Peavy Hall, the OSU forestry building, contains modern classroom, laboratory, and study facilities. An aggressive research program is conducted by the college through its Forest Research Laboratory and by the campus based Forest Sciences Laboratory of the U.S. Forest Service. These facilities offer splendid educational and employment opportunities for superior students. The college makes extensive use of various public and private forestry programs and facilities for student benefit. Numerous field trips to forest and wood processing plant operations, recreation facilities, and research areas enable students to observe contemporary problems and practices.
Classes use the nearby college forests for daily field instruction.
In addition to these 11,000 acres in the McDonald and Dunn Forests, the college manages other forests in Benton and Columbia counties for education and research. A Forest Products Collection contains approximately 2,500 species of wood, primarily from North and South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Excellent secretarial, clerical, and other support services are also available. The Forest Engineering, Forest Products, and Forest Resources departments are situated in Peavy Hall. The Forest Science department is located in the Forest Sciences Lab , which is adjacent to Peavy Hall.