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, […]
Category: Forest
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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 […]
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Mushroom Workshop Fundraiser
If you’d like to learn more about foraging for mushrooms in the forest, you’ll want to attend Our Forest Fund’s “Fungi, Forage, Feast, Forest” mushrooming workshop and fundraiser on Oct […]
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Paying for My Carbon Baggage
I was in the advanced stages of buying airline tickets for my around-the-world trip, when an uncomfortable thought crept cat-like into my consciousness. How was I going to tell my […]
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Scotch Broom Brigade Saturdays
There’s still more broom to tackle, so Our Forest Fund is sponsoring Scotch Broom Brigade Saturdays for the next 4 weeks! (4/30, 5/7,14,21) Meet up at 9am sharp at the […]
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Cut Broom in Bloom for Earth Day Weekend
Earth Day is right around the corner on April 22 – 24. Looking for an Earth Day project? Here’s a good one: cut back Scotch broom at Port Gamble Forest […]
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Plant Salvage Report
On March 25, 15 volunteers organized by Our Forest Fund’s Kim Greenwood met up at the Stottlemeyer trailhead of the Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park. They dug up approximately 400 […]
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Our Forest Fund Plants 500 Trees
Volunteers with Our Forest Fund have been busy planting cedars and white pines to diversify the former Douglas fir plantation which is now the Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park. By […]
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$300,000 Allocated to Save Port Gamble Trees!
Our Forest Fund is happy to report that thanks to Washington State Senator Christine Rolfes’ hard work, $300,000 has been allocated in the newly approved state budget specifically to buy […]
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Save the Understory: Volunteers Needed – Fri, 3/25
Our Forest Fund is sponsoring a plant salvage operation on Friday March 25, 2022. Work will be starting on the new parking lot at the Stottlemeyer trailhead of the PGFHP. […]
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Winter 2022 Update
No doubt you’ve been wondering how the campaign to save forests in Kitsap County is going. First, the money: to date we have raised over $32,500 from donations small and […]
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Treeline Video
Winter is upon us now, and maybe we do not get out into the forest as much as we normally do. Here is a terrific video about trees in snow […]
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133 Nations Sign to Save Forests
Nations from Albania and Andorra to Zambia and Zimbabwe – – including the United States and Canada – – have signed the “Declaration on Forests and Land Use” at the […]