Date/Time
Saturday, February 1, 2025
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Research Tour

Saturday, February 1, 2025 | 1 to 4pm

Renowned as Duke University’s largest laboratory and outdoor classroom, the Duke Forest hosts dozens of teaching and research projects, large and small each year. Researchers come from across disciplines, academic institutions, and the world to study in this unique living laboratory. Join us for an engaging tour to visit a project site and learn directly from the researchers about their studies in the Duke Forest!

The following presenters and projects will be featured. These dedicated researchers are studying natural processes across scales: at the species level, locally, and globally.

	The Laboratory of Zhiming Yang North Carolina Central University Investigating radiative forcing due to CO2 and aerosols in urban areas.
	The Laboratory of Charles Mitchell University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Studying pathogens infecting wild plants.
	The Laboratory of Tong Qiu Duke University Terrestrial laser scanning to build a digital forest.

Audience: This tour is geared toward adult audiences (ages 18+). Any minors interested in participating must have a parent or guardian present and have an active interest in the subject.

Accessibility:

• Tour participants will be on their feet throughout this 3-hour tour, walking between featured sites and standing while listening to presentations.
• This may include walking on unpaved or gravel surfaces, short uphill and downhill sections, and traversing on dirt foot trails. We invite you to bring along a walking stick or trekking poles if you need.
• There are NO BATHROOMS in the tour area, so please plan accordingly.
• Parking is available and will be directed by Duke Forest staff.
• Our registration form includes a question where you can share details about any accessibility needs you may have. If you have accessibility considerations that you would like to make our staff aware of, please let us know.

The Research Tour is now full. You may sign up for the waitlist here.

Space is limited to 40 participants.

In an effort to increase the reach of our tours, the first 10 tour slots will be first-come, first-served, and the remaining slots will be filled from a waitlist. Our tours are small and often fill quickly, and we hope to engage a mix of folks new to the Duke Forest and past participants. Thank you for your understanding.

Registrants will be notified of their status, as to whether you are a confirmed participant or remain on the waitlist, within 7 business days. Confirmed participants will receive full details for the event (location, parking, what to bring).

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