Located on campus at Lakehead University (LU), CNFER is in close contact with the LU Biology, Forestry, and Outdoor Recreation programs, including the supervision of graduate and honours students. CNFER has built strong linkages with other academic, non-governmental, and industrial partners and continues to seek new opportunities for collaboration.

There are currently six major research programs at CNFER. To learn more about each program and its associated projects, results, and staff, please navigate the following links:
- The Boreal Silviculture Program
- The Comparative Aquatic Effects Program
- The Human Dimensions of Resource Management Program
- The Northern Mammal Ecology Program
- The Spatial Ecology Program
- The Stand Ecology Program
For more information about CNFER, please contact:
Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
955 Oliver Rd.
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada P7B 5E1
Phone: (807) 343-4000
Fax: (807) 343-4001
brooke.pilley@ontario.ca