Bark's posting "Stop the North Slope Assault"

Reply-To: alex@bark-out.org We were shocked to see the Forest Service timber program plan three timber sales back to back on Mt. Hood's north slope... Dear Janine, In our Communiqué #2, we talked about working with Forest Service staff to rewild two miles of old logging roads in the Sandy River watershed. Sadly, the timber branch of the Forest Service now wants to build 15 miles of roads on the North Slope of Mt. Hood to facilitate logging 1,700 acres in the Lava Timber Sale.  Please use Bark's action page to get your comments in before midnight tonight. Our goal is 300 comments between now and midnight! (We'll post updates on Bark's Facebook page) THANK YOU so much for your recent donation to Bark! When you donate to Bark, you keep eyes and ears in Mt. Hood National Forest to protect the places that you love. See the results yourself by reading the 23-page comments on the Lava Timber Sale that we submitted this afternoon. The Forest Service should decommission roads to protect water and wildlife, but instead it plans to build 15 miles of roads and log 1,700 acres of forest. Your action today adds strength to Bark's strategies to protect Mt. Hood 365 days a year: •    Bark trains dozens of volunteers to groundtruth proposed timber sales like Lava, and challenge the projects based on current science and law; •    Bark staff assess the data using the best available science and environmental laws, and takes legal actions if necessary; •    Bark lobbies elected officials to support restoring our forests by decommissioning roads, not building roads and dumping sediment to our water; •    Bark keeps the Mt. Hood Projects Database, providing the public and elected officials with critical info on the Lava Timber Sale and other Mt. Hood threats; •    Bark invests your money in a new future for Mt. Hood National Forest by improving the Forest Plan -- our best opportunity for establishing quiet recreation, clean water, and wildlife habitat as the management priorities. Thanks in advance for your action and for your recent financial support. And please don't hesitate to reply to this email with questions about Bark's campaigns or anything Mt. Hood. Sincerely, Alex P. Brown, Executive Director PS- Did you notice in the banner photo that the Lava Timber Sale is planned right next to two other proposed logging projects? In all, at least 4,000 acres would be logged! Help Bark stop the North Slope Assault with a donation today!