About OFO

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.

Connect with us

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

Visit our community forum for discussion and help from OFO staff and fellow users. We prefer to keep discussions public so that others can benefit, but you can also email OFO support directly at openforestobservatory@ucdavis.edu.

Mailing list

Sign up for our mailing list to receive announcements about new developments, position openings, and any changes to scheduled office hours.

Funding and support

The OFO is funded primarily by the National Science Foundation (grants 2152671, 2152672, and 2152673) and CAL FIRE via the California Climate Investments program, with additional support from The Nature Conservancy and the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station. 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 Jetstream2 computing and data storage infrastructure.

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or any other supporters.