The Open Forest Observatory is a collaborative effort led by university researchers, with contributions and support from nonprofit groups, government agencies, and individuals.

We welcome new collaborators from all backgrounds! Visit our community forum or contact us to get involved.

OFO in UC Davis news (Sept 21, 2022)

Connect with us

We host virtual office hours where anyone can attend to get support on using our data and tools or to brainstorm ideas. Office hours are held on the first Wednesday of the month at 4PM PST and the third Wednesday of the month at 9AM PST. Both occur at this zoom link.

Visit our community forum for discussion and help from OFO staff and fellow users. You can also sign up for our announcements mailing list to recieve announcements about new developments and any changes to scheduled office hours. We prefer to keep discussions public so that others can benefit, but you can also email OFO support directly at openforestobservatory@ucdavis.edu.

Funding and support

The OFO is funded primarily by the National Science Foundation (grants 2152671, 2152672, and 2152673), with additional support from The Nature Conservancy. We are housed in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis, the CIRES Earth Lab at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and the Bio5 Institute at the University of Arizona. We rely on CyVerse and Jetstream2 computing and data storage infrastructure.