by Elizabeth Allen | Mar 5, 2018 | Features, The Way We Work
Sixty miles east of Portland, snow-covered Mt. Hood rises up from a million-acre forest. Over four million people visit this large forest every year, many coming for recreation to enjoy its beauty. Indeed, local nonprofit Bark brings Oregonians on Bark-About hikes in...
by Rena Kittredge | Oct 27, 2017 | Climate Victories, Community Victories
Crag Stops Nestlé From Bottling Water in the Columbia Gorge 2017 In October 2017, after a long-fought battle, Crag and local conservation groups defeated Nestlé’s plan to bottle water from a pristine section of the Columbia River National Scenic Area and to build a...
by Lindsey Zimmer | Jun 22, 2016 | Features, News, Water Conservation News
Measure 14-55 was put to a vote on May 17 in order to protect the water in Hood River County from large scale bottling corporations. The ballot initiative passed with 68% of residents voting “yes.” The battle against Nestlé’s proposal to bottle the water in Oxbow...
by Suzanne Savell | Jan 8, 2016 | Features, News, Water Conservation News
Measure to block Nestlé bottling plant headed to May 2016 ballot Local Water Alliance, a group of activists in Hood River County has gathered enough signatures to qualify a ballot initiative aimed at stopping the Nestlé corporation from bottling and selling water from...
by Crag Law Center | Apr 24, 2014 | Features, The Way We Work
For this installment of The Way We Work we reached out to Alex Brown, Executive Director of Bark and a good friend of Crag’s. Bark works with the community to protect the Mt. Hood National Forest, providing training and resources for activists looking to fight for...
