This year, we had about 50 entries into our annual photo contest. Photographers could enter three of their top shots to be considered by our seasoned judges (i.e. Duke Forest staff). Judges chose pictures that best captured the uniqueness and magic of the Duke Forest. There were five winners this… Read More
The North Carolina Forestry Association and local Scouts BSA troops held a Forestry Merit Badge Day in the Duke Forest at the end of September. Over 50 Scouts learned about trees, mast, tree disease, forest wood products and more. Staff from the North Carolina Forest Service and representatives from timber… Read More
DUKE FOREST PHOTO CONTEST IS NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS One of the highlights of the Annual Gathering is the revealing of the winners of our Annual Duke Forest Photography Contest. This is the official announcement that the Photo Contest has begun and we are taking submissions! What makes Duke Forest… Read More
On Saturday October 12th at 9.a.m. Duke Forest staff will lead an “official” tour of the Shepherd Nature Trail, a beautiful .8 mile interpretive trail in the Durham Division. The SNT is the best introduction to the the Duke Forest. Learn about the forestry practices we use to manage the… Read More
Below are some images from our fun Volunteer Cookout on August 8th, 2019 at the R. L. Rigsbee Shelter at Gate F in the Durham Division. Photos from Volunteer Photography Corps member Terry Smith. Photos from Duke Forest staff. Read More
The Lambda Nu Chapter of APO, a service fraternity at Duke, showed up in a big way for the Duke Forest this weekend. With 16 volunteers on a beautiful Saturday morning, we cleaned up our wonderful interpretive trail in the Durham Division called the Shepherd Nature Trail. With guidance from… Read More
Durham, NC artist Heather Gordon held residency at Duke University’s Rubenstein Arts Center this summer (2019). To inform her art, she searched the Duke Forest archive at Duke Libraries for data sets that give structure to her geometric designs. Watch this interview as she tells Duke Forest Communications and Engagement… Read More
The Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke is honoring the hard work and talent of the Duke Forest Volunteer Photography Corps by hosting a selection of their photographs in a gallery at Duke. Title: Field Notes from the ForestLocation: Wegner Gallery, Grainger Hall, 2nd floor (9 Circuit Dr.)When: Pictures… Read More
Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke’s Professor Nicki Cagle’s Environmental Science Summer Program was held in August 2019. These pictures are from a day of exploring New Hope Creek in the Korstian Division searching for macro-invertebrates, to assess water quality. Learn more about ESSP and Dr. Cagle. Read More
The Office of the Duke Forest would like to announce that our 12th annual deer herd reduction program will commence on September 23rd and end on December 13th, 2019. During this time, the Durham, Korstian, and Blackwood Divisions are closed to public access and for all recreation Monday through Friday. Saturdays and… Read More
