World Forestry Center

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educational institution museum nonprofit organization

The World Forestry Center is a nonprofit museum and educational institution in Portland, Oregon, dedicated to global forestry, conservation, and sustainable management of forest resources.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Western Forestry Center	1
World Forest Institute	1
World Forestry Center nonprofit corporation	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educational institution ⓘ museum ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ
accessibleBy	MAX Light Rail ⓘ surface form: MAX light rail
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
Discovery MuseumLocation	Washington Park, Portland ⓘ surface form: Washington Park, Portland, Oregon
DiscoveryMuseumFocus	forests and forestry around the world ⓘ
focusesOn	environmental education ⓘ forest conservation ⓘ forestry ⓘ sustainable forest management ⓘ
formerName	World Forestry Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Western Forestry Center
founded	1964 ⓘ
governedBy	board of directors ⓘ
hasActivity	professional conferences ⓘ symposia on forestry and conservation ⓘ
hasBuilding	Discovery Museum ⓘ
hasExhibitType	hands-on displays ⓘ interactive exhibits ⓘ
hasParkingAccess	Washington Park parking facilities ⓘ
hasProgram	World Forestry Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: World Forest Institute
hasTheme	relationship between forests and people ⓘ role of forests in global ecology ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	South Portland, Portland, Oregon ⓘ surface form: Southwest Portland, Oregon Washington Park ⓘ
location	Portland ⓘ surface form: Portland, Oregon
mission	to educate and inform people about the world’s forests and sustainable forestry ⓘ
name	World Forestry Center self-link ⓘ
nearbyAttraction	Oregon Zoo ⓘ Portland Children’s Museum ⓘ
nonprofitStatus	independent nonprofit ⓘ
offers	educational programs for students ⓘ exhibits on global forests ⓘ public lectures and events ⓘ
openedToPublic	1971 ⓘ
ownedBy	World Forestry Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: World Forestry Center nonprofit corporation
promotes	public awareness of forestry issues ⓘ sustainable use of forest resources ⓘ
region	North America ⓘ
servesAudience	international visitors ⓘ local visitors ⓘ
servesRegion	Pacific Northwest ⓘ
subjectOf	articles about forestry education in Oregon ⓘ
type	501(c)(3) nonprofit ⓘ
WorldForestInstituteFocus	international forestry fellowships ⓘ professional exchange in forestry ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World Forestry Center → formerName → World Forestry Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Forestry Center

Washington Park, Portland → hasAttraction → World Forestry Center ⓘ

World Forestry Center → hasProgram → World Forestry Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: World Forest Institute

Portland Children’s Museum (former location) → locatedNear → World Forestry Center ⓘ

World Forestry Center → name → World Forestry Center self-link ⓘ

World Forestry Center → ownedBy → World Forestry Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: World Forestry Center nonprofit corporation

Washington Park MAX station → servesAttraction → World Forestry Center ⓘ