PACK FOREST

Pack Forest is located in the rolling foothills of Mount Rainier in the heart of the Nisqually watershed. Most of the 4,300 acres is dominated by second growth Douglas Fir and Western Red Cedar and includes 300 plus acres of lowland old growth forest known as the Newton Creek Reserve. Management of Pack Forest's natural resources is guided three broad objectives: Demonstration, education, and research... Pack Forest is University of Washington's premier Field Research Station and Conference Center. Pack Forest provides outstanding education programs, conducts forest science research, hosts conferences and retreats, and is the home to both the Center for Sustainable Forestry and Mount Rainier Institute... For more than 90 years, Pack Forest has provided a forested classroom for SEFS students, faculty and k-12 students from throughout Washington. For many years, forest management undergraduates at the college spent a quarter of their academic year in residency at Pack Forest. Here they..

Primary location: Eatonville United States