• Overview
• News and Events
• The Consortium
  • Mission Statement
  • History
  • Members
  • Board
  • Staff
• The Forest
• Facilities and Resources
• Green Building and Smart Features
• Publications
• School in the Forest

The Black Rock Forest Consortium is a unique alliance of colleges and universities, public and independent schools, and leading scientific and cultural institutions formed in 1989 to promote scientific research, education, and conservation in the Black Rock Forest. Since then, Forest visitors have increased from just a few to about 10,000 per year, with activities including faculty, doctoral, and postdoctoral research, undergraduate education and research, elementary, middle, and high school programs, and staff and teacher training. The Consortium builds integration between scientific research and education, including collaborations among institutions, and also emphasizes ecological resource management and environmental monitoring.

• See a list of Consortium members and visit their own web sites.
• The Consortium is governed by a Board of Directors composed of representatives from each of the member institutions, at-large members, and trustees of the Black Rock Forest Preserve, which owns the Forest.
• Meet the Forest’s dedicated staff.
• Read the Consortium’s mission statement.
• Learn about the Consortium’s history.