A Forest Reading Room
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? […]
Category: Forest
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June’s Tree of the Month: Pacific Dogwood
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 […]
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Join Us for a Walk in the Woods!
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 […]
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May’s Tree of the Month: Big-Leaf Maple
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 […]
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April’s Tree of the Month: Western White Pine
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 […]
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It’s Time for the Kitsap Great Give 2024!
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 […]
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March’s Tree of the Month: Red Alder
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 […]
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This St. Patrick’s Day: Plant Green!
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 […]
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Show the Planet Some Love This Valentine’s Day!
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 […]
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Feb’s Tree of the Month: Pacific Yew
A Pacific Northwest native, Pacific Yew (Taxus brevifolia) found fame in the 1960’s for its life-giving properties by the National Cancer Institute as researchers determined that an extract from the […]
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It’s Raining Trees!
We underestimated you. It’s true. We thought, look at that weather report: Rain, rain, rain, El Niño, Pineapple Express…. Most of the good-intentioned volunteer tree-planters will take one look out […]
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Let’s Plant Some More Trees!
Kitsap County Parks has 5,000 tree saplings to get into the ground by March 15. Let’s get out there and make it happen! Come join Our Forest Fund, Kitsap County […]
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January’s Tree of the Month: Western Redcedar
Western redcedars (Thuja plicata) are magnificent specimens well-deserving of their other name, arbor vitae “Tree of Life”. Western redcedars not only live a long time, they’ve sustained native peoples for […]
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Save One Tree Each Month
Most of us are at peak “stuff” already. We don’t need more consumer things. But we do want to do something to alleviate climate change and leave the earth a […]
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December’s “Tree of the Month”: Western Hemlock
Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) is Washington State’s official State Tree, so designated by the legislature in 1947. Meriwether Lewis, of Lewis and Clark fame, wrote of this tree in 1806: […]
