Established in 1961, Tenderfoot Creek Experimental Forest (TCEF) encompasses 9,125 acres at the headwaters of Tenderfoot Creek in the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. Tenderfoot Creek Experimental Forest is the site of diverse research on the productivity and biodiversity of east-side lodgepole pine communities, forest monitoring and health, hydrologic processes, and much more. Research on TCEF is coordinated and managed by the Fire, Fuel, and Smoke Science Program of the Rocky Mountain Research Station.
Take a tour through the Tenderfoot Creek Experimental Forest through the TCEF online story map.