The Look Back Lecture Series: Mount Hood National Forest

Live, in-person, history programs are back at the Museum of the Oregon Territory with the Look Back Lecture series! See experts recount histories from our region, ranging from culture and community to nature and ecology. Come see the latest in our 2025 series with “Mount Hood National Forest” presented by author Cheryl Hill.

The Mount Hood National Forest is the closest national forest to Portland and encompasses the northern end of Oregon’s Cascade Mountains and the Columbia River Gorge. Established in 1908 as the Oregon National Forest and renamed the Mount Hood National Forest in 1924, it now consists of more than a million acres and is home to Oregon’s tallest mountain. Cheryl Hill, author of Images of America: Mount Hood National Forest and Images of America: Fire Lookouts of Oregon, will detail the history and culture of this sixty-two mile National Forest.

Admission to the 2025 Look Back Lecture series is FREE thanks to the Union Pacific Railroad Community Ties Giving Program grant! You can see this presentation on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at 7PM. For more information and updates, visit our website.