Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center

Field station name: Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center

URL: https://sdfec.auburn.edu/

Year founded: 1980

Mission statement: (1) providing quality natural resource education to a variety of user groups, particularly Auburn University students;
(2) providing a base for and support of research efforts in natural resource fields;
(3) serving as a source of information and technology transfer from the scientific community to the general public; and
(4) managing its own natural resources wisely and economically to provide income for the Center’s programs.

Annual visitors: 5000

Land: 5430 acres (2197 hectares)

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Outreach Goals

[✓ = applies to this field station, ✗ = does not apply to this field station]

    ✗ Build community

    ✓ Disseminate place-based knowledge and/or skills

    ✓ Encourage conservation or environmental stewardship

    ✗ Inspire curiosity

    ✗ Make field station resources available to the public

    ✗ Promote STEM careers

    ✗ Raise awareness of the field station's work

    ✗ Raise money

    ✗ Reach a particular audience

    ✓ Teach about the environment generally

    ✗ Teach researchers how to communicate with the public

Outreach Programs