The purpose of this study is to develop contents of experiential learning program contents through the interpretation of community forest cultural assets in the National Forest Museum. Pocheon, located in the northeastern part of Gyeonggi province, has a forest rate of over 65%, belonging to both of Joseon Dynasty. The people of Pocheon have been responsible for the management and protection of the Royal Forest since the establishment of Gwangneung. During the Japanese colonial period, the Gwangneung Experimental Forest was built, and the residents were responsible for forests and were able to accumulate that knowledge on forestry. Since then, the residents have contributed greatly to the forestry and landscape-related industries and their efforts resulted in establishing Gwangneung Arboretum (1987), the Korea National Arboretum (1999), and the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Area (2010).
In this study, the status of forest cultural assets in Pocheon area was analyzed and based on this, the contents composition of the experiential learning program was presented. In general, “ To be the Gwangneung Suhogun for One-day”, which was developed under the theme of the stories of those who lived in forest and landscape work in the local community and their ancestors, allowed not only elementary school students but also diverse classes to participate.
Through the implementation of the education program, the forest culture of the residents of this area is to be revealed, and to contribute to the improvement of the pride of the residents of the community through the education program. This study contributed to providing basic data for the development of forest museum education programs through interpretation of forest cultural assets in Pocheon area and the development of contents for experiential learning programs in To be the Gwangneung Suhogun for One-day.