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 […]
Category: Forest
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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: […]
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A Lot of Thanksgiving Pie Offset by 750 Trees Planted!
More than 45 volunteers, aged 10 to over 70, came out on the Saturday after Thanksgiving and planted 750 trees in the Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park. There were Advanced […]
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Tree Planting Event: Work Off That Extra Piece of Pie!
We’re on track to have a great tree-planting event coming up next weekend! Here are the details: Who: YOU, first and foremost! Along with Kitsap County Parks forest stewards and […]
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Save the Date / Save the Planet!
Come join Our Forest Fund, Kitsap County Parks and other volunteers on Saturday Nov 25, 2023 9am-12noon, for a special work party to interplant trees in newly thinned areas of […]
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Closing the Gap at Grover’s Creek
Sometimes the answer is right in front of you. That’s how it was for Our Forest Fund as we started looking into our “next big project”. Turns out our partners […]
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A Good Morning’s Work: 1400 Trees Planted
Our Forest Fund’s March 11 tree planting was a great success! 24 volunteers, including 12 students from the National Honor Society of Kingston High School earning community service points, planted […]
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So How Much Is 756 Acres of Trees, Anyway?
It’s an odd number, 756. Well, of course it is an even number, but it is odd in the sense of random. Our Forest Fund, with the help of state, […]
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The Future of Forests
Here is a wonderful short video of Dr. Jerry Franklin talking about the differences between tree farms vs forests, and about how much more beneficial a natural, diverse forest is […]
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FIRST CAMPAIGN TARGET ACHIEVED!!
We are thrilled to announce that the $500,000 goal was met ahead of schedule!! This is all due to YOU!! Yes, we did it! $500,000 has been raised and 756 […]
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Fundraising Concert: Antje Duvekot
Friday, Oct 14, 2022, Our Forest Fund is pleased to sponsor Antje Duvekot, in concert to raise funds to save trees! We hope to see you at the show! $25 […]