UConn Forest consists of 2,100 acres of forestland distributed among parcels of various sizes in the Storrs vicinity. UConn Forest is managed by a committee of faculty and staff under the umbrella of the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment. The Forest has a brand new page all for itself now! Check it out at https://forest.uconn.edu !
- Learn about the Mission and Values of the Forest
- See the 6 tracts that make up the forest, from the biggest (The Fenton Tract is 570 acres with about around 8 miles of trail) tothe smallest (Spring Manor is about 20 acres of white pines).
- Check out the trail maps and plan a hike!
- Learn about forest research projects past and ongoing (Including forest management experiments investigating ways to help the forest adapt to climate change, and to improve the structural diversity of small forest stands)
Contact UConn extension forestry or UConnforestry@uconn.edu with non-emergency questions or issues about the forest.
UConn forestry students with helmets and ear protection watching a tree felling demonstration
Kiosks in UConn Forest
Hikers might have noticed that we have new sign kiosks at some trailheads in the UConn Forest. These are a project completed by the UConn Forest Crew this summer. They are entirely manufactured from material grown in the forest, harvested, and processed here. We are planning to add more to the remaining trailheads throughout the UConn Forest system.