Typhoon Herb's furious assault on central Taiwan in 1996 provoked waves of criticism of the overexploitation of hillside land areas. In view of social trends and the impact of Taiwan's future accession to the WTO, it was decided that the NTU farm would switch to eco-experience tours and environmental education: thus was born the "Meifeng Eco-Experience Camp."
民國八十五年賀伯颱風重創中部地區，激起台灣社會對山坡地超限利用的檢討聲浪，台大梅峰山地農場有鑒於社會趨勢及預期 WTO 將帶來的衝擊，決定朝生態體驗和環境教育方向逐步轉型，「梅峰自然生態體驗營」於是誕生。