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
OFCO Blog
"The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it." - Robert SwanOlympic Forest Coalition Posts
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
Pondering the Point of No Return
by Josey Paul, OFCO Advisory Committee Member Please click this link to read the UW Conservation article by Natasha Loder, to which Josey is responding.... Read More
Testimony on Proposed Inter-Trust Exchange Can Be Emailed or Mailed
Here’s a little more info from a letter to OFCO from Cindy Joy Neff of DNR’s Trust Land Transfer Program: The Department of Natural Resources... Read More
Natural Area Park in Jefferson County – Public Hearing
by Peter BahlsExecutive Director, Northwest Watershed Instituteand OFCO member If you recall, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was planning to clearcut the beautiful, older... Read More
Progress on the Skokomish
The Skokomish Watershed Action Team, SWAT, has made incredible progress on this project—which OFCO board member and Great Old Broads for Wilderness chapter coordinator Shelley... Read More
New Hope for Scotch Broom Control
by John Woolley Tourists ask if the brilliant yellow flower along the road is Washington’s State Flower. It is so prolific here. What do we... Read More
Farm Bill Would Repeal the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
On January 29, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a version of the Farm Bill that, among many detrimental provisions, includes language that would... Read More
Fight to Delist Bird Given a Feather for Its Cap
Courthouse News ServiceFriday, January 24, 2014 by Rebekah Kearn (CN) – In their quest to delist the marbled murrelet as a threatened species, timber interests... Read More
Wild Olympics Campaign Hails Bill to Protect Peninsula’s Ancient Forests & Rivers
Diverse Coalition of Local Business Leaders, Sportsmen, Elected Officials, Conservationists & Recreationists Praise Introduction of Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers Act QUILCENE,... Read More
Marbled Murrelet – “Rare Bird” Book Signing/Presentation
Book Signing/Presentation by author Maria Mudd Ruth The North Olympic Sierra Club Group, in conjunction with Olympic Forest Coalition and Admiralty Audubon, are bringing Maria... Read More
Hiking Olympic National Forest’s Unprotected Wildlands
Excerpts from the Hiking Guide: The Olympic Mountains are known internationally as one of the finest remaining natural areas on Earth. Visitors flock to the... Read More
Encounter with a Saw Whet Owl
by OFCO member Norm Baker Recently, when we came out of a store to load stuff into the car, there were people in the parking... Read More
Stumpy’s Ride Timber Sale
Stumpy’s Ride Timber Sale
OFCO’ State Forest Lands Activities
OFCO’s State Forest Lands Activities