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A Story of Growth: From Forest to Fiber
On View September 14 To mark its 60th anniversary, World Forestry Center presents A Story of Growth, a pop-up exhibit exploring the journey from forest to fiber through a limited-edition blanket created in partnership with Pendleton Woolen Mills...
$2 Million Metro Grant to Revitalize Community Plaza on Campus
World Forestry Center has been awarded a $2 million grant through Metro’s Nature in Neighborhoods program to transform a highly paved arrival area into a restored, accessible, and community-centered space on World Forestry Center’s Washington Park...
Lookout Landscape
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Give a Hoot! The Woodsy Owl Story
Pop-Up Exhibition July 18 - August 31, 2026 | 10am-4pm Included with Museum Admission Debuting in 1971, Woodsy Owl became a national voice for environmental care, encouraging generations to “Give a Hoot—Don’t Pollute.” Created by the U.S. Forest...
Evergreen Spring ’26
Read the latest issue of our Evergreen magazine.
WFC Awards Two Local Nonprofits Venue Grants
[PORTLAND, OREGON] World Forestry Center is pleased to announce the two non-profit organizations selected for our 2026 Complimentary Venue Grant Program: People of Color Outdoors and The Confluence Project. People of Color Outdoors (POCO) – People...
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...