HARRIS FOREST - NEWTON COUNTY, 430 ACRES
Harris Forest - Newton County, 430 Acres
Tom and Page Harris gave MSU approximately 430 acres of timberland in Newton County. The property has been owned by the Harris family since 1932. The College of Forest Resources is managing the property, and funds generated from its management have been used to create two-life charitable gift annuity for the Harris’s. Mr. Harris, the retired president of Harris, Wilcock Timber, is a 1957 graduate of MSU's forestry program.
Future funds generated by the proper management of the timber will be used by the college to establish the Tom and Page Harris Endowment for Forestry Excellence. The land is used as a teaching tool for forestry students and as a demonstration forest for forestry extension activities. Currently, the Harris Forest has been replanted in pine and is being managed according to the CFR management plan.