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 […]
Category: Forest
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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 […]
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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 […]