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Community & Access
Partnerships, outreach, equity, volunteers, public programs, schools


Hike-a-thon in the hills
On October 3, about 150 people came to Merck Forest to hike together. The morning broke with a bluebird sky, crisp air, and the landscape glowing in autumn gold, orange, and red. In the early hours, volunteers were already setting up coffee and granola bars on the sap house deck and starting a 200-cup pot of Tall Cat coffee that needed two hours to brew. Hikers picked their routes and headed out. Families with kids, longtime regulars who know all 35 miles of our trails, and s

Renata Aylward
Oct 202 min read


From Forest to Frame: Building Merck Forest's New Timber Frame Barn
Building Merck Forest's new timber frame small animal barn

Renata Aylward
Jun 192 min read
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