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Nat Burr '27 MF presents their agroforestry research during the summer research seminar series.

Directly from the Yale-Myers Forest Camp to You: The 2026 Summer Research Seminar Series

By: Sara Santiago ’19 MF Every summer, the staff of Yale Forests organizes the Yale-Myers Forest Summer Research Seminar Series, bringing scientists who are... read more
Forest Crew at Yale Toumey Forest. From left to right De-Graft Acquah ‘26 MF, Angelina Serwaa ‘26 MEM, Avraham Penso ‘27 MF, Luke Schubert ‘27 MF, Marina McGonigle ‘26 MF, Cerise Stanley ‘27 MF, Asnakech Jabo ‘26 MF, Turner Frankosky ‘27 MF, and Emelia Commey ‘26 MF. Front: Owen Klein ‘25 MF. Credit: Owen Klein

To Know Crew is to Love Crew: Summer 2026 Reflections

By: Marina McGonigle ‘26 MF When at Yale-Myers Forest (YMF), there are some sure signs of summer: the barn swallows nesting above the porch lights to create homes... read more
American ginseng grows in the understory of a New England forest. Credit: Karam Sheban

Q&A with Karam Sheban ’20 MF, ’26 PhD: The Case for Rethinking Harvest Regulations for American Ginseng

By: Sara Santiago Ginseng harvest in the U.S. has been regulated under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species since 1975, and the current... read more
Sofya Gavrilina ’27 MF (left) walks through Yale-Myers Forest with classmates on an agroforestry class field trip. Photo: Camilla Ledezma

On Women

By: Mia Ambroiggio ‘26 MEM Since its establishment as The Yale Forestry School in 1900, the Yale School of the Environment (YSE) has gone through many iterations: a... read more

YSE Forest-Related Faculty Publications: Spring 2026

Buchkowski, R. W., Polussa, A., & Bradford, M. A. (2026). Designing National Forest Inventories for Accurate Estimation of Soil Carbon Change. Global Change... read more