by Andrea Kolarova, Operations & Management Summer Intern If you have visited the Duke Forest recently, you may have seen me driving my truck along the gravel roads on a trail maintenance mission, or spotted my blue and white cap between the trees as I investigate ash trees for my… Read More
Expanding the Team to Meet the Moment In the first half of 2023, our office is reflecting on some of the major accomplishments coming out of our 2017-2022 5-Year Strategic Plan. This plan has been a pivotal one for the Forest. As we move to advance these goals and accomplishments… Read More
Arts belong in the Forest too: Broadening our Teaching and Research disciplines In the first half of 2023, our office is reflecting on some of the major accomplishments coming out of our 2017-2022 5-Year Strategic Plan. This plan has been a pivotal one for the Forest. As we move to… Read More
Partnering for Wildlife Habitat Connectivity In the first half of 2023, our office is reflecting on some of the major accomplishments coming out of our 2017-2022 5-Year Strategic Plan. This plan has been a pivotal one for the Forest. As we move to advance these goals and accomplishments into our… Read More
by Karen Lauterbach (member of the Volunteer Photography Corps) See Karen’s Forest Bathing in Duke Forest Resource I have been practicing “forest bathing” for more than three decades, but I only recently learned there was a term for my practice. I live within walking distance of Duke Forest, and it… Read More
We’d like to share a few highlights from our pilot year of the Forest Stewards program from mid-July 2022 to January 31, 2023. Meanwhile, Forest Stewards also monitored their Routes for important management and maintenance needs. Over the 6-month program, Forest Stewards submitted: All in all, Forest Steward volunteers resolved… Read More
Forest Inventory: Accounting for a nearly every tree In the first half of 2023, our office is reflecting on some of the major accomplishments coming out of our 2017-2022 5-Year Strategic Plan. This plan has been a pivotal one for the Forest. As we move to advance these goals and… Read More
A Living Legacy In the first half of 2023, our office is reflecting on some of the major accomplishments coming out of our 2017-2022 5-Year Strategic Plan. This plan has been a pivotal one for the Forest. As we move to advance these goals and accomplishments into our next strategic… Read More
Herpetofauna of the Duke Forest, our volunteer-driven program monitoring amphibians and reptiles, returns for its fifth year! We are looking for a dedicated team of community scientists of all experience levels to help us collect data in 2023. Volunteers will observe and record the herpetofauna they encounter in designated locations… Read More
Students Sibani Ram and Christa Vroman from Dr. Priscilla Wald’s course called The Environment, Literature, and Policy put together a podcast-style episode about the Duke Forest featuring interviews with Executive Director Sara Childs and with a student who describes her daily connection with the Duke Forest as sanctuary, serenity, and… Read More
