2025 Winter Update
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, […]
Category: News
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Fund Tops $200K Thanks to Suquamish Grant!
We are proud to announce that Our Forest Fund has received an Appendix X grant from the Suquamish Tribe and Suquamish Foundation in the amount of $5,000. This gift puts […]
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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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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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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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$306,000, and Counting…
Since we updated you last, Our Forest Fund’s campaign to save 756 acres of trees at Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park has been steaming along! We received a second $100,000 gift from […]
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$100,000 Gift from the David & Carole Myers Foundation!
Our Forest Fund is thrilled to announce that the David & Carole Myers Foundation has gifted $100,000 to Our Forest Fund’s campaign to save the trees in the Port Gamble […]
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Tree Campaign Turbocharged with x8 Match!
Ever wish you could save a forest? Thanks to a generous donor, combined with state monies, your donations are going to be more powerful than ever! Every $1 you donate […]
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EXCITING PROGRESS on our first project!
We are excited to announce a new development in our mission to conserve forests! Your support for saving the remaining trees in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park has been instrumental […]
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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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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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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 […]
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Outreach at Public Markets
You may have seen Our Forest Fund’s booth at the West Fest Mountain Bike festival, the Poulsbo Farmers Market and once at the Kingston Market. We wanted to get the […]
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Surveying Awareness
You may have spoken to Kim Greenwood and Alia Pirzada this past summer at the PGFHP trailheads doing a survey about your park use and awareness of the future logging […]