YSE Forest-Related Centers, Programs, & Initiatives

Centers, Programs, and Initiatives associated with the Yale School of the Environment (YSE) have long-term relationships with the School, incorporating faculty research and guidance into their work and hiring on students as associates. YSE has 18 centers and programs, five of which are closely associated with The Forest School: The Forests Dialogue, the Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative, the Tropical Resources Institute , the Urban Resources Initiative, and Yale Forests.

URI's Chris Ozyck and EMERGE CT's Tabari Hasim install deer fencing to prevent browsing of planted oak seedlings in plots in Edgewood Park as part of a collaborative study on oak regeneration under climate change in March 2023. Photo by: Anna Pickett.

USFS, URI, and Partners Bring Silviculture to Urban Oak Forests

April 12, 2023
By Sara Santiago ‘19 MF What is Silviculture? Silviculture is often referred to as both an art and a science. Silvi, Latin for trees or forest, and culture, Latin for growing...
Lacy M. Johnson joins us for "A Tree's View of History" focused on the longleaf pine forest ecosystem.

Notes from "A Tree's View of History: A Conversation with Lacy M. Johnson"

March 9, 2023
By Sara Santiago ‘19 MF Before the rise of turpentine production, the industrial saw wood ‘bonanza’ of the 1800s, widespread fire suppression, and expansive private property...
YFF Review: Theory to Practice of Urban Forest Management, January–April 2022.

YFF Review: Theory to Practice of Urban Forest Management

January 30, 2023
In spring 2022, the Yale Forest Forum, Yale Hixon Center for Urban Ecology, and Urban Resources Initiative brought together more than 900 attendees and 12 speakers to explore...
Marlene Miller Pratt sitting in her favorite spot at the New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing.

Students Reflect on Experiences at New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence

January 12, 2023
Marlene and I sit watching the water as it slowly steps down stream. She is sitting on a new bench with her arm draped across the back, looking at me, at ease and in command...

Motivations for YFF's Series: Smallholder Planted Forests and Trees for Climate, Restored Landscapes, and Livelihoods 

January 11, 2023
Join us every Tuesday from January 17 - April 25 from 12:00-1:00pm US ET.   Note: there will be no webinar on March 14 and March 21.  Click here to register. Register...
Photo: Daniel Murdiyarso/CIFOR.

Motivations for YFF's Series: How Can the Voluntary Carbon Market Make a Meaningful Contribution to Protecting Tropical Forests? 

January 11, 2023
Join us every Thursday from January 19 - April 27 from 11:30 am - 12:10 pm U.S. ET.    Note: there will be no webinar on March 16 and March 23.  Click here to register...
Photo of a fire-affected forest landscape provided by The Forests Dialogue

Roundtable Dialogues for Burning Questions in A Changing Climate

June 28, 2022
By Eudora Miao ‘22 MF, TFD Program Associate What is one key challenge that is common to the forests in the following six countries: Australia, Brazil, Chile, Lao PDR,...