PROTECT MT. HOOD

Stay in the loop about volunteer opportunities, forest news, free trainings, & more!

Sign up for our email list!

Bark’s mission is to transform Mt. Hood National Forest into a place where natural processes prevail, where wildlife thrives and where local communities have a social, cultural, and economic investment in its restoration and preservation.

Bark is the resource for community action to protect Mt. Hood National Forest

We use volunteer power and legal tools to monitor, document, and influence logging and restoration activities in Mt. Hood National Forest. Since 1999, Bark has saved tens of thousands of acres from destructive logging projects that would have harmed Mt. Hood's forests and watersheds.

Timber projects we're tracking

Our Forest Watch program teaches volunteers how to survey timber sales to help us protect mature and old-growth forests.

Give a dam!

Bark's beaver program focuses on increasing beaver habitat in Mt. Hood National Forest to protect this keystone species and build climate resilience. Help us help these climate allies return to Mt. Hood.

Color photo of a group of Bark Volunteers posed for the camera sitting on a pile of logged, branchless trees. The looks on each of their faces are stern, as the entire scope of the camera is filled by these giant piles.

Volunteer with us!

Bark's forest activism depends on volunteers like you. Learn how you can make an impact on Mt. Hood National Forest by volunteering with Bark.

The Latest

Action Alerts

Final comment period for Anvil project now open

Action alert! The Draft EA (being called a Preliminary Assessment) for the Anvil Creek vegetation management project has been published and a 30-day comment period…

People laughing as they're gathered around campfire
Program Updates

Bark’s May News: Spring survey findings, summer campouts, & the latest on Mt. Hood projects

Thank you to all our new Forest Sustainers who signed up during Earth Month to keep Bark’s work going strong year-round! And a special shout out…

News Program Updates

Bark’s Earth Month Updates

Happy Earth Month! In honor of Earth Day on April 22nd, we’ve lined up a whole month’s worth of ways to celebrate, defend, and give back to the lands…

Bark affirms that these are the rightful lands of the Multnomah, Kathlamet, and Clackamas bands of the Chinuk, Tualitin, Kalapuya, Molalla, Tenino, Wasco, Wishram, Paiute, and the many other Native people who live here and who have always lived here. These Tribal Nations belong to and care for this land and we honor these Nations’ continued existence and resilience, as their sacrifices are still ongoing. We acknowledge their long-lasting and tireless work to nurture, advocate, and protect these lands in the Pacific Northwest.