Olympic National Forest FY24 review and Orchard Loner project sold; Olympic Forest Collaborative welcomed new coordinator; OFC and ONF jointly applied for a 2025 Forest Service training program; and 2024 RAC grant submitted and presented for Tiger Tail project.

H to Z monitoring completed and two grants submitted for capacity.

Scent dogs sniff out endangered butterflies on the Olympic National Forest; Northwest Youth Corps completes work across Olympic National Forest; and Salmon Recovery Funding Board technical review group meeting.

RAC funding awarded; project update – Tiger Tail; partner spotlight: Josh Rose, Olympic National Forest; and new board members.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Oysters are probably not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about managing natural resources on a National Forest. But on the Olympic National Forest there is a campground located on the Hood Canal that contains theonly federally managed oyster beds within the National Forest System. The Seal Rock Campground

DNR funding for Tiger Tail awarded The State of Washington Department of Natural Resources has awarded $10,000 for the Tiger Tail Stewardship thinning project in the Wynoochee Watershed. This project will focus on the pre-sale work for the Tiger Tail Stewardship Sale, which will occur on the Olympic National Forest in 2025. Olympic National Forest is

Farewell and Thanks to Olivia Awbrey The Olympic Forest Collaborative is sad to say farewell to Olivia Awbrey who served as our Coordinator since September 2021. Olivia was just the second, and longest serving, coordinator for the Collaborative. During her more than two years as coordinator, she has greatly increased our effectiveness supporting our bi-weekly

Collaborative End-of-Year Newsletter – 2023