Think About How a Tree Stays Put.
Whatever the wind, whatever the weather throws at it, a tree remains where it rooted. It may fall, but it can’t walk away. All day, all night, in exactly one […]
Whatever the wind, whatever the weather throws at it, a tree remains where it rooted. It may fall, but it can’t walk away. All day, all night, in exactly one […]
Mark your calendar for March 11, 2025: It’s time for the Kitsap Great Give! A joint effort of Kitsap Community Foundation, United Way of Kitsap, local nonprofits, and local donors, the Kitsap Great Give is a 24-hour, online giving […]
The Kitsap Great Give is coming up next month, and we thought we’d just update you on how the current Our Forest Fund tree campaign is progressing. At this moment, […]
[Opinion by Alia Pirzada] There’s a lot of crazy going on. The Gulf of Mexico being renamed at the whim of somebody who is old enough to know better. A […]
Here is a fun experiment to try: growing trees from cones! If you can get a seed from a cone to germinate, you’ve won the lottery, because a tree has […]
We have 1000 saplings that want to become an old growth forest. You can help! Come join Our Forest Fund, Kitsap County Parks and other volunteers on Saturday Nov 30, […]
Finding a quiet place in the woods to read a book is one of life’s great pleasures, isn’t it? Or listening to an audiobook on a hike through a forest? […]
The clusters of white flowers of the Pacific dogwood (also known as Western Flowering dogwood) are what probably catches most peoples’ eyes. Tucked in the partly shaded understory of a […]
Our Forest Fund and Kitsap County Parks invite you to a guided walk on Saturday June 29th at 10am in the Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park. Come learn about forest […]
Big-leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) is a vigorous native tree which can be easily identified by its huge leaves and mossy structure. Leaves 12 inches across are common, but the official […]
Western white pines (Pinus monticola) are a favorite restoration tree in Kitsap Parks. The Western white pine is a versatile softwood tree that grows well in the dappled sunlight spreading […]
Mark your calendar for April 16, 2024: It’s time for the Kitsap Great Give! A joint effort of Kitsap Community Foundation, United Way of Kitsap, local nonprofits, and local donors, the Kitsap Great Give is a 24-hour, online giving […]
Red alders (Alnus rubra) are truly a forest lifeline. Like first responders arriving early on scene after a disaster, red alders emerge in areas where forest was taken out by […]
Our last tree-planting of the season is coming up this St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2024. After that, it will probably be too dry for the transplants to thrive. This […]
There are still more baby trees that need to get in the ground before it is too dry! Come join Our Forest Fund, Kitsap County Parks and other volunteers on […]