Forestry Education Sites

Looking for a place to visit? Want to learn about forest management? Look no further!


Below is a map of forestry education sites located across the U.S. that provide the general public with access to forestry information. The map includes demonstration sites, research forests, forest history centers and environmental learning centers. Many of the sites include tours, trails and interactive exhibits. The sites are geared towards students, teachers, researchers, and the general public. Each site is accessible to the general public.


Click and drag the map to view all of the sites. To get more information about a site, click on its tree icon. A window will appear that states the site's name, location and a brief description, as well as a link to the site's webpage. You can also zoom in and out on the map by using the plus and minus signs in the upper left hand corner.


If you know of a forestry education site that you would like to see added to this map, please contact us via email or by clicking "Reply" at the bottom of this page. Thanks!


Looking for even more forestry-related sites to visit? Try looking through the USDA's new website Discover the Forest. The site includes an interactive map that depicts locations of forests, parks, and nature museums searchable via zip code or city. Click here to access the site.


 

 


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List of Sites

  1. Alder Creek Children's Forest - Riddle, OR
  2. Audubon Center of the North Woods - Sandstone, MN
  3. Bear Creek Educational Forest - Quincy, FL
  4. Bent Creek Experimental Forest - Asheville, NC
  5. Black Mountain Forestry Center - Maple Falls, WA
  6. Boulder Lake Mangement Area - Duluth, MN
  7. Center for Sustainable Forestry at Pack Forest - Eatonville, WA
  8. Clemmons Educational State Forest - Clayton, NC
  9. Clemson Experimental Forest - Clemson, SC
  10. Cloquet Forestry Center - Cloquet, MN
  11. Cradle of Forestry - Brevard, NC
  12. Donald D. Ferguson Demonstration Forest Area - Twin Harbors, MN
  13. Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center - Lanesboro, MN
  14. Fernow Experimental Forest - Parsons, WV
  15. Fisher Museum Harvard Forest - Petersham, MA
  16. Florida Forest Discovery Center - Tampa, FL
  17. Ford Forestry Center - L'Anse, MI
  18. Forest Discovery Center - Borden, IN
  19. Forest Environmental Education Center - Wappapello, MO
  20. Forest Heritage Center - Broken Bow, OK
  21. Forest History Center - Grand Rapids, MN
  22. Giant Forest Museum - Sequoia National Park, CA
  23. H.J. Andrew Experimental Forest - Blue River, OR
  24. Holmes Educational State Forest - Hendersonville, NC
  25. Hopkins Demonstration Forest - Oregon City, OR
  26. Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest - North Woodstock, NH
  27. Illinois Forestry Resource Center - Simpson, IL
  28. Jordan Lake Educational State Forest - Chapel Hill, NC
  29. Kemp Natural Resources Station - Woodruff, WI
  30. Long Lake Conservation Center - Palisade, MN
  31. Merck Forest and Farmland Center - Rupert, VT
  32. Michigan Forest Visitor Center/Hartwick Pines Logging Museum - Grayling, MI
  33. Mountain Island Educational State Forest - Stanley, NC
  34. Mount St. Helens Forest Learning Center - Toutle, WA
  35. Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center - Reading, PA
  36. North Carolina Museum of Forestry - Whiteville, NC
  37. Oak Ridge Forest and Arboretum - Oak Ridge, TN
  38. Opal Creek Wilderness and Scenic Rec. Area - Willamette National Forest, OR
  39. Oregon Forest History Center - Salem, OR
  40. Oregon Rediscovery Forest - Silverton, OR
  41. Peavy Arboretum at OSU - Corvallis, OR
  42. Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest - Purlear, NC
  43. Seno Woodland Education Center - Burlington, WI
  44. Sierra Institute Center of Forestry - Taylorsville, CA
  45. Sturgeon's Historic Sawmill - Sebastopol, CA
  46. Texas Forestry Museum - Lufkin, TX
  47. Tillamook Forest Center - Tillamook, OR
  48. Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest - Elizabethtown, NC
  49. Turtle Bay Exploration Park - Redding, CA
  50. Tuttle Educational State Forest - Lenoir, NC
  51. Urban Forestry Center - Portsmouth, NH
  52. W.K. Kellogg Experimental Forest - Augusta, MI
  53. Warnell Forest Education Center - South Guyton, GA
  54. Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center - Finland, MN
  55. World Forestry Center - Portland, OR

 

You may also download a spreadsheet of the above sites. The list contains the sites' names, addresses, contact information, websites and brief descriptions. Click here to download.

 

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Comments

Tue, 04/28/2009 - 08:29 — Anonymous

Locherman Canyon Forest Ecology Outdoor Classroom

Located 2 miles NW of Chester, CA. Sponsored by Lassen National Forest and Feather River College. Forest ecology demonstration area for primary and secondary school students and educators. Part of Forest Ecology for Teachers 40 hour course offered for teachers credit and open to the general public. Course includes text book, The Dynamic Forest, containing ecological principles along with local history and application. The course is offered free of charge to participants. Instructors: Keith Crummer, Registered Professional Forester with over 40 years of field and instructional experience and Wanda Crummer, elementary school teacher for over 40 years. Contact: (530)259-2572, k_w_crummer@frontiernet.net

Tue, 04/28/2009 - 07:02 — Anonymous

MU University Forest Environmental Education Center

I would like you to consider adding the University of Missouri's University Forest Environmental Education Center to your list. The Center supports all three functions of the Land Grant University System; teaching, research and extension. The facility is open year-round and outside groups are most definitely welcome! Here is a link to our website

http://aes.missouri.edu/uforest/

Thank you for considering this request.

Dr. Hank Stelzer, Forest Superintendent

Mon, 04/27/2009 - 21:05 — Anonymous

Forestry Education Site

You probably should add the Boulder Lake Management Area, on Boulder Lake, about 20 miles north of Duluth. a variety of environmental programs are offered here, along with a self-guided forestry trail, and environmental educators on staff. This is a cooperative effort between Minnesota Power, St. Louis County Land Department, and UMD Environmental Ed. This site has existed for about 15 years.

John Thompson

Mon, 04/27/2009 - 21:05 — Anonymous

Forestry Education Sites

Dear Dovetail Partners, Inc:

I am the director of the University of Georgia Mary Kahrs Warnell Forest Education Center. I was made aware of your wonderful new Forestry Education Sites map via the Society of American foresters e-newsletter. I cannot tell you how pleased I am that my facility is listed on your map. However, your map lists the Warnell Forest Education Center as being located in Augusta, GA. We are actually located in Guyton, GA. Would it be possible to have this corrected?

Please contact me if I can provide you with any more information. I may be reached at glutowski@warnell.uga.edu or at (912) 330-0531.

Thank you so much!

Best of regards!
Gail Lutowski

Mon, 04/27/2009 - 17:53 — Anonymous

Demo woodlots in RI

Hi,

RI Chapter of SAF, along with several land-owning partners, are in the process of developing a statewide network of demonstration woodlots. Some will be available on a regular basis, others for scheduled events.

RIFCO (www.rifco.org) owns one of these lots, a hardwood stand with a two acre clearing, and the State of RI, Division of Forest Environment owns a 20 acre pine stand that is currently being improved for demo purposes. We'd like to add those two initial sites to your map if we can.

Marc Tremblay, CF, RIFCO Outreach Coordinator