Natural Quiet of the Hoh Rainforest

"Olympic National Park is an area of exceptional natural beauty. It contains the largest and best example of virgin temperate rain forest in the western hemisphere. The largest intact stand of coniferous forest in the contiguous 48 states and the largest truly wild herd of Roosevelt elk. The park contains one of the most pristine ecosystems in the contiguous United States with over 1200 higher plants over 300 species of birds and over 70 species of mammals. Of the 390 parks managed by the National Park Service, Olympic National Park has the greatest diversity of natural soundscape and the greatest extent of natural quiet.”

- Gordon Hempton

WHAT YOU CAN DO

• Protect the Hoh ecosystem from development by supporting conservation of the Hoh River and its salmon-spawning habitats.

• Preserve the natural quiet of the Hoh Rainforest by limiting unnecessary air travel over parks and wildlands.

• Support efforts to keep Olympic National Park’s forests intact and free from logging, mining, and infrastructure expansion.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

• Hoh River Trust — land steward partner of The Nature Conservancy for the Hoh River corridor

• Olympic National Park - National Park Service

• One Square Inch of Silence