The Coram Experimental Forest was established in 1933 within the

Flathead National Forest The Flathead National Forest is a national forest in the western part of the U.S. state of Montana. The forest lies primarily in Flathead County, south of Glacier National Park. The forest covers of which about is designated wilderness. It i ...

in the state of

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, about 45 kilometers east of Kalispell, near Coram, 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 The western larch (''Larix occidentalis'') is a species of larch native to the mountains of western North America (Pacific Northwest, Inland Northwest); in Canada in southeastern British Columbia and southwestern Alberta, and in the United State ...

(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

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but was withdrawn from the program as of June 14, 2017.

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Coram Experimental Forest, U.S. Forest ServiceUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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