Welcome to Hopkins Demonstration Forest
We are a 140-Acre Privately owned forest open to the public for self guided exploration, tours, workshops, and education programs.
Forestry Education
Explore the Forest
Get Involved with Community Forest Days
Forestry Education
Explore the Forest
Get Involved with Community Forest Days
140-Acres of Forest
We welcome guests during daylight hours, seven days a week throughout the year. trail maps are available at the information kiosk near our main parking area.
Five miles of trails crisscross our woodland, connecting you with a variety of habitats and forestry demonstrations. Enjoy a peaceful walk on our Watershed Trail to see how we manage the riparian area to protect water quality in Little Buckner Creek. Families and groups enjoy the Cedar Grove Picnic Shelter, while Scouts and schools like to meet in our amphitheater. There’s something for everyone and something different in every season at Hopkins Demonstration Forest where learning and growing go hand in hand.
We Are Expanding!
New Outreach Center Nearly Completed-Opening Soon!
As education programs and the public’s use of the Hopkins Demonstration Forest near Beavercreek have grown over the years, the need for a Forestry and Natural Resources Outreach Center near the entrance to the property has become a greater priority.
Help us finish the fundraising for the Outreach Center in 2023!
What To Do At Hopkins
Education
Arrange your next school visit or field trip for your group and learn more about Oregon’s forests, water and wildlife!
Contact our forest educator, Peter Matzka at (503) 632-2150 to schedule a school tour or field trip at the Hopkins Demonstration Forest.
- School tours
- Field Trips
- Workshops
- Science Based Videos
- Photo Gallery
- Sustainable Forestry Tours
Venue
Book your next event at beautiful Everett Hall located at the Hopkins Demonstration Forest
Completed in 2012, Everett Hall is a state-of-the-art classroom and meeting facility designed to complement the educational programs offered at Hopkins.
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Molalla Log House
Even in a tumultuous year when Covid-19 has restricted working together and wildfires have threatened to destroy much of our forests, work on the Molalla Log House has continued with the completion of the second story loft and the addition of a shingle roof.
Final restoration work on the log house is hoped to be completed in the late spring, early summer of 2021. Look for more information in the future as work on the log house is completed and the log house is opened to the public.
What’s New at Hopkins?
Outreach Center Grand Opening and Public Dedication—Everyone Invited!
Everyone is Invited! The new Forestry and Natural Resources Outreach Center will be dedicated during an open house event on Sunday, April 2 at the Hopkins Demonstration Forest. The open house is from 2:00 to 4:00pm with a public dedication for the Center at 3:00pm. Everyone is invited. The construction…
Community Forestry Days (CFDs) Going Strong – Come Join the Fun!
CFD's Going Strong! Community Forestry Days are off-and-running in 2023 at the Hopkins Demonstration Forest in Beavercreek. The CFDs have been scheduled EVERY SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH for the past 30 years. Everyone is invited to lend a hand. “We really appreciate the help. We all get to “learn…
Fundraising Continues for Outreach Center
Fundraising Continues! By mid-February, nearly $350,000 in private contributions and building materials had been donated to the new Forestry and Natural Resources Outreach Center being constructed at the Hopkins Demonstration Forest in Beavercreek, Oregon. The fundraising goal for the Center is $500,000. The current contribution total is 70% of this…
FFI Annual Report Published
FFI 2022 Annual Report The 2022 Annual Report for Forests Forever, Inc. has been published. Click here to view. Printed copies are available, too, by contacting Julie in the FFI office at 503-655-5524. “This year’s Report recaps our major activities and accomplishments plus education programs over the past year,” said…
Forestry and Natural Resources Outreach Center Nearly Finished!
Construction is Almost Complete! Ground-breaking for the new Forestry and Natural Resources Outreach Center at the Hopkins Demonstration Forests began in January 2022. Now, just over one year later, the 2,400-square-foot multi-purpose building is being prepared for occupancy. “This has been a pretty amazing project,” said Forests Forever, Inc. Executive…
New Outreach Center Coming!
Forests Forever, Inc. just launched on May 2, 2022 the public fundraising for a new Outreach Center at Hopkins. Help us raise the Center this year. All contributions welcome!
Hopkins Hosts Statewide High School Convention
150 high school students from around the state recently gathered for two days at Hopkins to showcase their knowledge and skills as part of the Future Forestry and Natural Resource Leaders program in Oregon.
Volunteers Mill Cedar Logs
Hopkins volunteers and students are milling our own western red cedar logs into siding for the new Outreach Center.
Trail Improvement Project
Forests Forever Inc has received a grant of $53,405 to help improve the trail system at the Hopkins Demonstration Forest.
Historic Molalla Log House finds new Home at Hopkins Demonstration Forest
Photo Hopkins Demonstration Forest Summer 2021 This could be the oldest house in Oregon history, perhaps even predating the start of Lewis and Clark's 1804 expedition. Soon the public will have a chance to discover and explore it at Hopkins Demonstration Forest, where it is being reassembled with a combination…
Vision Statement
We operate multiple demonstration forests as accessible examples of sustainable forestry.
Mission Statement
We promote science-based experiential education, to enhance understanding of, and appreciation for the processes, complexities, cultural heritage and benefits of sustainable woodland management.
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