by Katherine Hale The trails around New Hope Creek in the Korstian Division have always been the most popular in Duke Forest, and with good reason. Not only are they conveniently located between Durham and Chapel Hill, the New Hope Creek region is a state-ranked Natural Heritage Natural Area on… Read More
In our the first video of our new series called “Ask a Scientist”, Dr. Steve Cummer – world-renowned expert in lightning – talks about his research in the Duke Forest and answers the engaging questions you submitted via email and social media. Enjoy these interesting facts, and stay tuned for… Read More
UPDATE 2/8/22: Please report observations of this species on the iNaturalist app, and do not attempt to remove this plant yourself (there is an iNaturalist project for our four-county area, please join it). Additionally, here is a Wake County-specific infosheet that members of the Ficaria Task Force created. Fig Buttercup,… Read More
At this time, the roads and trails within the Duke Forest Teaching and Research Laboratory, as well as the Al Buehler Cross Country Trail and the Sally Meyerhoff Fitness Loop, at Duke University are not closed. According to local and statewide stay-at-home orders, “outdoor activities” are still permitted, but individuals… Read More
Science informs the management of the Duke Forest, including efforts to manage wildlife. It is generally accepted that we have an overabundance of White-tailed Deer due to a lack of predators and other factors, but it was scientific investigations that prompted Duke Forest management to take action. In the early… Read More
We encourage you to explore the roads and trails of the 7,000+ acres of the Duke Forest this spring. Get outside, disconnect from technology and enjoy the natural world. If you would like to become more familiar with the many roads and trails of the Forest, you can order your… Read More
This spring you may see Duke Forest staff and interns out at popular spots in the Forest educating recreational users about our teaching and research mission and about how off-leash dogs (and uncollected dog poo) are detrimental to that important mission. Keeping dogs on-leash and in control is also vital to making sure… Read More
Interested in creating sound stories from orphaned forestry data? Duke Students can now apply to Story+ team, If A Tree Falls: Hearing Data from the Duke Forest. Students will translate 90 years of Duke Forest data into artistic stories made of sound. Story+ is a 6-week PAID summer research experience… Read More
Herpetofauna of the Duke Forest, our citizen science project monitoring amphibians and reptiles, returns for its third year. We are looking for a dedicated team of citizen scientists to help us collect data. The first session runs March – June, and the second session from July – October. We need… Read More
We will not be continuing our Tree Phenology Program in 2020. While our pilot season was a success for engaging the community with science, we are unable to continue supporting the program. For those of you that participated last year, a big thanks! And just because we’re not offering this… Read More
