OFCO Blog
"The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it." - Robert SwanOlympic Forest Coalition Posts
Environmental Assessment – Dose ELJs
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First Do No Harm
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Park Begins Mountain Goat Management Plan
(from Olympic Park Associates website) After a 20-year hiatus, Olympic National Park has begun work on a Mountain Goat Management Plan/EIS. When complete, the plan... Read More
Pit-to-Pier Open House
OFCO’s mission statement includes protection of our aquatic environment. The Pit-to-Pier project has been a major concern to us, and we have opposed it from... Read More
Wild Olympics Gets Starring Role in National TV Program on PBS
This press release contains exciting news! Connie Gallant, OFCO Board President, is also Chair of the Wild Olympics Campaign. “This American Land” Spotlights Area and... Read More
Enviros Lose Challenge to Log Sale in Murrelet Habitat
by Al Bergsteinreposted with permission from Olympic Peninsula Environmental News, June 17, 2014 It was a sleepy Friday afternoon in Judge Harper’s courtroom in Port... Read More
Olympic National Forest Seeks Input on Identifying a Sustainable Road System
According to a June 3 news release, the Olympic National Forest is hosting open houses asking the public to share the areas and roads they... Read More
305-Acre Forest Protected in DNR Transfer to Jefferson County
Thanks to all who wrote, testified before and educated government officials about this important land exchange between Gibbs and Beausite Lakes! Please see this article... Read More
There Used to Be a Road
by John Woolley Hiking the former Dosewallips Road to Dose Falls is a wonderful experience. White-flowering Pacific Dogwood lit up both sides of our walk,... Read More
Monitoring Engineered Log Jams: Something to Consider While Waiting for the Forest Service to Start
by Josey Paul / John Woolley Engineered Log Jams (ELJs) monitoring is difficult and time consuming. It requires specific expertise—such as the ability to recognize... Read More
Acknowledging 2013 Donors
Thanks to all of you who supported us last year! You helped us continue our work, as demonstrated by the variety of topics covered in... Read More
Support for Not Logging in Devils Lake Area
On March 2 the three Jefferson County Commissioners (Phil Johnson, David Sullivan and John Austin) wrote to DNR urging that the Devils Vista timber sale... Read More
OFCO’s First Environmental Awards
by Connie Gallant During the last board meeting, we had the honor of presenting our organization’s first environmental awards. Although OFCO is a relatively young... Read More
Victory for Marbled Murrelet!
OFCO was notified on March 14 that there will continue to be no logging in reclassified Marbled Murrelet habitat in southwestern Washington for the time... Read More
Olympic National Park Draft Wilderness Stewardship Plan Ready for Public Review
Public Invited to Review Next StepsPlan Applies Only to Park Wilderness Area Designated in 1988 The National Park Service has released a range of preliminary... Read More