Students

For decades, the heart of the school’s community is its students. Master and PhD candidates join the school from all over the United States and globe, representing different disciplines, cultures, and perspectives. On campus, there is a constant buzz of student-organized activities and initiatives as diverse as their interests and backgrounds.

While mountain laurel makes it difficult to walk through a forest, their flowers are celebrated for welcoming in summer in the Northeast. Photo courtesy of Eli Ward.

What Can Mountain Laurel Tell Us About Forest Soil Carbon?

October 12, 2021
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 horticulturist...
Jesse Gehrke ’21 MF peers through bark during a Yale Forestry field trip.

2021 Graduates Hit the Field

October 6, 2021
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. A number...

El Niño and Seedling Mortality Shape Future Tropical Forests

October 5, 2021
By Sara Santiago ’19 MF, Forest Fellow In Panama’s dry and wet forests, 10,000 seedlings give insights into the future of forest structure and tree species diversity when...
Students gather for a sunny spring sunchoke harvest in the forest garden. Theodoretus Breen, a PhD student in the School of Music, organized the event. He has served as a summertime caretaker for the forest garden for the previous two years, highlighting the ways the garden welcomes community stewardship from across the university and the city. Photo courtesy of Musa Joko ’22 MF.

Celebrating Five Years of Abundance in the Yale Community Forest Garden

May 17, 2021
By Emily Sigman ’21 MF, ’21 MA Global Affairs Walking past the inviting courtyard between Kroon and Sage Hall, you would never guess that just five years ago the space was an...
First year MFS Eudora Miao pauses with a frog during field work at Yale-Myers Forest. Photo courtesy of Jess Lloyd '20 MF.

First Year Reflection at Yale-Myers Forest

May 13, 2021
By Eudora Miao ’22 MFS, Assistant Forest Manager The air was warm and the mosquitos still swarming; the trees still lush green and the breeze a blessing. But the camp stays...
Eli Ward collecting data at her research plots at Yale-Myers Forest, Eastford, CT. Photo: Eli Ward.

Research Spotlight: Eli Ward, M.F.S. ’18 & Ph.D. student, Studies Invasive Species & Disturbance at Yale-Myers Forest

January 7, 2021
Karam Sheban, Research Manager, MF ‘20 Shortly before COVID-19 began spreading across the globe, Americans received what we hoped would be the worst news of 2020: the Asian...
YTF students making wreath kits while staying socially distant at Yale-Myers Forest.

YTF Brings Cheer to the YSE Community with DIY Holiday Wreath Kits

December 14, 2020
Sara Santiago Each December, Yale Temperate Forestry (YTF; Yale’s student chapter of the Society of American Foresters) holds a retreat at Yale-Myers Forest (YMF) to harvest...