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2026 Free Day Series at the Discovery Museum
Six Free Days for 60 Years To mark our 60th anniversary, World Forestry Center is launching a special Free Day Series in 2026, offering six free community days throughout the year as a way of thanking the public for six decades of support and…
Evergreen Winter ’25
Read the latest issue of our Evergreen magazine. Inside this issue: 2024: A Year in Review, Following Fire Art Exhibit, CANOPY: Forests + Markets + Society Recap, Welcoming New Board & Staff Members.
Welcoming the New Faces of World Forestry Center
Read the latest issue of our Evergreen magazine. Inside this issue: 2024: A Year in Review, Following Fire Art Exhibit, CANOPY: Forests + Markets + Society Recap, Welcoming New Board & Staff Members.
2025: A Year in Review
As the year comes to an end, we reflect on some additional highlights from 2025. 1. February was the annual Portland Timbers’ Blessing of the Victory Log, sponsored by Hampton Lumber . 2. Following Fire exhibition highlighted the aftermath of the…
Experimental Music: Partnering with Third Angle New Music
In October, we partnered with Portland’s beloved experimental music commissioners, Third Angle New Music , to celebrate their 40th anniversary and co-curate forest-themed performances. Over two nights in Miller Hall, audiences experienced music…
Growing Together: A Year-End Reflection
As we close the year, I’m excited to share new developments at World Forestry Center and invite you to join us for the experiences and events ahead. Everything we do is focused on expanding our community and deepening our impact. ROOTED As we close…
Forest Hope Through Innovation
On View at the Discovery Museum March 1 – August 3, 2026 Included with museum admission. Forest Hope Through Innovation is an interdisciplinary art-forest-science exhibition at World Forestry Center’s Discovery Museum that explores how creativity,…
Workshop to Advance Wildfire Smoke as a National Public Health Priority
World Forestry Center hosted a two-day workshop, November 12–13, 2025, bringing together public health experts, forestry professionals, and policy leaders to address one of the most pressing issues facing communities across the country: wildfire…
World Forestry Center announces Forest Sound Walks
World Forestry Center is proud to announce Forest Sound Walks , a new immersive audio-music series that invites hikers and nature lovers to experience forests through sound. Blending contemporary music, soundscape ecology, and forest storytelling,…
Magness Memorial Tree Farm Update
Read the latest issue of our Evergreen magazine. Inside this issue: 2024: A Year in Review, Following Fire Art Exhibit, CANOPY: Forests + Markets + Society Recap, Welcoming New Board & Staff Members.