World Forestry Center

06/23/2026

Give a hoot! A Woodsy Owl pop-up exhibit is coming to the Discovery Museum.

For more than 50 years, Woodsy has helped connect people to the care of our forests and public lands. From “Give a hoot, don’t pollute” to “Lend a Hand, Care for the Land,” his message continues to evolve with the world around us.

This pop-up exhibit explores the story and legacy of this beloved icon and features the original 1971 Woodsy Owl costume—a rare artifact from the early days of environmental education in America—alongside historic memorabilia.

🗓️ On view July 18 – August 31
📍 Discovery Museum, Portland, OR
🎟️ Included with museum admission
🤝 In partnership with the U.S. Forest Service &

Learn more at worldforestry.org/woodsy.

06/17/2026

As members of the IF/THEN® Champions Network we are happy to highlight Women in STEM each month.

Meet Shyla Raghav! A Strategist, Innovator, and Environmental Conservationist demonstrating that ecosystem-based mitigation and adaptation offer tremendous opportunities for meeting the climate challenge. Bringing attention to solving climate change using nature, developing tools to help developing countries adapt by integrating ecosystems into their climate policies, Shyla is one of the youngest, as well as one of the few minority women at the forefront of the movement in the U.S. She led the development of a carbon calculator as a way of giving consumers the power to fight climate change in their personal lives.

Join us in cheering on Women in STEM! Visit the IF/THEN website or stop by our Discovery Museum and meet some of the IF/THEN ambassadors in our pop-up display.

06/17/2026

It is shaping up to be a tough wildfire year, and we’re only getting started.

Our Wildfire | Climate | Forests exhibit helps explain what’s driving more intense, fast-moving fires across our region, and what we can do.

Climate conditions are changing. Forests are changing. Fire is changing. It is time our society changes too, for the future of our forests.

On view at the Discovery Museum.

The decisions we make now will shape the forests, wildfires, and cl...

06/15/2026

Please note that this Friday, the Discovery Museum will be closed in honor of Juneteenth. We will reopen on Saturday at 10 am.

06/12/2026

If we believe in housing, we have to believe in building.

The real question is what we choose to build with.

Mass timber and wood products offer something steel and concrete can’t: renewability. And when we think about the impact of building at scale, the material choice deserves a closer look.

Thank you to Joe Furia, Executive Director & President at World Forestry Center.

06/11/2026

What if caring for forests began with how we relate to them?

In Ecologies of Care, Juniper Harrower blends art, science, and ritual into a practice of repair. Working across media—from bioart to sculptural installations—her work treats ecosystems not just as environments, but as relationships shaped by power, justice, and community.

Rooted in both research and ceremony, the project reframes ecological work as an act of care. Harrower collaborates with students, scientists, Tribal partners, and public agencies to explore how tending, witnessing, and reciprocity can guide environmental stewardship.

From excavating Joshua tree root systems to inform conservation policy, to reimagining Oregon ash decline through fungal forms, her work moves beyond observation toward action—demonstrating how art and science together can support real-world change.

Through layered materials and multispecies storytelling, Ecologies of Care asks what it means to repair ecosystems in a time of loss, and proposes that resilience begins with relationship.

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 Regional Arts & Culture Council and Oregon Arts Commission

06/08/2026

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

Between interactive exhibits and kid-friendly dining, Portland deli...

06/04/2026

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!!

06/03/2026

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

Forest Hope Through Innovation is an interdisciplinary art-forest-s...

06/02/2026

Skip the parking and traffic—take to Washington Park and step right into the forest 🌲

World Forestry Center Discovery Museum is Portland’s hidden gem: an interactive space with immersive exhibits exploring forests and how society depends on them.

Features:
🔥 Wildfire | Climate | Forests immersive theater experience
🌲 Forest Hope Through Innovation art exhibition
🛍️ Locally sourced finds in the Forest Store
🌱 Hands-on exhibits for kids
🐿️ Craft & Storytime days

Plus you can purchase tickets online! 🤩
Open daily this summer | 10 AM – 4 PM

Plan your visit and see it for yourself.