Educational Sites
Cradle of Forestry Historic Site
US Hwy 276 - Location address
Office Address: 1001 Pisgah Hwy. Ranger Station
Pisgah Forest, NC 28768
phone: (828) 877-3130
fax: (828) 884-5823
Mountain Heritage Center
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC 28723
(828) 227-7129
Schiele Museum of Natural History
1500 East Garrison Boulevard
Gastonia, NC 28054
John C. Campbell Folk School
Brasstown, NC 28902
(704) 837-2775
North Carolina Maritime Museum
315 Front Street
Beaufort, NC 28516
(252) 728-7317
Western North Carolina Nature Center
75 Gashes Creek Road
Asheville, NC 28805
(828) 298-5600
Educational State Forest
Clemmons Educational State Forest
2411 Garner Road
Clayton, NC 27520
919) 553-5651
clemmonsesf@mindspring.com
Jordan Lake Educational State Forest
2832 Big Woods Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 542-1154
Bladen Lakes Educational State Forest
Route 2, Box 942-A
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
(919) 588-4161
Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest
4506 NC 242 N.
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
(910) 588-4161
Holmes Educational State Forest
Route 4, Box 308
Hendersonville, NC 28739
(828) 692-0100
Tuttle Educational State Forest
Route 6, Box 417
Lenoir, NC 28645
(818) 757-5608
The Mountain Farm Museum & Mingus Mill
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
107 Park Headquarters Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Rendezvous Mountain Education State Forest
Box 42
1956 Rendezvous Mtn Road
Purlear, NC 28665
(919) 667-5072
Bee Cage
Available from the NC State Beekeepers Association - Bee cage demonstration (a beekeeper and live bees in a cage designed for demonstration purposes) - Contact Mr. Irvin Rackley, 2431 Leggett Rd., Rocky Mount, NC 27801 - (252) 446-5487
Research Farms

NCDA & CS in cooperation with NC State University, NC A&T University and USDA, operates 18 farms strategically placed throughout the state as sites for research to improve the quality and yields of crops in NC. These research farms are excellent choices for farm tours for classes exposing students to cutting edge experiments in agriculture.

For a listing of all 18 research farms - click here!