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A quiet, wooded trail showing fall colors at Great Mountain Forest. Photo: Julia Luckkett

At the Threshold of a Living Earth

By: Mia Ambroiggio ‘26 MEM Being outside shifts our mood, body, and presence in palpable ways. When Mary Evelyn Tucker arrived for our meeting, she suggested we... read more
Harvest Festival’s special guests! Photo: Camilla Ledezma

Pig Roasting and Pumpkin Carving: Notes from Harvest Festival

By: Mia Ambroiggio ‘26 MEM Students, faculty, and neighbors gathered under the autumn sun this past Saturday for Yale Forests’ annual Harvest Festival. Carpools of... read more
The Yale Forest School graduates its first cohort of 10 foresters in 1902. Photo: Yale School of the Environment

Forestry at Yale and SAF: A Shared Foundation and Vision

By: Sara Santiago ’19 MF This story appears in the September 2025 Vol. 30 No. 9 issue of the Society of American Foresters’ The Forestry Source.   This year, we are... read more

YSE Forest-Related Faculty Publications: Summer 2025

Arnold, W., Gewirtzman, J., Raymond, P. A., Duguid, M. C., Brodersen, C. R., Brown, C., … Bradford, M. A., & Peccia, J. (2025). A diverse and distinct... read more
Yale Applied Science Synthesis Program and Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture staff smile at the closing of the Ninth American Forest Congress. From left: Savannah Gupton, Nicole Gotthardt, Ana DiMauro, Michelle Kirchner, Sara Kuebbing, Cameron McKenzie. Photo: American Forests

Resilience to Disturbance at the 9th American Forest Congress

By: Cameron McKenzie ’23 MFS At pivotal moments in the stewardship of our nation’s forests, the American Forest Congress convenes to chart the path forward through... read more