EXPERIENCE THE FOREST FROM HOME – NEW 360° TOURNo matter where you are you can experience summer in the Duke Forest at these six 360° photo locations. The Duke Forest is a dynamic teaching and research laboratory with a rich cultural and natural heritage. These shots feature six highly important… Read More
Many of our lives have been virtualized during this pandemic. We are spending more and more time in front of screens and on video conferencing calls. Because many of us are also at home, we might like to retain a bit of privacy while on our video calls by blocking… Read More
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
Fig Buttercup, also known as lesser celandine, is a non-native invasive plant introduced from Europe. Don’t let the showy yellow flowers fool you, this plant can cause serious problems, making it one of Duke Forest’s LEAST WANTED species! Fig Buttercup was introduced as an ornamental (because we all love pretty… 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
