Newberry Woods Community Forest

Newberry Woods Community Forest was established by the Great Peninsula Conservancy in 2022. Goals of the property include creating an ecologically diverse, healthy, and climate resilient forest ecosystem, and providing opportunities for education, recreation, and sustainable revenue generation.

Some of the community benefits that this property provides include:

  1. Public access and recreation, with a walking trail that accesses beautiful views of Hood Canal and the Olympic Peninsula.

  2. Protection of a valuable wildlife corridor for salmon and other native wildlife, including 1.5 miles of Little Anderson Creek.

  3. The property hosts events including volunteer work parties and tours that help community members learn about and feel connected to their forest.

Community members attended a tour of the Newberry Woods Community Forest, and took part in envisioning the future use and management of the property.

Additional Property Facts:

  1. A Community Forest Advisory Committee (CFAT) made up of community members and forestry professionals advises Great Peninsula Conservancy on management of the property.

  2. While only 202 acres, this property is part of a wildlife corridor protecting over 14,000 acres of habitat.

  3. This property was purchased thanks to funding from Kitsap County Conservation Futures, the USDA Community Forest Program, the U.S. Navy’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) program, and a generous donation by the Lindstrom Family.

The Newberry Woods Community Forest has protected a small but valuable property from development and put its management into community hands. Learn more below.

Photo provided by Great Peninsula Conservancy

Right: GPC’s Stewardship Manager Micaela Petrini stands with a very small broom puller, and two very large piles of Scotch broom that were tackled during a staff work party.

Left: Community Forest partners (GPC, DNR, Kitsap County Natural Resources, and Applied Ecology, LLC) conduct a site visit to the 40-ac pre-commercial thinning stand.

Photos: Great Peninsula Conservancy

This document is supported in part by financial assistance from the Forest Service. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.