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

For nearly 60 years, World Forestry Center has put down deep, steady roots—roots nourished by people like you. Your belief in our mission has helped us nurture both the forests we depend on and the communities that they sustain. We are grateful for your partnership.

RESILIENT

This year marked a period of significant growth and renewal on our campus and in our
Discovery Museum. We doubled museum visitation, set an all-time single-day attendance
record, presented inventive art exhibitions, launched new performance art initiatives, and
brought our collaborative Forest Pubs off-campus to new audiences every month, at an often sold-out Mission Theater. Most notably, we opened our first new permanent museum exhibit in 20 years—an immersive theater experience exploring wildfire, climate, and forests. We
also wrapped up programming that brought together many non-forestry sectors in our first wildfire Fellowship cohort and deepened our engagement of a single non-forestry sector by organizing the first national workshop of public health leaders to discuss the public health impacts of catastrophic wildfire smoke. Through creative collaborations, we are welcoming new voices and inspiring all generations to join the sustainable forestry conversation. And we are only getting started.

RISING

In 2026, we celebrate our 60th Anniversary—a moment that invites reflection and sparks transformation. We will expand our arts initiative with forest sound walks and musical performances, host thought-provoking art exhibitions and Forest Pubs, and advance major updates to the Discovery Museum and our campus that connect people to the living story of forests. The work we do this year lays the foundation for even greater impact in the decades ahead.

This giving season, I invite you to make a year-end gift to help sustain and grow this work. Together, we can ensure our forests—and the communities they support—remain rooted, resilient, and rising for generations to come. Thank you for being an important partner.

With appreciation,

Joseph A. Furia
Executive Director

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