About Us
About the Olympic Forest Coalition
The Olympic Forest Coalition (OFCO) promotes the protection, conservation and restoration of natural forest ecosystems and their processes on the Olympic Peninsula. This mission includes monitoring and caring for the rivers, streams and bays of the Peninsula.
Protecting nearshore habitats of fresh and saltwater systems is critical to the health of our forests. Healthy estuaries are essential for healthy populations of salmon and other wildlife, including threatened and declining species such as the Marbled Murrelet.
Integrated Ecology
We recognize that forest ecosystems include wetlands, rivers, creeks, springs, estuaries, bays and all the plants, animals, insects and living creatures that inhabit these areas. We monitor health and water quality impacts on rivers, including the Elwha, Dungeness, Dosewallips and Dungeness, in addition to Quilcene and Dabob Bays.
Holistic Approaches
Our holistic focus on forest ecosystems is demonstrated by our board members, all of whom are activists. Our work covers a broad range of activities from reducing water quality impacts on forest roads to water restoration on aquatic ecosystems, from building engineered log jams to protecting Marbled Murrelets and salmon habitat.
Programs
The programs of OFCO focus on educating members of the public, officials, agencies, and other environmental, community and recreation groups on issues of importance to help achieve important ecological goals.