Pretty much the middle of nowhere along US Highway 17, this marker is not far from Deppe Park and the Deppe Fire Tower. The marker reads, "Hofmann Forest. Named for J. V. Hofmann. Research forest of 80,000 acres in Jones & Onslow counties. Acquired, 1934, for use by North Carolina State University." Online, there is more information. "Hofmann Forest is located in the coastal region of North Carolina and is a major project of the Forestry School of North Carolina State University, encompassing nearly 80,000 contiguous acres. Dr. Julius V. Hofmann arrived in Raleigh to establish the program in 1929 after working in a similar project in Pennsylvania. Hofmann and the North Carolina Forestry Foundation purchased the property in Onslow County to serve as a field laboratory for forest studies." "Since Hofmann's pioneering work, the work of the NCSU Forestry School has expanded to include several other study forests. Hofmann Forest continues to support academic programs through graduate fellowships, basic and applied research, and outdoor-classroom instruction. Recent research has studied a wide range of topics including fire ecology, wildlife, seed quality of pond pine, survival and growth of the Atlantic white cedar, forest hydrology, bio-diversity, tree spacing, cattle grazing, forest economics, and water quality." I'm not a camper (at least not in a tent) so I'm not going to be exploring the forest. But maybe that's something that appeals to you? [Review 18888 overall - 3373 in North Carolina - 2411 of 2022.] read more

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