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Duke University Teaching and Research Laboratory History
In the mid-1920s, James B.
Download the Duke Explore app for a new digital guide to the Duke Forest! 🌳
The app features free georeferenced recreation maps for each Forest division, allowing visitors with cellular data services to track their location in real time and stay on authorized roads and trails.
Recreational visitors who previously used Avenza Maps should note that Avenza now requires a paid subscription for continued map use. Duke Explore offers the same geolocation functionality for free, along with regulations, safety guidance, and other helpful visitor resources.
The Duke Explore app is available for download in both the Apple and Android app stores.
05/04/2026
The 2026 Forest Steward season is underway, with a record 63 volunteers (including 34 new stewards) helping care for the Forest. Serving as our eyes and ears on the ground, they engage with visitors, answer questions, share knowledge about this special place, and flag maintenance needs to our team.
Their presence strengthens both stewardship and community connections across the Forest. If you spot one of these friendly volunteers in a yellow vest, be sure to say hello and thank them for their service!
04/27/2026
Gifts from Nicholas School of the Environment (NSOE) alumni to the Duke Forest Improvement Fund made by April 30 will unlock a dollar-for-dollar match to the NSOE Annual Fund.
The Duke Forest and the Nicholas School have long been intertwined, and that partnership continues today—advancing hands-on environmental education for Duke students and driving discovery through research. Celebrate this enduring connection and amplify your impact by making a matching gift today in support of both the Forest and the Nicholas School.
You can make a gift by visiting dukeforest.duke.edu/give.
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