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World Forestry Center | Bring people and forests back together.
History
The organization was created in 1964 as the Western Forestry Center and was incorporated as a nonprofit educational institution in 1966, with its headquarters in Portland, Oregon. After the original Forestry Building burned on August 17 1964, civic and industry leaders commissioned a fire‑resistant structure designed by architect John Storrs, which opened to the public on June 5 1971 in Washington Park. A six‑month, $7 million renovation completed on June 30 2005 restored the 20,000‑square‑foot museum and added new interactive exhibits on forest sustainability. The World Forestry Center continues to operate as a nonprofit educational institution under the leadership of its Board of Directors.
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