World Forestry Center

World Forestry Center
Forestry Center Main building
World Forestry Center is located in Portland, Oregon
World Forestry Center
Location within Portland, Oregon
Established1964 (organization);
1971 (facility)
LocationPortland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates45°30′38″N 122°43′04″W / 45.510635°N 122.717895°W / 45.510635; -122.717895
Typeprivate: forestry
Public transit accessTriMet MAX light rail (Washington Park station) and bus lines 63, 83
WebsiteWorld Forestry Center Discovery Museum

The World Forestry Center is a nonprofit educational institution in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located near the Oregon Zoo in Washington Park, the organization was established in 1964[citation needed] as the Western Forestry Center, with the actual building opening in 1971.[1][2]

  1. ^ "New forestry center opens" (June 6, 1971). The Sunday Oregonian, p. 34.
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