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New Building at Schink Forest Receives Approval! In early November, Forests Forever, Inc. received a conditional use permit approval from Clackamas County for the construction of a pole building at its Schink Demonstration Forest, southeast of Molalla. The 21-acre...

Annual Friends Campaign Underway—Plus Unique Naming Opportunities! Every year Forests Forever invites all of our friends who believe in our mission to provide in-the-forest learning for students, their teachers, woodland owners and the public to share their support...

New Hopkins Trail App Enhances Forest Learning Experience The Hopkins Demonstration Forest has introduced a new mobile trail app that invites visitors to explore the forest in an engaging and educational way. Developed by Parthenon Software Group of Vancouver,...

Homeschool Pilot Reaching Out to New Audiences Hopkins Demonstration Forest hosted its first Homeschool Day, a new pilot program created to connect families with Oregon’s forests through self-guided exploration and hands-on learning.  In addition, it is open to all,...

Board Goes on Field Trip to Pedee The Forests Forever, Inc. Board of Directors’ October meeting was a field trip to the organization’s Pedee Woodlands forest property in southern Polk County. Pedee Woodlands is a 320-acre forest tract on the eastern slope of the Coast...

Campbell Global Supports Hopkins! Campbell Global is an investment management company focused on forestland. Based in Portland for the past 40 years, Campbell has been a big supporter of Forests Forever for many of those years as a member of our Education...

Lindel Evers New FFI Educator! This past August Forests Forever, Inc. (FFI) hired an additional forest educator to expand their outreach to youth throughout the Portland metro area. The new educator is a part-time contract employee with the nonprofit and will work...

We're Hiring! Forest Educator at Hopkins Demonstration Forest We’re excited to announce an opportunity to join our team at Hopkins Demonstration Forest! We are seeking a passionate and knowledgeable Forest Educator to help expand our science in the forest education...

Truffle Foray and Fundraiser The recent truffle hunting foray and fundraiser for Forests Forever was this past March 29.  Nineteen people attended and enjoyed a beautiful morning in the forest at FFI’s Pedee Woodlands in the central Oregon Coast Range.  The event...

NEWS RELEASE—for immediate distribution Date: February 13, 2025 Contact: Mike Bondi, Forests Forever, Inc. Board Member 503-705-2434 (mobile) or michael.bondi@oregonstate.edu   Truffle Hunting Adventure Coming! Forests Forever, Inc. (FFI)—the non-profit...

Forest Trails App will Open a New World at Hopkins A grant from Clackamas County Tourism and the Mt. Hood Territory - plus additional funding from the Walker Family Foundation - will power the development of a new trails app to be available for the Hopkins...

Forests Forever Annual Report - Now Available The 2024 Annual Report for Forests Forever, Inc. (FFI) is here! This 16-page report highlights key achievements, new initiatives, and the impact of our work over the past year. Click here to view it online or contact our...