-Nature is not only more complex than we think; it is
even more complex than we can think,” said biologist Frank Egler,
whose observation is one of dozens of quotations gracing a new,
permanent exhibit at the High Desert Museum in Bend, Ore. Called
The Changing Forest, the exhibit features ceiling-high trees and
indoor and outdoor displays that aim to involve visitors in the
complexity of a ponderosa pine forest. Andy Youngblood, chairman of
the High Desert Learning Center Board, says the exhibit is
particularly timely in the Pacific Northwest as the Forest Service
moves into ecosystem management. The project is one of five
learning centers the Forest Service will establish in Oregon and
Washington and the only one under the auspices of a museum. For
more information, write the High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway
97, Bend, OR 97702-8933 or call 503/382-4754.
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Come into the forest.
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