World Forestry Center

Our Discovery Museum is a perfect place for families and kids to enjoy the wonders of our forest!

Things to Do With Kids in Portland, Oregon Between interactive exhibits and kid-friendly dining, Portland deli...

Celebrate forests with us at ForestFest on July 18, 10am - 6pm!

We’ve partnered with the U.S. Forest Service for a free, family-friendly day of hands-on discovery, creativity, and outdoor fun in Washington Park. 🌲✨

Included:
🎶 Live music ( & other local bands)
📸 Photos with Smokey Bear & Woodsy Owl
🛍️ Community vendors & artists
🍔 Food & drinks & s’mores from )
💃 Drag hikes with
🌕 Dedication of a Moon Tree (from seeds that went around the moon with )
🪵 Live demonstration traveling sawmill with
🎤 Forest Storybooth with capturing personal stories of the forest for a future podcast!

Plus enjoy free admission to the Discovery Museum and extended hours until 6 PM, thanks to !

What a day! Mark it on your calendars ~ we will see you there!!

We are excited to share that a video about our current exhibition is now available to watch! Forest Hope Through Innovation is an interdisciplinary art-forest-science exhibition at World Forestry Center’s Discovery Museum that explores how creativity, research, and community action can shape a sustainable future for the forests we rely on.

Featuring work by more than twelve innovators, the exhibition highlights the aesthetics of emerging forest-based research—from technology and engineering to design and artist-scientist collaborations.

Learn more at https://buff.ly/xqQ3RnN

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This month, your World Forestry Center membership gets you access to two unique attractions in Oregon. Explore the Museum at Warm Springs and the Shelton McMurphey Johnson House. Don't miss the chance to explore Oregon's treasures!

Our membership levels begin at only $30 for an individual, $55 for two people, and our anniversary discounted price of $60 for a family! Learn more & explore at https://buff.ly/Y77rXh2.

What if we designed with fire instead of against it?

In Design by Fire, Emily Schlickman and Brett Milligan present a collection of speculative design projects and global case studies that explore how communities can live with wildfire as an ecological force.

Framed within what scholar Stephen Pyne calls the “Pyrocene”—the age of fire—the work challenges conventional thinking by reframing wildfire as both a threat and a dynamic, shaping presence in our landscapes.

Central to the installation is Design by Fire: Resistance, Co-creation, and Retreat in the Pyrocene, a publication examining 27 international examples of how communities, designers, and land stewards are responding to increasing wildfire risk through adaptation, collaboration, and reimagined relationships with land.

Schlickman, an Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Design at UC Davis, and Milligan, a futurist and landscape architect, bring together design, research, and practice to rethink how we inhabit fire-prone environments.

Together, the work offers a compelling vision for living with fire in a rapidly changing world.

See it in Forest Hope: Through Innovation, on view at the Discovery Museum through August 2. Included with museum admission. Discovery Museum open Tuesday - Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm.

Exhibit supported by and

Earlier this month we welcomed several event planners, photographers, and organizations to tour our venue spaces. It was a great morning connecting with those who are looking for a unique place to host their next event.

If you’re looking for a venue space, reach out and schedule a tour! We’d love to show you our available spaces and help you dream your next great event.

Fill out the inquiry form in our bio!

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