As a leading example for offering online courses and certifications within Yale University, the Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative (ELTI) affiliated with the Forest School has fully developed blended courses, in which Yale faculty and staff are building and teaching curriculum for online classes on tropical forest management and conservation, with an optional field component. ELTI has successfully completed its first year of its Tropical Forest Landscapes Certificate, a yearlong program with five courses: fundamentals, people, strategies, funding, and field, while concurrently developing an individual capstone project with mentoring from YSE and Forest School faculty. Through this program, participants have learned to design, implement, and monitor conservation and restoration initiatives in their home countries. For more restoration events offered by ELTI, click here.
The Overstory
Tri-Annual publication of Forest-Centric news produced by the Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment
July 1, 2020
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By Sara Santiago
The first snowflakes have fallen. The water has been turned off at camp. The temperatures rise and dip and so does the sun as deadlines approach... read more
By Sara Santiago
Every year – with the infamous 2020 as the exception – The Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment hosts a fall forestry field trip... read more
By Isaac Merson ’23 MEM
In September, the West River glints golden and sparkles with reflected light as it snakes through the West Rock community of New Haven.... read more
By Eli Ward ’18 MFS, PhD candidate
Anyone who has spent time in forests in southern New England has likely encountered mountain laurel. Having worked as both a... read more
By Sara Santiago ’19 MF, Forest Fellow
With the graduation of the Class of 2021 and many transitions, there has been a lot to commend this summer and into the fall... read more