owners sell Lost Lake Resort near Mount Hood
The couple was looking for someone with an interest in the resort's family ties and surrounding community and area.
More... - The Oregonian: Fire Hikes on Mt. Hood
Fire-scarred Mount Hood woodlands offer surprisingly cool hikes
More... - Bark TV- July Bark About Hike
Video from July's Bark-About. Learn about wildflowers and medicinal plants as well as new proposals to open up the Zigzag District for logging for the first time in decades.
More... - Restrictions put in place as fire danger levels rise in national forest
Fire levels for the Clackamas and Zigzag Ranger Districts will change from Low to Moderate.
More... - Zigzag Ranger District Offering Mt. Hood Hikes
The Mt. Hood National Forest is offering a weekly pair of guided hikes during August to learn more about the mountain.
More... - Bark Alert: Sneaky business in public forests
August Bark Alert
More... - Forest Watch Video
Active logging in the Molalla River area
More... - Bark Summer Campaign - Final Communique
Support Bark's 100% paper-free fundraising today and learn how Bark stretches your donation to protect Mt. Hood
More... - Bark Summer Campaign #2
See for yourself recent logging in Mt. Hood National Forest and support Bark's Summer Campaign
More... - Bark Summer Campaign
Help Bark stop thousands of acres of logging in the Clackamas River watershed this summer
More... - Bark Alert: Big Palomar news and a chance to make a splash at Bagby
Bark Alert for July 6th, 2012
More... - The Oregonian: Pipeline across the Cascades could be in for more trouble with settlement
A settlement between environmental groups and federal agencies covering the development of energy corridors in the West could mean more trouble for Northwest Natural Gas Co.'s on-again-off-again quest to build a pipeline across the Cascades through Mt. Hood National Forest.
More... - Hood River News: Quiet visitor packs potent question for Cascade Locks
Swier's 167-word statement to the Cascade Locks city council on June 25 concluded with the following: "Get what you want, not what Nestlé wants. Remember, Nestlé is here in Cascade Locks for its own profit."
More... - Video of Keep Nestle Out of the Gorge Rally
Speech from former Multnomah County Commissioner Barbara Willer at the Keep Nestle Out of the Gorge Rally, on June 26th.
More... - KBOO News Report on Keep Nestle Out of the Gorge Rally
KBOO Evening News report on the Keep Nestle Out of the Gorge Rally from Tuesday June 26th.
More... - Rare red fox may be living on Mt. Hood
Scientists hope to get hair and saliva samples for DNA tests that could confirm it is a Sierra Nevada red fox, one of the rarest mammals in North America.
More... - Eugene Weekly: Nestle Wants Your Water
The proposed Nestlé plant brings up other issues as well, such as public access to water and whether private companies should be able to own and control large amounts of Oregon’s water supply.
More... - Video: How Trees Communicate
Similar to the network of neurons and axons in the human brain, the network of fungi, roots, soil and micro-organisms beneath the larger ‘mother trees’ gives the forest its own consciousness.
More... - Bark Alert: Field trips and summer school
Bark Alert: June 2012
More... - Bark TV: April Bark About to Oxbow Spring
Learn about the campaign to keep Nestle out of the Gorge, with footage from April's hike to the proposed Nestle plant in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, as well as a recent press conference by the Keep Nestle Out of the Gorge Coalition.
More... - KOIN News: Mother's deliver anti-Nestle message to Kitzhaber
Mothers and children hand deliver thousands of messages to Governor Kitzhaber asking him to protect our water
More... - Protestors decry bottled water plan for the Gorge
About two dozen children and adults displayed several banners, with more than 1,000 pieces of recycled material fashioned into origami attached. Then they delivered the rolled-up banners to Gov. John Kitzhaber’s office.
More... - Bark Alert: Kitzhaber sides with Nestle and Stephen Colbert sides with Bark
Bark Alert Email May 2012
More... - Facts Matter: Cascade Locks leaders discuss obligation to inform public on Nestle' plant
Near the end of the second official Cascade Locks Joint Committee on Economic Development meeting April 25, a consensus was reached on the importance of ensuring the public had access to the facts on the Nestlé Waters bottling plant proposal.
More... - Gov. Kitzhaber won't stop Nestle' water swap in Cascade Locks
Kitzhaber has declined to intervene iwith the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's request to adjust their Oxbow Spring water rights, enabling nearby Cascade Locks the opportunity to sell both spring and ground water to Nestle' at a proposed city bottling facility.
More... - Hood River News: Cascade Locks prepares for Nestle with due diligence
Seeger was joined by Nestlé representative Dave Palais, in summarizing discussions and activities that have occurred on the project since dialogue began with the Swiss corporation in September 2008.
More... - Hood River News: Cascade Locks seeks keys to Nestle' water questions
Opponents include not only the environmental groups Food and Water Watch and Bark, but also a cadre of Oregon legislators and a large labor union. The broader community of opponents is focusing on the precedent-setting water exchange involved in the process.
More... - Bark Challenges Forest Service decision to privatize Bagby Hot Springs and 27 other Mt. Hood recreation sites
The Forest Service’s plan to increase privatization of recreation management in Mt. Hood National Forest has drawn fire from the public, especially concerning increasing fees at campgrounds and creating fees for use of Bagby Hot Springs.
More... - Bark Alert: The Clock is Ticking to Stop Nestlé
Bark Alert Email April 2012
More... - Oregonian: Activists ramp up opposition to a plan for a Nestle Waters bottling plant in Columbia River Gorge
"The ultimate solution to keeping Nestlé out of the gorge lies with Governor Kitzhaber," said Julia DeGraw of Food & Water Watch. Kitzhaber spokeswoman Amy Wojcicki said Kitzhaber hasn't taken a position on the plant and "has not given direction (to state agencies) at this time."
More... - Activists Challenge Proposal To Bottle Water In Columbia Gorge: New water permits would include a Nestle bottling plant
"It is basically a privatization of a public natural resource –- one that humans and other species need to survive. It sets a horrible precedent that our resources are up for sale."
More... - Video from Keep Nestlé out of the Gorge Coalition's Press Conference
Listen to former county commissioner Barbara Willer, AFSCME representative Jeff Klatke and Julia DeGraw of Food and Water Watch speak out against Nestlé and announce plans to challenge the state's recent approval of Nestle permits.
More... - DeFazio’s ‘timber trust’ removes protections
Guest Viewpoint on “The O&C Trust, Conservation, and Jobs Act.” If enacted, DeFazio’s bill would turn over 1.5 million acres of Western Oregon BLM lands — lands that belong to all Americans — to a “timber trust.”
More... - Bagby privatized and Nestle approved
Bark Alert Email March 2012
More... - Groups oppose plan by national forest: California company will manage 28 sites on Mt. Hood National Forest
Bagby Hot Springs and 27 other recreation sites in the Mt. Hood National Forest will switch management this spring.
More... - Bark speaks out about Nestle on KBOO evening news
Listen to Bark's Olivia Schmidt describe recent updates regarding Nestle's proposal to build a water bottling plant in the Columbia River Gorge.
More... - Nestle Update: What comes next?
A brief explanation of where Nestle stands in the permitting process, what the applications and permits mean, and how the public can stop Nestle from taking and bottling our public water.
More... - Oregonian: Private company will manage Bagby Hot Springs in the Mount Hood National Forest
Soaking at Bagby is free now, except for a $5 daily forest pass required to park at the trailhead. Eric Mart, president of California Land Management in Palo Alto, said a fee is likely. "We can't operate it without revenue," he said.
More... - Special Alert: Nestle Application Approved
The Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) just approved two applications necessary for Nestlé to take and bottle our water in the Columbia River Gorge. Take action today to help Bark protest the decision!
More... - Bark featured on KBOO's Positively Revolting
Catch up on Bark's most recent work in this hour long special from the KBOO show Positively Revolting.
More... - OPB: USFS Turns Management of Popular Hot Springs Over To Private Company
The US Forest Service has decided to hand management of more than two dozen recreation sites on Mount Hood to private companies. That includes the popular Bagby Hot Springs.
More... - Bark Press Release: Forest Service approves privatization of Bagby Hot Springs, 27 other Mt. Hood recreation sites
Bark, the local environmental group dedicated to protecting and restoring Mt. Hood National Forest, plans to appeal the decision.
More... - Mail Tribune: Ruling Affects Forest Use Fees
A ruling in an Arizona case by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco may ultimately cut fees for visiting undeveloped sites on national forestland in the Pacific Northwest.
More... - Bark Video: Monitoring Snags at the Wildcat Timber Sale
Check out the video from our November Bark-About where volunteer Paula Hood lead an interactive hike where the public surveyed how many snags, or standing dead trees, remained after logging.
More... - Sandy Post: Group lays claim to forcing forest protections
The U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management should have known better.
More... - Bark Protects Threatened Salmon from Illegal Logging on Public Lands
Bark press release
More... - Oregonian Guest Opinion: Keep the tap closed on Nestle
For nearly three years, environmental and consumer advocates have been fighting to protect the Columbia River Gorge from exploitation by the multinational water bottler Nestlé.
More... - Bark is hiring and one million acres of forest threatened
Bark Alert Email February 2012
More... - Two job openings at Bark
Grassroots Organizer and Development Assistant positions available.
More... - Environmental groups propose plan to replace federal forest payments to Oregon counties
A coalition of environmental groups, hoping to head off congressional action they believe would increase unsustainable logging, propose a three-prong approach for replacing federal forest payments to hard-hit Oregon counties.
More... - The Register-Guard Guest Viewpoint: Clear-cutting public lands not the answer
From what we can tell, decades of work to protect clean water and keep a host of native Northwest species from blinking off the map could be undone.
More... - The Register Guard: State looks at logging rules protecting salmon streams
Warmer water in streams through private timberlands could harm fish, a study finds
More... - Don't let the BLM close public hiking trails
Bark Alert Email January 2012
More... - Register-Guard Guest Viewpoint: The timber racket
A culture of corruption and political payoffs harms the land and ourselves
More... - Fuel reduction likely to increase carbon emissions
Forest thinning to help prevent or reduce severe wildfire will release more carbon to the atmosphere than any amount saved by successful fire prevention, a new study concludes.
More... - Bark's winter campaign
The best email of the year
More... - Thinning Oregon forests develops spotted owl habitat, chases away flying squirrels -- the owls' chief prey
Call it a deep-forest case of can't win for losing.
More... - Stop the Jazz Timber Sale! Comments due December 19th
A link to our online action page to stop the 2,000 acre Jazz Timber Sale planned in the most landslide-prone drinking watershed in Mt. Hood.
More... - Bark launches our winter campaign
Nestle's tipping point is near
More... - Urgent action needed to protect 2,000 acres of Mt. Hood!
Email Bark Alert December 2011
More... - City may win Bull Run variance from state
Oregon Health Authority says Portland’s drinking water source not at risk
More... - Nestle report and defending waterways
Email Bark Alert November 2011
More... - 2011 Mt. Hood Solutions Summit Report-Back
Whether you participated in the 2011 Mt. Hood Solutions Summit or weren't able to attend, this is a great resource for details and materials from the conference.
More... - Video footage of the Bark Mural celebration
A great short piece produced by Bark volunteer videographer Corrinne Theodoru
More... - Cascadia Wild's wolverine trackers get closer to nature near Mount Hood
"It's the ultimate dream to get some definite proof of a wolverine on Mount Hood," the 18-year-old said.
More... - Using Oregon's forests for bioenergy production has a down side: increased carbon emissions
In a four-year study OSU describes as the largest and most comprehensive to date, researchers say managing the forests for biofuel production will increase carbon dioxide emissions from the forests by at least 14 percent.
More... - Letter of Non-Concurrence
Letter from National Marine Fisheries Service to the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service indicating new science to dictate riparian buffers.
More... - Mural on SE Powell celebrates Mt. Hood natural areas
Known as “the BARK mural”, the mural depicts images showing the beauty and fragility of the Mt. Hood National Forest.
More... - Research suggests Pacific Nortwest forests might not be as heathy as they look
The researchers particularly question logging in old-growth forests and salvage logging after fires or storms.
More... - Mt. Hood Solutions Summit and Mushroom Hike
Email Bark Alert October 2011
More... - Mt. Hood Solutions Summit Speaker Bios
Find out more about the presenters at the 2011 Mt. Hood Solutions Summit.
More... - Deconstruction in process
Decommissioning old Forest Service roads in the Mt. Hood National Forest benefits plants, wildlife, humans
More... - Road deconstruction under way on Mt. Hood
Bark's work to restore Mt. Hood's drinking watersheds featured on NBC's local news affiliate
More... - National Forest visitors burn billions of calories per year -- study
The agency can use this data to help garner support for investments and programs with public health benefits, such as developed camping, which leads to longer visits and greater energy expenditures.
More... - Mt. Hood fire looms near Bull Run Reservoir
The Dollar Lake fire in the Mount Hood National Forest stood at 4,500 acres early Tuesday morning, hovering within a few miles of the Bull Run Reservoir and closing more roads and campgrounds in the area, according to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center.
More... - National forest survey gauges recreation's economic impact and who uses the forest
People make more than 11 million recreational visits to the eight national forests within Oregon, sustain nearly 15,000 jobs and spend an estimated $440 million annually, according to a new U.S. Forest Service survey.
More... - Nestle action and a win for Portland's drinking water
Email Bark Alert September 2011
More... - Hidden earthquake faults revealed at Mt. Hood, Oregon
On the northern flank of Mount Hood, a scar in the earth's crust stretches for several miles beneath the fir trees that hide it from airborne observers.
More... - High winds feed new wildfire on Mt. Hood
A new wildfire in the Mt. Hood wilderness has grown to at least 1,500 acres, fueled by high winds fanning the flames.
More... - Fire danger brings restrictions to Mt. Hood National Forest
Wood cutting and logging restrictions are in effect in parts of the Mt. Hood National Forest due to increased fire danger.
More... - Oregonian Op Ed: Oregon and Washington log exports cost thousands of jobs
In the year 2010, in spite of the nearly 20 percent increase in the timber harvest, direct employment in the forest products industry declined by 2,100 jobs in Oregon and 2,200 in Washington.
More... - Carbon-gobbling trees in Northwest forests change the forest equation, a new study finds
Trees will mop up carbon, if left alone.
More... - Salmon habitat and water quality: Every Oregonian has a stake in stream protection
The Oregonian's editorial "Timber country and you" places the interest of the timber industry above the public's interest in clean water, wild salmon and healthy watersheds.
More... - A new short film and ten thousand acres of logging
Email Bark Alert August 2011
More... - FORESTS: Carbon-absorption rates increase in Pacific Northwest -- study
While the Northwest Forest Plan sought to reduce old-growth logging and protect endangered species in Washington, Oregon and California, researchers say the 1993 plan has resulted in an another unforeseen benefit -- turning the region's forests from a carbon source to a carbon sink.
More... - Oregonian Editorial
Timber Country and You
More... - Hazardous trees cause closure of Indian Henry Campground near Estacada
A popular Mount Hood National Forest camping site on the Clackamas River is being closed today due to hazardous trees.
More... - Oregon LNG terminal plans reverse from importing to exporting gas
Two years ago, energy companies trying to build terminals to import liquefied natural gas to Oregon laughed at the notion of using their projects instead to export burgeoning supplies of U.S. and Canadian gas to lucrative markets in Asia.
More... - Victory! Sixty Northwest creatures will get considered for Endangered Species Act protection
Sixty Northwest species, including the Oregon spotted frog, the Seattle area's Lake Sammamish kokanee and 32 types of slugs and snails, will be considered for federal endangered species protection under an agreement filed with a judge this week.
More... - Big Clackamas Cut
The forests of the Clackamas River Watershed are facing an unprecedented threat this summer.
More... - Volunteers Clean up Wildcat Mountain
In the span of three short hours, volunteers collected and removed more than 6,000 pounds of trash from Wildcat Mountain in Mt. Hood National Forest.
More... - Bull Trout are coming back to the Clack
50 years after being extirpated from the Clackamas River, threatened bull trout are being reintroduced to the Clackamas watershed on June 30.
More... - Portland should brace for climate refugees
The expected influx of climate refuges is one of the most compelling arguments for those of us who live adjacent to Mt. Hood National Forest to work now to retain of healthy ecosystems and restore degraded ecosystems so they can become more climate resilient.
More... - Nestle water grab and crumbling roads in Mt. Hood
Email Bark Alert June 2011
More... - Take Action to Stop Nestle!
Tell the Oregon Water Resources Department to deny an application that would allow Nestle to bottle clean spring water that belongs to all Oregonians.
More... - Agency Must Curtail ‘Timber-itch'
The Forest Service, the division of the Department of Agriculture that once responded mostly to the timber industry now needs to measure its mission not in harvesting trees, but in recreation visits, sheltered wildlife and protected water resources.
More... - Oregonian: NW Natural's calm shareholders meeting doesn't reflect shareholder happiness
"We don't see the changed route as any benefit to Mt. Hood," said Olivia Schmidt, an organizer with Bark, an environmental advocacy group on Mt. Hood issues. "We stopped them once, and we'll do it again."
More... - Day of Action to protect Mt. Hood a success!
NW Natural recieves more than 700 emails from opponents of the Palomar Pipeline.
More... - May 26th Day of Action to protect Mt. Hood: Take action here!
Take action today to protect Mt. Hood from NW Natural's plans to resurrect the Palomar Pipeline!
More... - Video: Save Portland's Bull Run drinking water
The 15-minute video captures Portlanders debating with Commissioner Randy Leonard in anticipation of the May 18th City Council meeting on water rates.
More... - Threats to Oregon's drinking water and Day of Action to protect Mt. Hood
Email Bark Alert May 2011
More... - Will NW Natural resurrect the Palomar Pipeline?
On March 23rd, 2011, Bark celebrated our incredible victory over the Palomar Pipeline, but even as we celebrated NW Natural was hatching plans to resurrect the project through Mt. Hood National Forest.
More... - Mount Hood National Forest adopts limits on off-road vehicle use
Mt. Hood National Forest implemented its plan for limiting ATV damage on Monday April 11.
More... - Palomar victory hike and Timberline controversy
Email Bark Alert April 2011
More... - Oregonian: Palomar gas partners pull the plug on controversial pipeline proposal
Northwest Natural Gas Co. and TransCanada Corp. have withdrawn their joint venture's application to build the controversial Palomar pipeline...
More... - Sustainable Business Oregon: Palomar natural gas pipeline shelved
A proposed 217-mile natural gas pipeline project in Oregon was shelved Thursday after demand for it waned.
More... - Molalla Pioneer: Palomar withdraws pipeline application
Palomar Gas Transmissions filed a notice of withdrawal today for their application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to build a natural gas pipeline that would have traveled through Oregon, including some private properties outside Molalla.
More... - The Seattle Times: Gas pipeline pulls application, cites low demand
"We interpret this as the result of Oregonians being willing to stand up for their values, clean water, healthy forests, and intact fisheries and to protect our rural communities from needless projects - especially projects designed to perpetuate our dependence on dirty fossil fuels," Schmidt said.
More... - The Daily Astorian: Palomar withdraws pipeline application
A Palomar Gas pipeline will not be built through Clatsop County at this time.
More... - Bark News Release: Palomar Pipeline stopped
LNG Opponents celebrate victory over the Palomar Pipeline
More... - Bark Special Alert- Palomar Pipeline Cancelled!
At 1pm this afternoon Palomar withdrew its permit with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
More... - Clatsop County votes against LNG project in Warrenton
The vote marks another major victory for those who oppose importing liquefied natural gas to Oregon, throwing the viability of the controversial project in doubt after years of engineering, environmental and permitting struggles.
More... - Court throws out Bradwood LNG license
In the wake of FERC's decision, the future of the Palomar Pipeline is unclear.
More... - Urgent Palomar LNG Pipeline action and a visit to Annie's Cabin
Email Bark Alert March 2011
More... - Road decommissioning in the Collawash River Watershed
What does decommissioning roads entail and how does it help improve habitat and watershed health?
More... - Obama's new forest rules: Read the fine print
The Oregonian Opinion by guest columnists Dominick DellaSala and Randi Spivak
More... - Groundtruthing 101
"What is groundtruthing?" A video clip from Bark Forest Watch Coordinator, Gradey Proctor
More... - Make Bagby your valentine and celebrate 2,300 acres protected!
Email Bark Alert February 2011
More... - Bark holds the line to protect Mt. Hood
Bark makes a controversial decision to appeal a road decommissioning plan in the Zigzag Ranger District watershed and we make the plan much better.
More... - Downhill bike park could hurt environment near Timberline
Timberline's proposal to build a new lift-assisted mountain bike park will harm water quality, wildlife habitat, and cause soil erosion.
More... - Wood debris from Sandy River flood will return to nature, become habitat for salmon and trout
Logs from the recent flooding on the Sandy River will be put to good use.
More... - Crews to move Sandy River back to previous path, rebuild East Lolo Pass Road after Welches flooding
Clackamas County crews will begin today or tomorrow to route the Sandy River back to its previous path before its rampaging floodwaters earlier this week jumped the riverbanks, changing the course of the river and overruning part of East Lolo Pass Road near Weches.
More... - Happy New Year from Bark
If the rain has you down, try escaping to the forest with this compilation video of 2010 Bark hikes
More... - Open House Tuesday For Bagby Hot Springs Plan
The move to privatize oversight of Bagby Hot Springs and more than two dozen other sites in the Mount Hood National Forest comes before the public at an open house Tuesday.
More... - Raging Sandy River driving hundreds from homes on the slopes of Mount Hood near Zig Zag
Swollen by heavy rain and rapid snowmelt, the Sandy River rampaged through residential areas on the slopes of Mt. Hood this morning, tearing away homes, cars and trucks.
More... - Mt. Hood National Forest sets meeting on idea of privatizing management at Bagby Hot Springs
Open house Tuesday, January 18th from 4-7pm at Forest Service Headquarters in Sandy.
More... - Bark-About Video: Gnarl Ridge fire September, 2010
See what the Mt. Hood fire looks like in the summer before you hike it in the snow this Sunday
More... - At Mt. Hood's troubled, beautiful Bagby Hot Springs, the possibility of change soaks in
"Our question is, is a company going to manage Bagby in a way that reflects the values of the people using it?"
More... - Don't auction our gorge water
Controversy has bottled up Nestle's proposed plant in the Columbia River Gorge
More... - 365 reasons to celebrate 2010
Bark had an amazing year. As we reflect on all the hard work, we thought we'd make a list...
More... - Forest Service ignores public in Bagby changes
Without any public oversight or comment period, the Forest Service has made drastic changes to the historic hot springs
More... - Video: Privatizing Bagby Hot Springs without public input
The Forest Service has recently begun deconstructing the scenic and historic Bagby Hot Springs and will soon privatize its management without seeking public comment.
More... - Road is clear for Mt. Hood OHV Plan
Both groups that had appealed the plan withdraw their objections.
More... - Missing on Mount Hood: a vision for the future
Oregonian Op-Ed by Dennis Chaney
More... - NW Natural unveils joint venture on Palomar pipeline project
The proposed Palomar pipeline gets a new investor from competitor and backer of southern Oregon LNG pipeline, Williams Northwest
More... - A Fair Trade? Cascade Locks Wants Jobs, Nestle Wants Water
Opponents of a proposed water bottling plant in Cascade Locks say they’ve gathered well over 4000 critical letters and postcards, leading up to a comment deadline this Friday.
More... - Video: 10-10-10 global work party
Bark's annual October mushroom hike coincided with the international "350" event, where people at 7,347 events in 188 countries joined together to dig community gardens, install solar panels, plant trees and more, sending a clear message to our political leaders: "if we can get to work, so can you!"
More... - Mount Hood land exchange will prevent resort development, supporters say
Supporters say a proposed land swap on Mount Hood will expand wilderness, eliminate a planned destination resort on the mountain's lower northeast slope and protect a drinking water source for Hood River Valley residents.
More... - New data highlights role of forests in fight against climate change
U.S. forests offset roughly 11 percent of industrial greenhouse gas emissions annually
More... - Bark signs pledge to resist racism in the environmental movement
White nationalist groups have been co-opting the environmental movement to advocate for anti-immigration agendas and Bark commits to finding solutions that do not include racism and bigotry
More... - Job opening -- applications due Oct. 15
Bark and Pacific Rivers Council have partnered to hire a full-time Watershed and Landscape Restoration Policy Coordinator
More... - Bark unveils new vision
What is Bark all about? Take a look at our ambitious 20-year vision created through a collaboration of volunteers, board members, and staff
More... - Study: Beetle Kills May Not Elevate Fire Hazard
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) ― Swaths of forests killed by mountain pine beetles may not be as prone to massive fires as many previously assumed, a conclusion drawn by researchers from the University of Wisconsin and Yellowstone National Park.
More... - Video: Last Days to Comment on Nestle Bottling Plant Proposal
Event recently held in Downtown Portland Oregon to inform people about the Oregon State Water Department public comment period regarding Nestle's attempt to bottle spring water in the Columbia Gorge, near Cascade Locks.
More... - Report Gives Thumbs-Up to Pacific NW Legacy Roads Program
Federal statistics show up to 24 jobs are created for every $1 million spent on these projects.
More... - Nestlé test sees good fish outcomes. Opponent coalition seeks commenters
Tell the Oregon Water Resources Department not to let Nestle bottle and sell our water!
More... - Jazz Timber Sale Approved by Forest Service
The Forest Service issued its final decision on the Jazz Timber Sale on September 7th, 2012, stating the 2,000 acre logging project would have “No Significant Impact.”
More... - Bark Hike To Proposed Nestle Bottling Plant
Watch the You Tube video of our trip to the site of Nestle's proposed water bottling plant and to the spring they would like to bottle.
More... - Forest puts new limits on off-roaders
Plan cuts area open to off-highway rigs in effort to lessen environmental damage, reduce conflict with ‘quiet users’
More... - Bid by Nestle to tap into Cascade Locks spring water open for public comment
Now is the time to tell Nestle what we think of their plan to bottle our water.
More... - Dwindling Pipelines in Oregon
The initial flurry to build new gas pipeline infrastructure in Oregon appears to be settling.
More... - Southern Oregon Pacific Connector pipeline company gets itchy to build
LNG pipeline company sues State of Oregon for denying permit
More... - Oregon Public Broadcasting's Think out Loud: Having Fun in the Forest
Off-road — or off-highway (OHV) — vehicles zip through the state's national forests as drivers enjoy the speed and the beauty of their surroundings. However, that excitement might be limited if Mt. Hood's newly released travel plan (pdf) sets any kind of standard.
More... - The Oregonian: Mount Hood National Forest restricts off-road vehicles to four areas
The Mount Hood National Forest will severely limit off-road vehicles in the woods under a decision announced this week.
More... - Associated Press: Off-road use cut in Mt. Hood National Forest System
Four-wheel-drives, ATVs and dirt bikes can only go in designated areas of the Mt. Hood National Forest under a management plan issued Friday that closes 93 percent of more than 2,000 miles of roads and trails that have been open to the vehicles.
More... - Video: Possible effects of the Cascade Crossing Energy Corridor
Bark led a field trip to the existing Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)transmission lines in Lolo Pass.
More... - Mt. Hood puts the brakes on motorized abuse
The Forest Service has released its plan to keep OHVs out of pristine forests and popular hiking areas.
More... - Bark announces Summer 2010 Campaign
Energy transmission poses increasing threats to Mt. Hood National Forest
More... - PacifiCorp and PGE team up in effort to build new power lines
Oregon's two largest electric utilities may team up to build a major new transmission line from northeast Oregon to Salem.
More... - Direct Action on the proposed route of the Palomar Pipeline
This week a group of activists hung a banner over Road 46 in Mt. Hood National Forest near the proposed pipeline crossing on the Clackamas River
More... - "We Agree: A Crisis in Common”
Printmakers from Portland and Indonesia map the resistance to imported liquefied natural gas from the source to the consumer in two giant relief prints
More... - Oregonian on Palomar delay
"Cross Cascades pipeline on hold" by Ted Sickinger, the Oregonian
More... - KGW covers Palomar Pipeline delay
Video on the indefinite delay of the pipeline
More... - Video: 2009 Bark Hike to the Gnarl Ridge Fire
Bark Field Trip to the Tilly Jane historic trail on the east side of Mt. Hood, to view the damage and recovery from the 2008 Gnarl Ridge Fire.
More... - Palomar Pipeline on Indefinite Delay
Palomar suspends permitting; opponents declare victory on controversial LNG pipeline
More... - Thank you for supporting our 2010 Summer Campaign
from Alex P Brown and the Bark family
More... - Bark is moving!
Starting Tuesday, July 6, Bark will be at a new location
More... - Proposed PGE transmission line raises questions
PGE opens a public comment period for the proposed Cascade Crossing project
More... - Video: Update On Oregon LNG Resistance
Public Access program, "A Growing Concern," featuring two guests discussing recent victories and actions concerning the increasing resistance to LNG terminals and pipe lines proposed for Oregon.
More... - HUNDREDS RALLY AGAINST NW NATURAL
NW Natural’s Annual Shareholder meeting was met with another year of protesting
More... - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bradwood Suspends LNG Project: Oregonians Declare Victory
More... - Oregonians win, Bradwood LNG suspended
News and video covering the major victory for Oregon's fish, farms, and forests.
More... - We All Agree, No LNG!
Video from a recent rally at Portland City Hall, where Oregonians voiced opposition to the Palomar Pipeline and LNG from cutting through our farmland and Mt. Hood
More... - A bike park is incompatible with Timberline Lodge
One Oregonian speaks out against the change of Timberline Lodge from cultural icon to extreme sport destination
More... - KOIN News reports on Oregonians against the Palomar Pipeline
Nearly 100 Oregonians rally in front of Portland City Hall to oppose the Palomar Pipeline and LNG terminals.
More... - Video: Upcoming Opportunities to Resist LNG
Video from a recent Bark-About hike to the proposed Palomar Pipeline crossing of the Wild and Scenic Clackamas River.
More... - Oregon Court Rejects Columbia River LNG Application
Oregon’s land use court has again rejected an application for a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Columbia River. Bradwood Landing’s proposal returns to Clatsop County again.
More... - Judge orders Port of Astoria to renew Oregon LNG lease
It is up to the State of Oregon to deny the lease for one of two LNG terminals on the Columbia River.
More... - Campaign to Prevent Proposed Nestle Water Bottling Facility in Cascade Locks
On Monday, March 29, 2010, Keep Nestle Out of the Gorge,
a coalition of environmental and social justice organizations led by the consumer advocacy group Food & Water Watch, launched a coordinated campaign to prevent Nestle Waters North America from opening a water bottling facility in Cascade Locks.
More... - Government report rebukes claims of process-heavy forest management
Between 2006-2008, only 2% of Forest Service fuels reduction logging proposals ended in court. Bush-era projects designed to reduce public oversight were more likely to be challenged.
More... - Pacific Northwest forests act as massive carbon banks
LA Times Greenspace, Environmental news from California and beyond
More... - Wyden/Merkley Bill Could Stop LNG in Oregon
Oregon's Senators have sponsored a bill that would take LNG siting out of FERC's control
More... - Report: Battling forest beetles may be counter-productive
Thinning backcountry unlikely to reduce fire risk or lessen beetle outbreaks,largely fueled by drought and higher temperatures
More... - OSU researcher: Fires in forest valuable
With a changing climate there's a good chance that forest fires in the Pacific Northwest will become larger and more frequent - and according to one expert speaking today at a professional conference, that's just fine.
More... - High stakes: LNG and the Legislature
Oregonian Op-Ed by Nick Engelfried slams the legislature's "fast-track" bill that would result in an abbreviated permit process for the Palomar Pipeline.
More... - FERC Chairman Calls for Change
Chairman John Wellinghoff attended a conference in Portland and spoke about the impacts of LNG development on climate change
More... - January Bark hike video
Two dozen people participated in the January Bark About to the proposed Nestle water bottling plant site and its spring source in the scenic Columbia River Gorge.
More... - Obama proclaims 40th anniversary of NEPA
Despite Bush administration attacks, the National Environmental Policy Act continues to ensure transparent environmental decisions and government accountability.
More... - Taming Oregon's Backlog of Aging Forest Roads
Oregon contains 69,000 miles of National Forest roads. This vast network of roads harms our water supply and salmon, but now the Forest Service has the funding to do something about these roads. You can also listen to this story at
www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/11947-1
For more information about a current project proposing to decommission 223 miles of roads in Mt. Hood National Forest, visit http://bark-out.org/topic.php?id=collawash
More... - Judge upholds surveys for species before logging
The ruling Thursday from U.S. District Court in Seattle effectively strikes down the last surviving piece of the Bush administration's strategy to boost logging in spotted owl territory.
More... - Bills would push more national forest thinning
The bills drew support from Tom Partin, president of the American Forest Resource Council, a timber industry group.
More... - Nestle Bottling Plant Proposed for Columbia Gorge
Bottling a hundred million gallons annually, Nestle is seeking to turn a profit on our most valuable public resource.
More... - CLIMATE: Forest Service 'dramatically reshaping' plans in response to warming
Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell has directed the agency's regions and research stations to jointly produce draft "landscape conservation action plans" by March 1 to guide its day-to-day response to climate change.
More... - Tattooing an Icon
Icon Tattoo raises big money for Bark
More... - November Bark Mushroom Field Trip
Field trip to identify and collect edible mushrooms. This is the full length monthly "Bark for Mt. Hood" program produced for Public Access television here in Portland Oregon.
More... - This Bark has a Bite
Mountain Times Article about Bark's recent presentation on the Mt. Hood OHV Plan with the Rhododendron Community Planning Organization
More... - Mt. Hood National Forest on Path to Limit Off-road Vehicles
"We do believe people have a right to use the forest, but we don't think it's right for people to be going into the backcountry and abusing it," said Amy Harwood of the Portland group Bark.
More... - Oregonians speak out for a fair Mt. Hood OHV Plan
In the short 60-day comment period, nearly 1,000 Oregonians demanded a fair OHV Plan that protects clean water, quiet recreation, and wildlife habitat.
More... - Off-road vehicles, wilderness don't mix on Mount Hood
Oregonian Guest Column by Kate McCarthy
More... - Mt. Hood Off-Highway Vehicle Plan
As many as 325 miles of off-highway vehicle (OHV) routes will be designated in Mt. Hood National Forest. Help Bark groundtruth the proposed areas today...
More... - Fungi in Mt. Hood National Forest!
Every October Bark leads a very popular field trip to educate people about fungi in general and mushrooms in particular. Included in this report is a 5 minute video from that hike.
More... - Audio: Discussion of Mt. Hood Off Highway Vehicle Plan
Audio from October monthly Bark-About hike to La Dee Flats along Forest Service Road 4610, one of the many Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) sites recently proposed for Mt. Hood National Forest.
More... - Bark Celebrates Ten Years!
Thanks to all who made our tenth anniversary celebration such a great success
More... - Mt. Hood art auction- Auction is now closed
The sale of over 40 Mt. Hood sketches by prominent Portlanders like Ursula LeGuin, Commissioner Randy Leonard, and many more raised over $10,000 for Bark!
More... - National forest considers limits on off-highway vehicles
The Mount Hood National Forest ultimately could close many miles or roads and trails to operators of off-highway vehicles, but first it will gauge public opinion — which could be strongly divided.
More... - Court Strikes Down 2005 Change to Forest Roadless Rule
Today a federal court upheld protections for roadless forests.
More... - Bush-era Northwest logging plan withdrawn
Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR) was withdrawn by officials today. The plan would have increased old-growth logging on federal lands throughout Oregon, Washington, and northern California.
More... - Quiet Recreation Jeopardized by the Mt. Hood Off-Road Plan
With an off-road plan that leaves quiet recreation, clean water, and wildlife in the dust, a group of advocates begin work on a citizen's plan for Mt. Hood National Forest.
More... - Oregon's national forests and those in other states will see limits to where ATVs can ride
Off-highway vehicle planning in Oregon's national forests raise concerns about the expansive road system and the ability of land managers to effectively control motorized recreation.
More... - Studies foresee dilemma over forest carbon storage
Scientists conclude in two government-funded studies that forests in the Pacific Northwest have a huge potential to store more carbon to combat global warming, but not if they are heavily thinned to prevent wildfire.
More... - Bark Joins Lawsuit Against Bush-Era Energy Planning
Conservation organizations and a western Colorado county today filed a legal challenge to a Bush-era plan that designated energy corridors that promote coal-fired and other fossil-fuel power plants.
More... - Career forester named US Forest Service chief
Montana forester Tom Tidwell is the new head of the U.S. Forest Service.
More... - FERC Announces Palomar Pipeline Alternative Route
A 30-day public comment period opens up regarding a new alternative to the Palomar Pipeline route
More... - Making Noise About “Quiet Recreation” In National Forests
In the ongoing dispute between OHV riders and quiet users of national forests, a new report by an Oregon State University professor concludes"quiet recreation" plays a bigger role than OHV use in supporting local economies.
More... - Rep. Schrader introduces Wild and Scenic designation for the Molalla River
Rep. Schrader introduced a measure to designate segments of the Molalla River as part of the National Wild and Scenic River System.
More... - Obama puts halt on logging in roadless areas
Beginning to implement a campaign promise, the Obama administration puts a one-year moratorium on development in roadless areas
More... - LNG Opponents Stage Rally Against NW Natural
Yesterday, anti-LNG Oregonians rallied outside the NW Natural shareholder's meeting to say NO PALOMAR PIPELINE IN MT. HOOD!
More... - Notice Anything Different?
Bark's new website is launched!
More... - Dept. of Agriculture Names Head of Forest Service
Agriculuture Secretary Vilsack Names Jay Jensen as Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment
More... - Mt. Hood Wilderness Bill PASSES!
Ten years in the making, the historic legislation now goes to President Obama’s desk
More... - Congress Passes $50 Million for Watershed Restoration
The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 includes spending to improve watershed health in national forests.
More... - House Rejects Wilderness Bill
The House was unable to get a 2/3 vote on The Public Lands Omnibus Bill that would have added more than 2 million acres of wilderness
More... - New Name Unveiled for Bark’s Plan for Mt. Hood National Forest
In our March Bark-Alert, we asked you to help us chose the name for our plan to prioritize clean drinking water, wildlife habitat and diversity, and quiet recreation in Mt. Hood National Forest. Check out the results!
More... - Help create Bark's 10th Anniversary art exhibit
How connected are you? Do you know any prominent Portlanders? Conservation-minded celebrities?
More... - January 2009 Bark Program about LNG
The Bark for Mt Hood Public Access program for January 2009 features the January Hike to the LNG Palomar Pipe Line Clackamas River crossing site; speakers from the January Clean Energy Rally in Salem; and a Power Point presentation by Dan Serres on LNG
More... - More than 1,500 people take action against the Palomar Pipeline
Thank you to everyone who signed a postcard, sent in an email or wrote a letter in opposition to the Palomar Pipeline destroying Mt. Hood's forest ecosystems!
More... - Judge Rules In Favor of Logging Along Molalla River
Last Thursday, Judge Michael Mosman came out ruling against Bark in the Annie’s Cabin Timber Sale
More... - Coalition Challenges Bradwood Landing, Joined by State of Washington
Columbia Riverkeeper filed a challenge to the Bradwood Landing, State of Oregon's challenge is joined by neighboring State of Washington
More... - Clackamas County Passes an Anti-Pipeline Resolution
The five-member Board of Commissioners pass a resolution against the Palomar Pipeline
More... - Land Use Board of Appeals Haults LNG Terminal
Another victory for anti-LNG groups! The Land Use Board of Appeals overturns approval on the Bradwood LNG Terminal
More... - State asks court to toss Bradwood site's approval
The state of Oregon asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday to overturn federal regulators' approval of the Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas terminal.
More... - BLM Issues Decision on WOPR
The BLM finalized a plan that would nearly triple the timber harvest on 2.6 million acres of land in western Oregon, despite objections from environmental groups and Gov. Kulongoski
More... - Forest initiative puts Mt. Hood on radar
Decaying Forest Service logging roads are marked for restoration in an initiative attached to the Economic Stimulus Package currently being planned by Congress and President-elect Obama’s transition team.
More... - Forest Service plans to clear legal path for pipeline in Mount Hood forest
The Oregonian reports that the Forest Service plans to loosen environmental laws in Mt. Hood National Forest for the Palomar Pipeline
More... - Wyden Objects to Planned Pipeline Through Mt. Hood
Senator Wyden has come out with a letter to the Forest Service, strongly opposing amendments to rules on Mt. Hood to allow for the Palomar Pipeline
More... - Obama Names Picks for Agriculture and Interior
Senator Ken Salazar of Colorado is picked to lead the Interior Department and former governor of Iowa, Tom Vilsack, will lead the Department of Agriculture
More... - Palomar files for FERC application, despite comment period extension
Palomar files application with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission weeks before public input is registered
More... - National Coalition Announces Push to Create a Forest Watershed Restoration Corps
Borrowing a page from history and one of the most popular New Deal programs, The Legacy Roads Restoration Initiative today proposed a program to create a $500 million Forest Watershed Restoration Corps within the National Forest Service.
More... - In our view Dec. 9: Protecting Pinchot
Fragile forest does not need more off-road vehicle trails.
More... - Obama's First One Hundred Days
Environmental groups announce their Hope for President-Elect Obama's first hundred days in office
More... - National Forest visitors down, no one knows why
Recreation in national forests has declined; land managers attribute it to outside circumstances, critics claim hiking and camping fees are the real deterrents.
More... - Oklahoma senator once again holds up Mount Hood legislation
An Oklahoma senator who makes frequent light of what he calls examples of Oregon "pork" spending once again blocked new Mount Hood wilderness legislation Friday, despite wide support in the rest of the Senate.
More... - Bark's Amy Harwood wins Skidmore Prize
Amy and three other local non-profit heroes have been chosen from dozens of nominations to receive this year’s Skidmore Prize from the Willamette Week.
More... - Video from Highland Fling Timber Sale
Seven minute video featuring the October Bark Field Trip to the Bureau of Land Managements Highland Fling Timber Sale.
More... - Bark's analysis of election and its impact on Mt. Hood National F orest
Bark assesses how five races: President-elect Barack Obama, Senator-elect Jeff Merkley, Congressman-elect Kurt Schrader, Oregon treasurer-elect Ben Westlund, and Oregon Secretary of State-elect Kate Brown, could change the future of Mt. Hood and America's
More... - Olympia Washington NO LNG Rally
Video of a Rally on the steps of the State Capitol in Olympia Washington, urging Governor Chris Gregoire to mount a legal challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) approval of the Bradwood Liquefied Natural Gas terminal.
More... - The secret's out: Tons of water in Oregon's Cascades
The most valuable resource in the national forests atop the Oregon Cascades may not be the timber and recreation spots they're known for, but something else that's largely invisible: water.
More... - Forest Certification Considered for National Forests
The Forest Service has opened a public comment period for consideration of sustainable logging certification for our national forests -- good incentive or greenwashing?
More... - Groups gather to discuss Mount Hood recreation and ecology
Bark will host the Mt. Hood Solutions Summit to bring together local stakeholders to discuss public lands trends and quiet recreation.
More... - LNG Opponents Will Challenge FERC Decision on Bradwood Landing
FERC approves permit for terminal connected to the Palomar Pipeline and opponents call on State to deny all additional permits
More... - Clatsop County voters reject proposed pipeline for LNG !!
In the first, and possibly only, public vote on LNG and pipelines, the overwhelming voice says NO
More... - Oregon's Forest Resources
The story behind the green forest talk
More... - Mt. Hood National Forest Releases Update on OHV Plan
After almost a year since the scoping period began for the Mt. Hood National Forest OHV Plan, the Forest Service released an update on the current status of the project.
More... - Removing roads key to keeping Portland's water source clean
City of Portland's water supply secured through Congressional appropriations for road decommissioning in sensitive watersheds.
More... - Forest Service Wants To Increase Camping Fees
If you like to camp out in the Columbia River Gorge, you might want to do it once more this summer. Because next year, the fees in certain campgrounds may be significantly higher.
More... - Firefighting tactics may be overkill
Some say fighting fires in remote areas puts crews in unnecessary danger
More... - Off-Road Rage' Climbs as Trails Get More Crowded
As more and more Americans light out for backcountry trails, officials are seeing a parallel rise in episodes of "off-road rage."
More... - Bark Art
Preview of the show and details on the opening reception
More... - Update: Mt. Hood Travel Plan
Much has happened with roads and off-road vehicles on Mt. Hood since Bark's 2007 Roadtruthing effort
More... - Proposed gas line through Solo old-growth stand spurs activists
Forest advocates gear up to fight the Palomar natural gas pipeline
More... - New report: Greatest value of forests is sustainable water supply
The forests of the future may need to be managed as much for a sustainable supply of clean water as any other goal, researchers say in a new federal report
More... - Hike the Pipe Week End
Members and supporters of the Forest Advocacy organization Bark (www.bark-out.org) recently hiked the 40 miles of the proposed Palomar pipe line, as it goes through 40 miles of the Mt. Hood National Forest.
More... - Bark Featured in Backpacker Magazine
Backpacker Magazine featured Bark's work to survey roads and advocate for quality recreation in Mt. Hood National Forest.
More... - How Does Wyden's Draft Legislation Impact Mt. Hood
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) unveiled a draft legislative proposal – the “Forest Restoration and Old Growth Protection Act.” See what Bark thinks about it.
More... - Many Rivers to Cross
Anti-LNG Protest on the Clackamas River
More... - Hike the Pipe Update: Day 1-4
Despite rain and low snow, hikers are on schedule after successfully crossing the Clackamas River: their photos from the trail tell all...
More... - Multi-Media Report on Oregon Resistance to the Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Terminals.
Audio and video files on the subject of the Liquefied Natural Gas terminals proposed for the coast of Oregon.
More... - Off-roaders, environmentalists to square off in Congress
Environmental groups and off-road vehicle advocates plan to square off Thursday in the U.S. Senate on the three-year-old U.S. Forest Service effort to restrict where motorcycles, four-wheelers and other backcountry vehicles can drive on public land.
More... - Press Advisory: Senate Oversight Hearing on Travel Planning and OHVs
Congress is about to hear what people in Mt. Hood National Forest and other western forests have been grappling with every day: Growing numbers of off-road vehicles are changing the face and sound of our national forests, potentially forever.
More... - Landowners File Trespass Suit Against Palomar
Two groups of property owners fighting proposed Palomar Pipeline are filing a lawsuit this morning in Washington County against Palomar Pipeline project to stop repeated trespassing by NW Natural’s employees and contractors.
More... - Department of Energy report says Oregon doesn't need LNG
NorthernStar says it still wants to build a liquefied natural gas terminal near Astoria, and Gov. Kulongoski asks federal regulators to redo their study
More... - Bark announces HIKE THE PIPE!
Bark announces plans to walk, climb and boat proposed 40-mile LNG pipeline route
More... - $1 billion timber slush fund or fair trade deal?
Lawsuit, U.S. senators want details on Bush administration deal
More... - Bark discusses stumps in the Oregonian
Representatives from Bark, Weyerhaeuser, and others speak about what a tree stump means to them...
More... - Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Pipe Line to Cross Clackamas River
Video from a recent Oregon State Capital rally telling politicians that the people of Oregon say NO to Liquefied Natural Gas.
More... - Rahall Reacts to Forest Service’s Final 2008 Planning Rule
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) released the following statement today...
More... - Forest Service tries again with revision of forest planning rule
The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday adopted a new version of the basic planning rules
More... - Report Highlights Importance of Protecting Existing Forests:
Analysis Shows American Forests Contain Enormous Carbon Reserves, But Available Measuring Tools Reflect Gaps in Underlying Data
More... - Oregon's Elected Leaders Step Up The Fight Against LNG
Senator Wyden introduces legislation to protect state's rights against feds for LNG terminal sites
More... - Rep. DeFazio Lambasts BLM for Sitting on Latest Scientific Review of WOPR
Scientific Team Fails To Support Findings In WOPR
More... - A rough road to repair
The deterioration of decades-old roads on national forests is causing big problems for aquatic ecosystems across the West, especially in the Pacific Northwest, which has an estimated $1.3 billion backlog of roadwork on its tens of thousands of miles of de
More... - Forest Service May Move to Interior
Some see agency as out of place under the US Dept. of Agriculture
More... - Campaign begins to put pipeline to vote in Clatsop County
Clatsop County’s approval of LNG project now uncertain as community groups launch campaign to take decision to voters in ballot referendum
More... - Proposed Oregon natural gas pipeline raises environmental concerns
For the Palomar pipeline to be built across Oregon, timber would have to be clear-cut and rivers crossed
More... - Forest Grove Council Opposes Pipeline
In 6-0 vote, council says pipelines threaten region's water supply, air quality
More... - Recreation Fees Rising in Wake of Fires’ Costs
Reeling from the high cost of fighting wildfires, federal land agencies have been imposing new fees and increasing existing ones at recreation sites across the West in an effort to raise tens of millions of dollars.
More... - The Oregonian - Editorial
A deal that should have been wrapped up still undone Aide says Oklahoma senator cares more about "mountain of debt" than Mount Hood
More... - Mount Hood wilderness bill stalls; Oregon senators fume
Surprise objection - Republican Sen. Tom Coburn blocks the expansion
More... - News Release: USFS Funds road work in Mt. Hood National Forest
Oregon & Washington national forests receive road and trail funds but much more needed for cleaner water and better recreation access
More... - Old growth forests reducing climate change effects
The “Old Forests, New Management” conference in Tasmania has heard from imminent scientists that there is no justification for logging of old growth forests, and that re-growth forest logging could soon lose its social license under future carbon trading
More... - Major Landslide in Willamette National Forest Caused by 1992 Clearcut
Amtrak's train tracks will be out for weeks, causing major delays for the Pacific coast routes
More... - Governor ups ante against LNG sites
A letter tells federal regulators to back off and calls into question the quality of their reviews
More... - A Region's Vitality, Melting Away
Hood River farmers thought the water flowing from shrinking Mt. Hood glaciers was essential to their prized fruit crops; new OSU research shows just how essential
More... - Roads to restoration
Cooperative effort targets road removal in the San Juans in Colorado
More... - Guest Opinion: Better forest management needed now
Mount Hood National Forest the perfect place to start
More... - Environmentalists out on a limb
For a seat at the negotiating table, they are jeopardizing their true role.
More... - Top regional Forest Service official to retire
The U.S. Forest Service's top official in the Pacific Northwest announced her retirement on Tuesday, effective at the end of March.
More... - Senator Wyden writing bill to thin forests
Sen. Ron Wyden is working on legislation to overcome the gridlock in national forest logging projects designed to reduce the growing threat of wildfire.
More... - Surge in Off-Roading Stirs Dust and Debate in West
DURANGO, Colo. — In the San Juan National Forest here, an iron rod gate is the last barrier to the Weminuche Wilderness, a mountain redoubt above 10,000 feet where wheels are not allowed. But the gate has been knocked down repeatedly, shot at and generall
More... - Past OSU logging a setup for slide
The mudslide on Highway 30 this week was caused by logging on lands owned by Oregon State University, one of the leading forestry schools in the country
More... - Mudslide photo spurs look at logging practices
Major landslides in Washington force Weyerhaeuser to assess the risks of logging on slopes
More... - Road 63 Blowout on Mt. Hood
The road to the Bull of the Woods Wilderness is eroding into the Collawash River
More... - Off-road violations out of control, say federal rangers
Reckless off-road vehicle abuse of public lands is spinning out of control, say federal law enforcement rangers in a first-ever survey released today by Rangers for Responsible Recreation.
More... - Victory: 9th Circuit Court deals blow to "Healthy Forest" Initiative
The 9th Circuit Court just issued a decision ruling against "categorigal exclusions," the very exemption that led to the Eight Mile Meadow logging project
More... - Skyrocketing use of off-highway vehicles has officials scrambling to protect public land from overuse
The number of dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles has nearly tripled across the country since 1993, a phenomenon critics and land managers said comes at increasing cost to a vulnerable landscape.
More... - Tension hangs over corridors
Eco-groups fret over fast-tracking pathways on public lands for power lines and pipelines.
More... - Oregonians Advocate for a Comprehensive Mt. Hood Travel Plan
The first comment deadline is over, but support for a comprehensive travel management plan on Mt. Hood is continuing to grow.
More... - Fire costs will again thin other budgets
U.S. Forest Service to pull funds from recreation, forest health
More... - USFS can't cut its way out of wildfire risk
Short of clearing all trees from the landscape, timber harvests will not stop fires nor will such harvests avert the causes or impacts of climate change.
More... - Rethinking camping
A Forest Service plan could dramatically change Mount Hood's offerings
More... - Bark Successfully Puts Pressure on Forest Service During Travel Planning Open House
The Forest Service recently held two travel planning “open houses” to unveil its proposal for six new off-road vehicle playgrounds.
More... - Top forestry official faces contempt hearing
A federal judge in Montana has ordered the Bush administration's top forestry official to explain why he should not be held in contempt of court for the U.S. Forest Service's failure to analyze the environmental impacts of dropping fish-killing fire retar
More... - Living -- For Now -- In Paradise
Forests owned by the federal Bureau of Land Management make good neighbors -- until the chain saws show up. The Oregonian gets the scoop on Annie's Cabin.
More... - Oregonians speak out about Mt. Hood
A recent collection of letters to the Oregonian about clearcutting Mt. Hood and increasing logging funding.
More... - Forest Service unveils new plans for National Forests
The Bush administration will attempt tomorrow to revive its highly touted national planning rule that governs how management plans are developed for 193 million acres of national forest.
More... - BLM proposes major upswing in logging
Western Oregon - The agency seeks to cut seven times as many older trees and says it would lift cash-strapped counties
More... - Cash infusion accelerates NW logging
National forests - The Bush administration action pushes cutting to a high not seen in years
More... - Study: More kids die on ATVs than bikes
Children under the age of 16 are seven times more likely to ride bicycles than all-terrain vehicles, yet ATVs cause more deaths among youngsters than their peddling counterparts, according to a new study.
More... - Old growth species mandate lifted from Northwest Forest Plan
Acting on an agreement with the timber industry, the Bush administration has decided to quit looking for little-known snails, lichens and other sensitive species before selling timber in Northwest national forests, setting up another round of litigation o
More... - Forest Service timber sale tracking inadequate
Field managers at national forests are planning and monitoring timber sales in the dark because the Forest Service doesn't maintain adequate records, the Government Accountability Office says in a new report.
More... - So much for saving the spotted owl
Two decades after the wrenching drive to save an obscure bird divided Oregonians, reshaped the economy and tore apart the political landscape, the northern spotted owl is disappearing anyway.
More... - Annie’s Cabin logging bid awarded
Molalla Pioneer Newspaper talks to Bark about the recent sale of the BLM's Annie's Cabin Timber Sale
More... - The Columbian Editorial- In our view: Closing Roads
Bush, owl, activists are among factors in cutbacks, which aren’t all bad
More... - Oregonian: Mt. Hood Forest draws lines around off-roaders
Wilderness damage - Rangers say they haven't had big problems so far but want to head off impacts of growing use
More... - State says feds should step up to the plate and fix Forest Service roads
Nearly 2,170 miles of primitive roads meander through the Olympic National Forest, but poor maintenance and inadequate funding have left nearly half of those roads one big storm away from a washout.
More... - Funding to repair Forest Service roads difficult to come by
Historic logging peaks has left a legacy of road maintenance and a question of how to pay for it.
More... - Oregonian Part IV: Riders throttle safety legislation
ATV enthusiasts and dealers make themselves heard in Salem, speaking up for a training bill but shouting down other proposals
More... - Oregonian Part III: ATV labels read: Rider beware
Damages become harder to recover in court as safety warnings intended for consumers end up shielding manufacturers instead
More... - Oregonian Part II: A loss they never saw coming
An Oregon couple considered ATVs safe for their young girls until an accident shattered that perception and so much more
More... - Oregonian Part I: Deceptively dangerous: Why ATVs keep killing
As regulators and companies look the other way, lax safety rules cost more lives
More... - Oregonian Editorial: Another trek up Mount Hood
This time, Oregon's entire congressional delegation should support a single plan to expand wilderness
More... - Senate questions Forest Service funding increases for fire suppression, logging, and roadbuilding
Bush administration officials are scheduled to pay a visit to the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee this week to defend the $4.127 billion proposed fiscal 2008 budget for the Forest Service.
More... - Long-term county payments deal left out of war spending bill
A $5 billion deal that would have provided long-term payments to timber counties and states was left on the cutting room floor as House and Senate appropriators finished the conference report for the fiscal 2007 war supplemental yesterday.
More... - Environmental rulings lean against Bush?
Administration unduanted by what conservationists see as rebuke of its policies
More... - New study sheds light on long-term effects of logging after wildfire
Are severe reburns likely with or without logging? A new study on the effects of timber harvest following wildfire shows that the potential for a recently burned forest to reburn can be high with or without logging.
More... - Judge rejects Bush admin bid to rewrite fish protections in NW Forest Plan
A federal judge has rejected a Bush administration rule that would have made it easier to cut trees under the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan by allowing short-term negative impacts on salmon streams.
More... - Study: Reforestation Rich After Fires
Scientists looking at the aftermath of wildfires in the forests of southwestern Oregon and Northern California found that after five to ten years even the most severely burned areas had sprouted plentiful seedlings without any help from man.
More... - Judge: Administration suppressed scientists' views on forest plan
The Bush administration illegally suppressed and misrepresented the views of dissenting scientists when it eased logging restrictions under the Northwest Forest Plan, a federal judge has ruled.
More... - Federal judge tosses out new rules governing national forests
A federal judge tossed out Bush administration rules Friday that gave national forest managers more discretion to approve logging and other commercial projects without lengthy environmental reviews.
More... - Judge Suspends Administration Rules For Managing Forests
A federal district judge ruled yesterday that the Bush administration illegally rewrote the rules for managing 192 million acres of federally owned forests and grasslands in 2005 and must consider the environmental impact of its plan before offering anoth
More... - Judge stops Mount Hood forest timber sale
By Jeff Barnard The Associated Press Published: Thursday, March 8, 2007
More... - Ruling May Bring An End To Old-Growth Logging On Mt. Hood
A federal judge signed an order this week that environmentalists say effectively ends "old growth logging" on Mount Hood. By Rob Manning, OPB NEWS
More... - Judge blocks timber sale in Mount Hood forest
The ruling could mean the end of old-growth logging in the forest Thursday, March 08, 2007 MICHAEL MILSTEIN, THE OREGONIAN
More... - Blumenauer expects timber payments will be less
AP Newsmaker 2/21/2007, 4:38 p.m. PT By BRAD CAIN The Associated Press
More... - Lawmakers reintroduce Mt. Hood wilderness bill
Forest - Sens. Ron Wyden and Gordon Smith hope a new Congress will get different results Friday, February 16, 2007 PETER SLEETH THE OREGONIAN
More... - Senators try new master plan for Mount Hood
By RAELYNN RICARTE News staff writer HR NEWS February 17, 2007
More... - Pombo Finds a New Home
San Francisco Chronicle Politics Blog
More... - Dying on the fire lines
The Associated Press By JEFF BARNARD Associated Press writer Wednesday, February 21, 2007
More... - Bush again proposes selling national forest land
And for the second year, Western lawmakers and environmentalists blasted the plan By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press Writer February 6, 2007
More... - Experts see hope for timber industry
Oregon still is the nation's largest lumber producer The Associated Press February 4, 2007
More... - Westerners take pre-emptive strike at land-sales-for-schools concept
E&E Daily January 31, 2007 Dan Berman, E&E Daily senior reporter
More... - Senate Panel Examines Firefighting Costs
By CQ Staff NATIONAL JOURNAL. CQ GREEN SHEETS Jan. 28, 2007
More... - Bitterroot recreation sites up for review
By PERRY BACKUS of the Missoulian
More... - Bark Op-Ed in the Oregonian
NEW FOREST MANAGEMENT RULES A threat to our forests THE OREGONIAN Thursday, December 28, 2006 ALEX P. BROWN AND RALPH BLOEMERS
More... - Green Vs. 'Green'
Mount Hood Forest watchdogs worry that a federal study could lead to more logging. Willamette Week, IAN DEMSKY, December 13th, 2006. www.wweek.com/editorial/3305/8327/
More... - Forest Service: no more environmental analysis of forest plans
By JEFF BARNARD AP Environmental Writer December 12, 2006 Associated Press Newswires
More... - Old-Growth Forests 'Are Key Carbon Sinks'
SciDev.Net (London) December 1, 2006 HAWK JIA Beijing
More... - Salvage Logging Bill Dead For Year
Two GOP senators pledge to revive logging bill in '07 Forests - Time runs out on a proposal backed by Gordon Smith of Oregon and Idaho's Mike Crapo THE OREGONIAN Wednesday, December 06, 2006 MATTHEW DALY
More... - Departing Congress may ditch Hood bill
Land trade provision in current Mt. Hood protection bill may cause delay of vote until next session of congress.
More... - Studies Find Danger to Forests in Thinning Without Burning
Thinning forests without also burning accumulated brush and deadwood may increase forest fire damage rather than reduce it, researchers at the Forest Service reported in two recent studies.
More... - Pombo's ambitious agenda didn't yield much in the end
Controversial career of powerful California congressman Richard Pombo, sponsor of so-called "Healthy Forests Initiative," comes to a close.
More... - Bark's 2006 Post Election Review
Your guide to key election results that impact the future of our forests
More... - October Bark-Alert
TOPICS: Eightmile Timber Sale logged, fire ecology Bark-About in November, and your help needed to stop congress from gutting forest protections
More... - Bark saves 335 acres of forest from No Whisky Timber Sale!
Negotiations also led to a plan to decrease off-road vehicle abuse in the Clackamas River watershed
More... - Panel Suggests Breaking OSU's Ties to Timber Industry
Report faults OSU forestry dean, urges reforms Research - A panel cites poor judgment and urges a need for distance from timber interests
More... - New Wilderness for Mt. Hood: Bark analyzes new bill
Will new legislation introduced by Congressmen Earl Blumenauer and Greg Walden solve problems or create more?
More... - Oregonian Opinion: The OSU Forestry Controversy
At last week's oversight hearing on forest science in Medford, Daniel Donato, a graduate student at Oregon State University's School of Forestry, was taught a harsh lesson in political science...
More... - Research rattles forestry school
Timber - A graduate student's paper goes against the Oregon State college's beliefs on salvage logging and threatens funding
More... - Judge finds Bush anti-wildlife rule illegal
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press Writer
More... - Bark Defends Mt. Hood in Hood River News
New year could end decades of land disputes By RAELYNN RICARTE News staff writer Hood River News January 4, 2006
More... - Region's lumber production expected to top out this year
The region's lumber mills are on pace to set a 15-year production record this year, but a slowing national housing market will tamp down output next year, says a report Thursday by the Western Wood Products Association.
More... - Winter Solstice Volunteer of the Season - Paula Hood
Volunteers are essential to the work we do at Bark. It is largely because of their efforts that Bark is so successful. Volunteer of the Season acknowledgement is one way we say Thanks!
More... - Xerces Society Study on Logging to Control "Pests"
Learn more about forest insect "pests"! The Xerces Society has just released a report discussing the importance of native bugs to the forest ecosystem.
More... - The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): A Precious Process
NEPA is a procedural Act, that requires a particular process, not outcome. NEPA requires federal agencies to assess the impact that their actions will have on the environment and is a bedrock environemtal law used to hold the government accountable.
More... - Report Back: Bark Hike To The Hipo Timber Sale
The October Bark Field trip was to the Hipo timber sale, one of four sales sold as part of the Hilynx Timber Sale
More... - As They Decay, Logs Tell A Story
"A Douglas fir, when it dies, hosts thousands of species," Harmon said.
More... - Northern Spotted Owl Factsheet
Findings of a September 2004 report delivered to US Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the Northern Spotted Owl
More... - Notes from the Guard Timber Sale
Twenty minutes from Estacada and moments from the popular Helens Lake Shore camp site the Guard timber sale on Mt. Hood National Forest is in its final stages of being logged.
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Trail network emerges at Punchbowl Falls Park - Hood River News
Community: Fire Weather Watch until 08:00PM Monday - Tillamook Headlight-Herald
Environmental group plans public campout - Portland Tribune
Fire Season - Snowboarding.com
Fire closures extended at Eagle Creek Trail - Hood River News
Family travel five: Locations to consider before summer is gone - Worcester Telegram
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