Pacific Northwest Research Station

Pacific Northwest Research Station: The Setting

Headquarters in Portland, Oregon

11 laboratories and centers in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington

12 active experimental areas (forests, ranges, and watersheds)

Research also conducted in more than 20 research natural areas

Pacific Northwest Research Station is one of five research stations in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service

405 employees (307 permanent, 98 temporary)

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Laboratories and Centers

• Alaska Wood Utilization and Development Center (Sitka)
• Anchorage Forestry Sciences Laboratory
• Boreal Ecology Cooperative Research Unit (Fairbanks)
• Corvallis Forestry Sciences Laboratory
• Juneau Forestry Sciences Laboratory
• La Grande Forestry and Range Sciences Laboratory
• Olympia Forestry Sciences Laboratory
• Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory (Seattle)
• Portland Forestry Sciences Laboratory
• Wenatchee Forestry Sciences Laboratory
• Western Wildland Environmental Threat
Assessment Center (Prineville)

Experimental Areas

1. Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest
2. Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watershed
3. Héen Latinee Experimental Forest
4. Maybeso Experimental Forest
5. Olympic Experimental State Forest
6. Entiat Experimental Forest
7. Wind River Experimental Forest
8. Cascade Head Experimental Forest
9. Starkey Experimental Forest and Range
10. H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest
11. Pringle Falls Experimental Forest
12. South Umpqua Experimental Forest

Finances and Workforce
An overview of our funding sources and workforce.

Partners and Clients
A brief introduction about our partners and clients.

Other Research Forest Facilities
Links to other research stations and facilities.

Strategy Plan 2002

Strategy For The Future
(Part A - 3.84 MB, Part B - 3.28 MB)