Olympic Peninsula Under Attack?
Department of Defense Targeting Our OP As Militarized Zone Imagine you are basking in the beauty of our Olympic National Park and wilderness. After going... Read More
OFCO Blog
"The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it." - Robert SwanOlympic Forest Coalition Posts
Olympic National Park Is One Step Closer to Losing Its World Heritage Designation
by Karen Sullivan, West Coast Action Alliance, and OFCO member After scientists at the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) reviewed the Navy’s... Read More
Marbled Murrelet Presentations – July 11
Marbled Murrelets and Why the Species Is in Severe Decline Throughout Its Historic Range Kevin Schmelzlen, Campaign Coordinator for Washington state’s Murrelet Survival Project will... Read More
Elwha Nearshore
June 14, 2015 (photos by Anne Shaffer) As the Elwha continues to evolve, the nearshore habitat and fish management continue to complicate the view. A... Read More
Broad Coalition Cheers Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2015
Area CEOs, Sportsmen, Businesses, Conservation & Recreation Groups Thank Murray, Kilmer for Reintroducing Wild Olympics Bill This Congress QUILCENE, Wash. (June 4, 2015) The Wild... Read More
Supporting the Marbled Murrelet
by Kevin Schmelzlen, Campaign Coordinator, Murrelet Survival Project Murrelet Supporters: As we approach the heart of Marbled Murrelet nesting season, the murrelet is more in... Read More
More Problems Than Pesticide Spraying
by Connie Gallant, OFCO Board President King5 TV reports that the Washington State Dept. of Ecology (DOE) and shellfish growers have canceled a recently issued... Read More
Acknowledging 2014 Donors
Thanks to all of you who supported us in 2014. You helped us continue our work, as demonstrated by the variety of topics covered in... Read More
SB 5111, Pit-to-Pier
The following message was received from Washington Environmental Council. If you have not done so already, we urge you to act on it right away.... Read More
Appendix to 2014 Citizen Road Survey and Monitoring Report
Please be patient—opening this PDF link will take a few minutes because it’s a lot of good information! https://olympicforest.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2014-Appendix-Roads-Report.pdf https://olympicforest.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2014-Citizen-Road-Survey-and-Monitoring-Project-Letter-Summary-and-Sample-Appendix.pdf
2014 Citizen Road Survey and Monitoring Report
In 2009 OFCO initiated a citizen road survey and monitoring project for the Olympic National Forest (ONF). In 2010, 2011 and 2014 we continued to... Read More
News Alert from the Washington State Office of National Parks Conservation Association
Dear Supporters of Olympic National Park, There is a new emerging issue that I believe people on the peninsula, including those concerned with the EW... Read More
Our Local Economy vs. the U.S. Navy
by Connie Gallant I have been giving a lot of thought to the Navy’s proposal to engage in aerial maneuvers over the western part of... Read More
OFCO Opposes the Pacific Northwest Electronic Warfare Range
by Connie Gallant What an incredible firestorm this has been for our treasured Olympic Peninsula! The U.S. Navy and Forest Service, in failing to properly... Read More
Marbled Murrelet Litigation Update
by Marcy Golde, OFCO Board Member As we wrote in the last issue of our newsletter, on March 18, 2013 Judge Heller, of the King... Read More
OFCO Comments on Proposed Oil Terminals
by Peggy Bruton [To City of Hoquiam and Washington State Dept. of Ecology] The Olympic Forest Coalition (OFCO) promotes the protection, conservation and restoration of... Read More