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
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
