The forest is currently used for passive recreation and has a community developed trail system. It is home to native wildlife such as coyote, deer, mountain beaver, pileated woodpeckers, and other native bird species, mammals and reptiles.

The Friends of Hooven Forest are committed to preserving Hooven Forest as a whole, integrated ecosystem that serves as an environmental, recreational, and social resource for the benefit of the people, animals, plants and ecosystems of the surrounding community, the county of Snohomish, and the State of Washington. 

To that end, the Friends of Hooven Forest Steering Committee is organizing the Hooven Forest community, raising funds, building relationships with other nonprofits and conservancy groups, building relationships with local tribes, reaching out to our state and local elected officials, developing contacts with local educators, and working to better understand the legal issues relevant to preservation of this land.

Learn more about Friends of Hooven Forest at https://www.hoovenforest.org/