The Coram Experimental Forest was established in 1933 within the
Flathead National Forest in the state of
Montana, about 45 kilometers east of
Kalispell
Kalispell (, Montana Salish: Ql̓ispé, Kutenai language: kqayaqawakⱡuʔnam) is a city in, and the county seat of, Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2020 census put Kalispell's population at 24,558. In Montana's northwest region, ...
, near
Coram
Coram may refer to:
Places
* Coram's Fields, an area of open space in London
* Coram, New York, a hamlet in Suffolk County
* Coram, Montana, a place in Flathead County
* Coram Experimental Forest, within the Flathead National Forest, near Kalispe ...
, and just outside the borders of
Glacier National Park.
The forest is an outdoor laboratory established for research into the management of one species, the
western larch (Larix occidentalis). In 1938, about of the original facility were designated as the Coram Research Natural Area. A few of its western larches are over 500 years old. The forest is networked with roads but is not inhabited.
Coram Experimental Forest was a
United Nations Biosphere Reserve but was withdrawn from the program as of June 14, 2017.
References
External links
Coram Experimental Forest, U.S. Forest ServiceUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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Former biosphere reserves of the United States
Forests of Montana
Protected areas of Flathead County, Montana
Flathead National Forest
Research forests