About Bark and Code
We are a limited liability company in New York​​
Our Mission
Our team helps conserve biodiversity using our canine's keen sense of smell and the ever-increasing abilities of data science. By increasing detection probability, we decrease the number of surveys needed for meaningful results. We aid non-profits, researchers, land managers, government offices, environmental consultants, farmers, and concerned citizens.
Our Goals
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Use positive reward to train dogs to conserve wildlife through detecting new populations across the landscape and documenting the status of known populations.
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Increase the data available to biologists by retrieving equipment from the field at the end of its battery life.
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Grow and refine the industry of conservation detection dogs for the benefit of our colleagues and future conservation.
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Work with biologists to organize and model data for publication or internal reports.
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Educate a new generation of conservation dog handlers as collaborators.
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Provide free educational materials and demonstrations for organizations with tight budgets.
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Always keep the welfare of our dogs, our target species, and ourselves as a priority.
Our Locations
When we're not working, the dogs live with Kris on a small hobby farm in Upstate, New York. They enjoy training among chickens, quails, herbs, hay fields, and the vegetable garden. K9 April is very fond of picking tomatoes off the vine, using her nose to find the ripest fruit (dogs cannot see the color red). K9 Newt likes to wallow in the ditch made when the property was part of a cattle farm.
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We are based out of both Potsdam, New York, and Sterling, Massachusetts. We deploy out of the location closer to you.
Our past and current projects are in Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Florida.
Our Future
We are just getting started.
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As we grow we hope to serve a wider geographic range, more target species, and partner with more land managers.
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Education is important to us, so we will build materials and mentorship opportunities for the public, future dog handlers, and organizations wishing to used conservation detection dogs.
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Within the next five years we plan to relocate to a more centralized location in the Northeastern United States.
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We will seek nonprofit status once we are settled in our future location.