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Bark

Volunteer-driven watchdog organization for Mt. Hood National Forest. A resource for community action. Watchdogs for Mt. Hood National Forest!

08/27/2026

GIVEAWAY ⛺ Through September 18th, anyone who becomes a Forest Sustainer at $5/month or more will be entered to win a brand new REI Campwell 6 tent + a Bark merch bundle!

From restoring beaver habitat to protecting old growth stands from timber sales, Bark's work to protect Mt. Hood couldn't be done without our dedicated community of Forest Sustainers, who provide dependable funding through modest monthly gifts that add up to big support. A few dollars a month might not seem like much on its own, but when a whole community chips in consistently, those gifts add up to provide Bark with the reliable funding we need to keep showing up for Mt. Hood, year after year.

Become a Forest Sustainer here and be entered to win this camp bundle! https://secure.everyaction.com/wJcF53AjP0u0lTsYbLtAIQ2?sourceid=1111754&ms=Fundraising081826&amtOpts=&recurringAmtOpts=&am=&recurringAm=&is_optimized_ask=true&emci=d1fbec20-949a-f111-9b33-000d3a11fa30&emdi=70bf4162-469b-f111-9b33-000d3a11fa30&ceid=4733398

08/25/2026

Attention, early birds: BEAVER CLUB IS BACK 🦫

Join us on Sunday, August 30th at 6:15am for a pre-sunrise chance to see beavers hard at work before they rest for the day. We’ll meet at Errol Heights with chairs, hot beverages and binoculars to watch our favorite restoration technicians do what they do best. Seeing beavers isn't guaranteed, but this beaver photo was taken by a Beaver Club attendee last year (thanks, René), so we do have a chance!

Beavers are not a fan of commotion so this will be a small, quiet event. Restoration Program Manager Meg will be happy to answer a few pressing questions, but talking will be limited. Animals and small children will not be allowed for this reason.

Space is limited – sign up here: https://bark-out.org/event/beaver-club-6/

08/20/2026

🚨ACTION ALERT🚨 The Roadless Rule Rescission comment period is now open, and your voice is needed to protect 44.5 million acres of National Forest System lands across 39 states, including 2 million acres of Oregon forests. Submit your comment by September 21st at 11:59pm!

Check out Bark's Roadless Rule Rescission comment guidelines here: https://bark-out.org/news/action-alert-comment-on-the-roadless-rule-rescission-by-9-21/
Submit your comments here: https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FS-2025-0001/document?withinCommentPeriod=true
Learn more about the Roadless Rule here: https://bark-out.org/roadless-rule-rescission/

Want to workshop your comments with other members of the Bark community? Save the date for our Roadless Rule Rescission comment writing workshop on 9/14!

08/18/2026

BREAKING: The Roadless Rule Rescission DEIS has just dropped. The 30-day comment period opens this Thursday, 8/20!

Bark will host a comment writing workshop on September 14th – save the date!

In the meantime, here's a refresh on the Roadless Rule Rescission:
On June 23, 2025, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the administration’s intention to rescind the Roadless Rule, a policy adopted in 2001 that restricted road construction, reconstruction, and timber harvesting on approximately 44.5 million acres of National Forest System lands across 39 states. Rescinding the Roadless Rule would open up these lands to road construction, logging, and industrial development, threatening the ecological integrity of some of the most pristine and ecologically important public lands in the nation.

Here in Oregon, nearly 2 million acres of our national forests would lose protection, including 118,000 acres (11%) of the most ecologically intact lands remaining in Mt. Hood National Forest. If the administration succeeds in rolling back this protection, these landscapes—and the clean water, wildlife habitat, and recreation opportunities they provide—will be put at risk.

Roadless areas provide many social and ecological benefits, including:

💧Clean Water for Communities: Roadless areas safeguard watersheds, one of the primary reasons Congress established our national forests in the first place.

🦉Wildlife Habitat and Biodiversity: Many rare and endangered plants and animals depend on the unfragmented nature of roadless areas.

⛷Outdoor Recreation and Local Economies: Public lands tourism is a major economic driver for rural communities, bringing in jobs and revenue.

🌲Natural Resilience: Roadless areas serve as buffers against invasive plant species and provide reference sites for scientific research. They also store carbon, helping to fight climate change.

Learn more about the Roadless Rule here:https://bark-out.org/roadless-rule-rescission/

08/14/2026

Bark has been monitoring the Grasshopper Fire, which was first reported on July 23rd and likely started by a “lighting bust,” like many of the other large fires that have been impacting the PNW.

It started at about 4,800 ft in the mixed conifer forests that drape a portion of the east side of MHNF, and at first, progressed north into Badger Creek Wilderness and east, down slope into pine/oak savannah, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people in the Sportsmans Park, Pine Hollow, and Wamic communities.

Then around the middle of last week, east winds from the dry hot interior of the continent pushed the fire westward over the Cascade crest, into high-elevation forest, and down towards the Highway 35 corridor. For a moment it seemed that the SE flank of Mt. Hood could be threatened, but fortunately a combination of higher fuel moistures and dying winds kept that from happening.

Then the winds shifted back westward, driving the fire back to the east, across the upper Dog River watershed, Fifteenmile Creek, and down into the pine oak foothills where it is once again threatening homes and communities to the north and south of Friend Road. Many beloved places have been affected: the fire has burned much of Badger Creek Wilderness, including Badger Lake and the historic Flag Point Lookout.

While fire itself isn't unusual on this landscape, the conditions in which it's burning are very different than those of historical fires. Climate change, development, fire exclusion, clearcut logging, and the forced removal of Indigenous peoples and their burning practices have all altered the forest structure and thus fire behavior.

These are still early days for this fire, and Bark will continue to monitor the situation on the ground and stay involved in future conversations about the recovery and stewardship of the impacted areas.

For the latest updates on the Grasshopper Fire, check out the Grasshopper Fire page. We’re also monitoring this and other fires that have sparked in MHNF in recent days on the nonprofit app, Watch Duty.

08/13/2026

June campout recap! 📸🏕

Thanks to everyone who came out to our June campout! We've been pleased to see a steady uptick in campout attendance year over year, and had a great group at our June campout, which focused on surveying the proposed South Wasco Ecosystem Resiliency (SWER) project.

For the uninitiated, campouts allow us to groundtruth and survey wetlands and beaver habitat across much larger areas than we can cover in a single field day. Plus, there's the added bonus of getting to hang out with fellow Barkers at the end of the day!

The field-based data we collect on these campouts directly informs our advocacy in Forest Collaboratives and other Forest Service (FS) decision-making spaces processes, ensuring that project decisions reflect on-the-ground ecological conditions, comply with the agency’s own land management plan, and protect the health and integrity of Mt. Hood’s forests and watersheds.

Shout out to volunteers Jaemie and Max who mapped previously undocumented wetlands elsewhere in the project area, helping build a more complete picture of the landscape's ecological value!

And shout out to for their support of this campout and to all the volunteers who help make this work possible!

08/11/2026

Summer is waning... come to Mt. Hood with us! 🌲🦫

Our next Beaver Habitat Survey field day is on Sunday, 8/23 from 9am-6pm. We hope you'll join us for a day of hiking off trail, spotting cool mushrooms, admiring newts, and scouting out sites for potential restoration and beaver reintroduction. No experience necessary!

Sign up here: https://bark-out.org/event/beaver-habitat-survey-field-day-11/

08/05/2026

Boosting this action happening Thursday, 8/13, 4-5pm at Sen. Ron Wyden's office! and Zany Bits are calling for folks to join them in standing together and telling Senator Wyden to oppose H.R. 655, which would transfer 150 acres of federally held lands in Mt. Hood National Forest to the city of The Dalles, Oregon so that they can expand their water reservoir as Google’s water demands grow.

Thursday, 8/13, 4-5pm
Senator Ron Wyden's Office
911 NE 11th Avenue in Portland
Wear an animal costume if you want!

07/31/2026

As many of you know, the Bench Fire and Beachcomb Fires have had a devastating impact on The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs, with many families forced to evacuate and some who have lost their homes.

To support recovery efforts, Bark has donated $300 to The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon (CTWS) Wildfire Recovery Fund, and we're inviting our community to help us amplify this gift. If you're able, please consider matching our donation, or making a donation of any amount, to help families meet immediate needs and begin rebuilding.

Make a donation here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/the-confederated-tribes-of-the-warm-springs-reservation-of-oregon-ctws-wildfire-recovery-fund?sourceid=1088116&ms=7302026&emci=27a8497a-688c-f111-b337-000d3a1558ce&emdi=e7e07998-6c8c-f111-b337-000d3a1558ce&ceid=7661942

We're also collecting much-needed supplies to donate to affected families through Friday, August 7. We're currently accepting:

🍝Unopened, non-perishable food
💧Bottled water

Donations can be dropped off Monday-Friday, 10:30 am–3:30 pm at the Bark office at 351 NE 18th Ave., Portland, OR 97232

All collected items will be donated to CTWS’s Wildfire Recovery Fund in coordination with their appointed staff.

The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs have stewarded these lands since time immemorial. Now it’s our turn to show up for them.

07/29/2026

Haven't hiked enough yet this summer? Join us on our next Beaver Habitat Survey Field Day!

Join us on Wednesday, 8/12 from 9am-6pm in Mt. Hood National Forest to look for beaver sign and scout out areas that could be prime for restoration and beaver reintroduction. No experience necessary – we'll bring the supplies, rubber boots, and waders. All you have to bring is yourself, your lunch, and sense of adventure!

Sign up here: https://bark-out.org/event/beaver-habitat-survey-field-day-10/

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351 NE 18th Avenue
Portland, OR
97232

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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+15033310374

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http://www.bark-out.org/

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