Ongoing Opportunities with Bark

Bark is a volunteer-driven, place-based nonprofit dedicated to protecting and restoring Mt. Hood National Forest. We envision a Mt. Hood National Forest that serves as a national model for science-based, environmentally just, and community-driven collaborative forest management—one that connects people to place, prioritizes climate-forward stewardship, and safeguards ecosystems from extractive industries. This matters because communities have a stake in the future of our forests and must work together to protect people and ecosystems. 

Through groundtruthing and public advocacy, restoration projects, trainings, guided outings, and other opportunities for experiential learning, Bark connects people with the forest and provides them with the knowledge, relationships, and practical skills to participate in decisions about its future. 

Bark’s free, public programs combine several complementary strategies to advance our mission. Find all volunteer opportunities here:

Events Archive - Bark

Category:A environment nonprofit specializing in environmental quality, protection, and beautification n.e.c.. Mission Statement: 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. Here are some of the key programs we worked on last year: - Program 1: Public education and advocacy - providing free, educational resource materials, guided learning experiences, and facilitated civic engagement activities to inform and support public participation in public lands law and policy by increasing public understanding of forest ecology, restoration science, and environmental justice through in-person and virtual spaces (guided hikes, wetland restoration, and ecological survey activities, virtual and in-person gatherings, web-based learning materials and recorded and in-person training and workshops). - Program 2: Restoration - trained and guided 115 volunteers in seasonal beaver habitat surveys restoration plantings, and wetland hydrological capacity monitoring in mt. hood national forest. - Program 3: Forest watch - trained and guided 54 volunteers in conducting on-site ecological surveys and monitoring proposed timber logging and road-building projects on the public lands of mt. hood national forest, incorporates community-driven science data into public comments submitted organizationally and by thousands of members of the public, through the national environmental policy act and national forest management act. If you are interested in learning more about our opportunities, please visit our website at: bark-out.org