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A New Era for the Northwest Forest Plan(?)

Jade Hagan August 7, 2024

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Bark’s Advocacy Leads to Changes to 27 Road Fuel Break CE!

Jordan Latter February 22, 2024

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Seeking New Board Members!

Jade Hagan February 7, 2024

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Amending the Northwest Forest Plan

Jade Hagan January 29, 2024

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Supporting Indigenous Voices

Haley Spadafora October 17, 2023

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Forests Over Profits

Jordan Latter October 10, 2023

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Who Will Own the Forest?

Jordan Latter October 10, 2023

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Bark Alert: Powerful Past Projects

Haley Spadafora June 29, 2023

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Bark Alert: Wetland Protections Under Attack

Haley Spadafora June 12, 2023

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Bark Alert: Continued Trend of Using “Categorical Exclusions” to Manage Mt. Hood

Jordan Latter May 25, 2023

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Bark Alert: Species Spotlight

Haley Spadafora May 11, 2023

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First National Inventory of Mature and Old-Growth Forests

Jordan Latter April 26, 2023

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Celebrate Earth Month with Upcoming Events at Bark!

Haley Spadafora April 7, 2023

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New Faces and Communal Spaces for Getting Involved This Spring

Communications March 23, 2023

This image shows a photo from a Bark Ecology club: Mushroom! It shows a table covered in moss and various mushrooms with a group of volunteers and staff gathered around and examining the specimens.

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Bark Alert: Spring is Almost Here (and So Are Volunteer Events)!

Communications March 2, 2023

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A Fresh Start to the Year and Programming at Bark

Kiko Garcia January 25, 2023

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Bark is bold because of you!

Courtney Rae December 29, 2022

From left to right: Nicki saying hello to two baby toads, the forest we all love, and Nicki's furry friend Gracie enjoying a hike in the forest.

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Grateful for Mt. Hood National Forest!

Bark Author December 21, 2022

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Protecting and Restoring Critical Ecosystems Together

Misha VanEaton December 15, 2022

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Support Bark’s Climate Adaptation Work on Hood!

Cara Christofferson December 7, 2022

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Answering the Call to Adventure and Active Support

Bark Author December 3, 2022

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Reframing Gratitude, Give the Land Back

Al Rose November 23, 2022

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Fighting for Change in Forest Advocacy, One Word at a Time

Daniela del Mar November 16, 2022

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Bark is in the 2022 Give!Guide!

Summer Noller November 4, 2022

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The Best of This Volunteer Season

Grace Willett October 27, 2022

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Bark is hiring in Communications for the winter season!

Daniela del Mar October 12, 2022

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Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day by Taking Action

Al Rose October 6, 2022

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Barking to Protect Boulder Lake Wetlands

Cara Christofferson September 29, 2022

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The Recognition Wetlands Deserve!

Bark Author September 14, 2022

Faded-looking vintage poster showing Smokey the Bear, in a Forest Service hat and jeans bandaging a cub next to a burned snag in front of a forest that has been decimated by wildfire. The text above Smokey's head reads why? And below: remember only you can prevent forest fires.

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Indigenous-led Fire Burning Practices

Al Rose September 1, 2022

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Action Alert: Protect Mature and Old-Growth Forests!

Cara Christofferson August 18, 2022

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A Review of State and Federal Policies Affecting Indigenous Communities

Bark Author August 3, 2022

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Forest Service Proposes Familiar “New” Fire Strategy

Cara Christofferson July 21, 2022

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Proof that Barking Works⁠—No Pipelines in Mt. Hood!

Bark Author July 11, 2022

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You are a part of Forest Advocacy on Mt. Hood.

Grace Willett June 24, 2022

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Action Alert: Protect Water Security in Oregon!

Cara Christofferson June 10, 2022

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Bark is Gaining Ground

Bark Author June 2, 2022

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Action Alert: Protect Post-Fire Clackamas with Your Public Comment

Cara Christofferson May 18, 2022

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An Interview on Bark’s Environmental Justice Efforts

Summer Noller May 12, 2022

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Blumenauer Introduces Mt. Hood and Columbia River Gorge Recreation Enhancement and Conservation Act

Daniela del Mar May 9, 2022

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Gaining Ground: Bark’s Spring Fundraising Campaign

Misha VanEaton May 5, 2022

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Celebrate Earth Month with us!

Daniela del Mar April 14, 2022

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Bark Alert: Say Hello to Summer this Spring!

Summer Noller April 7, 2022

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Bark’s Activist Training Series Starts this Spring!

Misha VanEaton March 24, 2022

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A Note from our Board on Bark’s Leadership Transition

Bark Author March 17, 2022

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Action Alert: Defenders of Mt. Hood Oppose Logging Old Growth

Cara Christofferson March 10, 2022

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New Staff Alert: Welcome Al and Katie!

Daniela del Mar February 10, 2022

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Action Alert: Clackamas River at a Crossroads

Michael Krochta January 27, 2022

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Action Alert: Urge Blumenauer towards Science + Justice in Mt. Hood’s Management

Cara Christofferson January 20, 2022

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People Love Forests, Together Forever

Courtney Rae December 30, 2021

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The Program Team reflects on their time at Bark…

Bark Author December 24, 2021

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We’re asking you to donate generously to Bark today.

Bark Author December 16, 2021

Volunteers form a line in a wetland with the goal of transplanting willow stakes around Sam Creek and the surrounding area to restore the environment for beaver’s return. Several have tools at their belt and have their hands full with bundles of ethically-harvested willow branches, 2021

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Beyond Land Acknowledgements…

Bark Author December 8, 2021

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Groundtruthers are the First Line of Defense

Michael Krochta November 30, 2021

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Hi, I’m Cara, Bark’s new Forest Policy and Advocacy Coordinator.

Daniela del Mar November 24, 2021

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Our conversations together create change.

Bark Author November 18, 2021

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Community-generated Science in Mt. Hood’s Wetlands

Bark Author November 11, 2021

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What do you think of Bark’s new website?

Daniela del Mar November 4, 2021

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Drinking Water & Forest Management

Courtney Rae October 26, 2021

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While I’m Leaving the Outreach Team, I’ll Continue Barking About This Work

Justice Hager October 7, 2021

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Industrial logging returns to Upper Sandy River + Trillium Lake

Courtney Rae September 30, 2021

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Victory! Forest Service Takes Bark’s Advice.

Daniela del Mar September 16, 2021

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Action Alert: Water Security is Worth a Dam!

Michael Krochta September 14, 2021

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Beaver, nature’s original flood managers, also boosts fire resilience.

Courtney Rae September 14, 2021

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A Love Letter to Barkers

Bark Author July 8, 2021

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Op Ed: “Beaver are nature’s firefighters. So why is California killing them” -San Francisco Chronicle

Bark Author June 30, 2021

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Action Alert: A View from the Ground

Michael Krochta June 24, 2021

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Fieldwork is Fire Resilience

Daniela del Mar June 10, 2021

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Committing to Environmental Justice

Courtney Rae May 27, 2021

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Community Care is Part of Post-Fire Recovery

Bark Author May 21, 2021

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Bark is hiring a Development Coordinator!

Bark Author May 14, 2021

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What Will Emerge from this Moment?

Justice Hager May 6, 2021

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Action Alert: Keep it in the Forest!

Bark Author April 29, 2021

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Bark’s New Board Members Aren’t Fooling Around!

Bark Author April 1, 2021

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Action Alert: Raise your voice to protect the Clackamas River!

Daniela del Mar March 17, 2021

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Action Alert: Protect and restore beavers’ rightful home in the Beaver State!

Michael Krochta March 3, 2021

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An Annual Gathering of Environmentalists Worldwide

Bark Author February 24, 2021

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Tell Oregon’s Federal Delegation to Halt Post-Fire Logging on Federal Lands!

Bark Author February 3, 2021

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What will a Biden Administration mean for forests?

Bark Author January 28, 2021

Photograph of the Clackamas River in winter. Some woody debris has piled up in the middle, creating wildlife habitat and slowing the river's current.

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Journey Down The Clackamas, with the Clackamas River Basin Council!

Bark Author January 21, 2021

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Free forest activist training, book club, Free Mt. Hood committee and more!

Courtney Rae January 14, 2021