# Duke Forest > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Duke_Forest > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Duke_Forest.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Forest > Source revision: 1303365890 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For the city in the Netherlands, see ['s-Hertogenbosch](/source/'s-Hertogenbosch). Woods Road entering Duke Forest (Korstian Division) from Mt. Sinai Rd. **Duke Forest** is a [forest](/source/Forest) managed by [Duke University](/source/Duke_University) for research, teaching, and recreation. It is located in the edge of the [Piedmont (United States)](/source/Piedmont_(United_States)) in [Durham County](/source/Durham_County%2C_North_Carolina), [Orange County](/source/Orange_County%2C_North_Carolina), and [Alamance County](/source/Alamance_County) in [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina). Four of its six divisions lie within the triangle formed by Durham, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough. ## Description The 7,060 acres (2,860 ha) Duke Forest is made up of six divisions which are fully accessible for teaching and research. Numerous forest types and [ecosystems](/source/Ecosystems), [soils](/source/Soils), and previous land uses are represented on the forest. It is a resource unparalleled by any other university for its size, accessibility, length of management, and accumulation of long-term data (since 1931).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Shagbark hickory, in Duke Forest Like much of the North Carolina Piedmont, the forest was farmed for [cotton](/source/Cotton). After about a [century](/source/Century) of such management, the soils' native fertility was exhausted, and could no longer create the yields necessary to support farmers. Then, in 1929, the [Great Depression](/source/Great_Depression) began. Land was abandoned and [secondary succession](/source/Secondary_succession) began. [Pioneer species](/source/Pioneer_species) such as [loblolly pine](/source/Loblolly_pine), [yellow poplar](/source/Yellow_poplar), and [sweetgum](/source/Liquidambar) quickly colonized these abandoned farm fields. These trees now dominate much of the forest. Some parts are dominated by [oak](/source/Oak) and [hickory](/source/Hickory) trees. These correspond to old woodlots between fields. Many of these stands were never cleared for agriculture. Thus, these stands bear the closest resemblance to precolonial conditions. ## Divisions - Durham Division (Durham County) - Korstian Division (Orange County) - Edeburn (formerly 'Eno') Division (Orange County) - Blackwood Division (Orange County) - Hillsboro Division (Orange County) - Dailey Division (Alamance County) ## Management [New Hope Creek](/source/New_Hope_Creek), Duke Forest Korstian Division. From inception, Duke Forest's priorities have been research and teaching. The Forest initially supported the teaching and research activities of the newly created Duke School of Forestry. Limited areas are logged each year, providing revenue to support forest management, but also for each generation of Forestry students to study the patterns and timing of [succession](/source/Ecological_succession) after different logging treatments. Activities in the forest have now broadened to include [botany](/source/Botany), [zoology](/source/Zoology), [soil science](/source/Soil_science), [geography](/source/Geography), and many other fields, in addition to the [forestry](/source/Forestry) and [environmental science](/source/Environmental_science) activities of the present-day version of the Duke School of Forestry, the [Nicholas School of the Environment](/source/Nicholas_School_of_the_Environment). The Duke University [Lemur Center](http://www.duke.edu/web/primate/) is located in Duke Forest, off Erwin Road. The forest is visited every year by thousands of students from local schools and universities, and many other universities and organizations throughout the nation. Research data and records are made available for use elsewhere, as well as at Duke. ## Recreation Trout lily blooming in early spring between roots of streamside sycamore, along path near New Hope Creek. Duke Forest Korstian Division. The Duke Forest has many roads and trails through some of the most scenic areas near Duke University, through woods with streams, flowers, and wildlife. Limited public access, including biking, hiking, and horseback riding, is allowed on established forest roads as long as it does not conflict with research and teaching activities. It also serves as home to the many runners on Duke's [cross country running](/source/Cross_country_running) teams. [Chanterelle](/source/Chanterelle) mushrooms on woods floor, Duke Forest ## See also - [Forestry](/source/Forestry) - [New Hope Creek](/source/New_Hope_Creek) ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Duke Forest](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Duke_Forest). - [Duke Forest](https://dukeforest.duke.edu/) - [Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences](http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/) - [Duke University](http://www.duke.edu/) - [Duke University Lemur Center](http://www.duke.edu/web/primate/) [36°00′N 79°01′W / 36.000°N 79.017°W / 36.000; -79.017](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Duke_Forest¶ms=36_00_N_79_01_W_region:US) v t e Duke University Academics Schools Divinity Business Graduate School Environment Engineering Public Policy Law Medicine Nursing College International Kunshan Singapore Programs FOCUS Robertson Scholars TIP Athletics Teams Baseball Basketball Men's Women's Football Lacrosse Men's Women's Soccer Men's Women's Track and field Venues Cameron Indoor Stadium Jack Coombs Field Koskinen Stadium Victory Bell Wallace Wade Stadium Culture "Blue and White" Cameron Crazies Blue Devil Carlyle Cup "Dear Old Duke" Duke blue Duke–North Carolina rivalry "Everytime We Touch" "Fight! 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