OSU Research Forests

rest each year. The Forest also receives at
least 175,000 visits from hikers, bicyclists, equestrians, public school students, and teachers each year. The
College accommodates these uses by devoting a portion of its College Forest budget to maintaining the
Forest’s recreational and educational features, including an extensive all weather road system. Timber
harvested from the Forest produces revenue to maintain and operate the Forest, including recreational use,
and to meet special College instructional and research needs.