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10/24/2026

Hello Hooven Forest Stewards!

Friends of Hooven Forest is hosting another invasive plant removal work party this Saturday!

We are meeting the Trail entrance at 166th Ave NE / 85th Ave SE Saturday, October 24th from 11am to 2pm!

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Hope to see you there!

09/03/2026

🌲 Join us for our monthly book club! 📕

This October, we’re switching to fiction and reading The Overstory by Richard Powers.

What if we stopped seeing forests as scenery—and started seeing them as communities of life?

The Overstory explores our relationship with trees, the forests that sustain us, and what it means to stand up for the places we love.

📖 Read along with us this October and join the conversation!

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08/21/2026

One of the best parts about spring and summer in the forest is all the new life at its cutest. Black tailed deer does usually have twins when food is aplenty and the fawns love to be able to retreat into safety of the forest.

07/08/2026

Belated 250th USA birthday post! 🇺🇸 🥳 One of the crowning achievements of the United States is the advancement of public lands and the dedication of national and state parks for preservation purposes. Grateful that Hooven Forest is available for public use and hoping it can stay that way in perpetuity!

07/02/2026

Our latest Hooven Forest Book Club read, Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv, was an illuminating read! Especially interesting for parents and educators, it really demonstrates the value of having accessible natural resources, like Hooven Forest, where kids live and play. Even if you don’t have time to read the book, take this as a cue to go have some unstructured play time in nature!

06/05/2026

In case you need convincing of the value of greenbelts and the interconnectedness of our watersheds, here’s some proof 🦦. Spotted in Crystal Lake, adjacent to Hooven Forest and connected through shared wetlands and the Hooven and Crystal Lake Bogs, were two North American River Otters! Despite their name they are much more commonly found on the Washington coast and islands and this is the farthest inland I’ve ever seen them. Greenbelts like those through the Bear Creek Watershed including Hooven and Paradise Valley really do provide essential connective tissue for thriving aquatic and terrestrial wildlife.

05/23/2026

Yes the bears are awake, in case you were wondering. 🐻 black bears typically wake up from their hibernation or lighter “torpor” between mid March and mid May. Foraging males are usually the earliest to wake with mothers and cubs leaving their dens later.
Oh and coyotes are year round, but it does seem like we see them more in the spring and summer.

05/11/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out for our first Hooven Forest invasive species w**ding party! We had a great turnout and hauled out a whole trailer full of holly! Holly might look festive, but is a tenacious invasive species that forces out other native plants and alters the soil chemistry and is classified in Washington as a Class C noxious w**d.
Be sure to following us and subscribe to our newsletter for future w**ding parties. And special thanks to our friends at UW Bothell for helping run this event, identify the invasive for removal (Cisco!!!), and sharing some nice photos of the team.

04/24/2026

Earlier this month we had a wonderful event with our friends at UW Bothell and Land Commissioner Dave Upthegrove! Dave reaffirmed his commitment to protecting forests like Hooven and the UW Bothell students presented on their findings from their ecological studies and capstone projects. We learned about the great biodiversity in our woods, the risk of invasive species and plans to remove them, and came away feeling excited by all the community support! Thanks to our friends at Crystal Lake for hosting, Kayo and Solveig for leading the event, & all who attended and continue to support the Forest. ❤️🌲

04/22/2026

🌎 Happy earth day! 🌏
🌳From the little critters of Hooven Forest 🌲

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