Blake Tedder, our Assistant Director of Engagement, shares this letter with the Duke Forest community upon his transition to a new role within Duke’s Office of Climate and Sustainability. March 7, 2024 Dear Duke Forest Supporters, I hope this message finds you well and in touch with natural places that […]
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We are thrilled to announce the establishment of a new fund to support student internships on the Forest. Bruce Roberts, Ph.D., and his wife Ginny Roberts of Delaware, Ohio, recently gave a generous gift to the Duke Forest Teaching and Research Laboratory to establish the Bruce and Ginny Roberts Duke […]
Senior Program Coordinator Maggie Heraty spent a day with Forest Supervisor Tom Craven and Forest Technician Zach Carnegie and gained a new appreciation for how much they accomplish in a typical day. She shared her reflections with our team, and we’re sharing them here as an homage to our Field […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Reflection from Forestry Alum Anukriti Hittle, MF ’92 Standing in the pouring rain in my jean jacket and Converse All-Star high tops (I owned no “forestry clothes”), I could well have been walking down New York City’s upper west side, where I had studied International Relations. In fact, I was […]
A message from Assistant Director of Engagement Blake Tedder Forest Greetings, Every year, late summer and fall is our busiest time when our staff are working on the many varied and important fronts of our mission and strategic plan seemingly all at once. Much (maybe most) of this work goes […]
In May, we hosted a special joint research site visit with some of our Friends of the Duke Forest and students in the Unearthing Duke Forest Story+ project. We met with UNC-Chapel Hill professor Dr. Steve Davis and his students in the summer field school of the Research Laboratories of Archaeology to learn […]
For immediate release ‐ March 29, 2022 (published with permission from the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. See the original here) Contact: Jon Pishney, 919.707.8083. Images available upon request By Bryan Stuart, Research Curator of Herpetology The Dwarf Waterdog (Necturus punctatus) is a fully aquatic salamander that occurs in rivers and […]
The Office of the Duke Forest is excited to announce the creation of the first privately funded endowment for the Duke Forest Teaching and Research Laboratory. The Angle Family Duke Forest Fund, established by long-time friends Dr. Marcia Angle and Mark Trustin, recognizes and strengthens the Duke Forest as a vibrant resource for teaching, research, and community […]
BY DUKE TODAY STAFF Originally posted here Founded in July 1931 as the demonstration lands for the Duke School of Forestry, the Duke Forest has become Duke’s biggest and oldest laboratory and outdoor classroom with its 7,100 acres of teaching and research lands stretching across Durham, Orange, and Alamance Counties. […]
DURHAM, NC – OCTOBER 14, 2021 The Office of the Duke Forest is delighted to share the news that the Duke Forest Teaching and Research Laboratory at Duke University is one of the 21 winners of the Forest Stewardship Council United States 2021 Leadership Award celebrating “forest owners, builders, architects, […]
This page has a collection of items from related to the 90th anniversary of the Duke Forest. Enjoy videos and images produced by the Office of the Duke Forest, the Nicholas School of the Environment, and Duke University Communications.
Many people have had trouble finding their creativity amidst the prolonged uncertain time of the global pandemic. But what to do when creativity itself is your job and livelihood? Leah Sobsey is the director of the photography program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a 10-year neighbor […]
New research coming out of the Duke Forest and sites all over the world from the renowned Clark Lab show that older and larger trees produce less fruit and peak in production in an intermediate phase. New evidence emerges from a long-term and widespread fecundity study. Read the full paper […]
Each year as we get deeper into Atlantic hurricane season and especially in the month of September, there is always an uneasiness in the back of the minds of Duke Forest staff. Whenever a named storm heads towards North Carolina, there is always the question: “Could this one be another […]
Our annual Management Internship is a paid 12-24 months position targeted towards students that have recently completed a degree in a forestry or natural resource related program. We are delighted to share this update from our current Management Intern, Haley James. My name is Haley James, and I was born […]