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Christmas tree harvesting at Yale-Myers Forest is a beloved tradition of forestry students, who sell the trees in New Haven and replant the farm for future years. Photo by Jennifer Jung '24 MF.
Christmas tree harvesting at Yale-Myers Forest is a beloved tradition of forestry students, who sell the trees in New Haven and replant the farm for future years. Photo by Jennifer Jung '24 MF.

Yale Temperate Forestry Celebrates Community and the Holidays with Annual Christmas Tree Harvest Retreat

For years, forestry students at Yale have been planting evergreens in the Christmas tree farm at Yale-Myers with the knowledge that students of the future will... read more
Diana Satkauskas ‘24 MF, Annie Miller ‘23 MEM, Will Weinberg ‘22 MFS, and Julie Chen ‘24 MF wrap up a full day at the SAF 2022 National Convention in Baltimore.
Diana Satkauskas ‘24 MF, Annie Miller ‘23 MEM, Will Weinberg ‘22 MFS, and Julie Chen ‘24 MF wrap up a full day at the SAF 2022 National Convention in Baltimore.

TFS Gathers at the SAF 2022 National Convention

Entering the Baltimore Convention Center’s doors for the Society of American Foresters 2022 National Convention is somewhat like walking through the local grocery... read more
Liz Felker ’18 MESc (bottom), Sara Santiago ’19 MF (top left), Jules Chen ’24 MF, and Diana Satkauskas ’24 MF represent The Forest School at the inaugural Women’s Forest Congress.
Liz Felker ’18 MESc (bottom), Sara Santiago ’19 MF (top left), Jules Chen ’24 MF, and Diana Satkauskas ’24 MF represent The Forest School at the inaugural Women’s Forest Congress.

Women of TFS Participate in History at the Inaugural Women's Forest Congress

Noting the significant lack of women in leadership positions in the forest sector, a group of women organized a space to specifically cultivate and empower women’s... read more
Nick Nugent '23 MEM speaks with students from around the world about The Forest School at YSE and The Forests Dialogue at IFSA's International Forestry Students' Symposium.
Nick Nugent '23 MEM speaks with students from around the world about The Forest School at YSE and The Forests Dialogue at IFSA's International Forestry Students' Symposium.

Dispatch from the 2022 International Forestry Students’ Symposium

By Nick Nugent ’23 MEM    Nick Nugent ’23 MEM presents at the International Forestry Students’ Symposium in Santiago, Chile as part of IFSA’s 50th anniversary... read more

YSE Forest-Related Faculty Publications: Summer 2022

Browne, L., Markesteijn, L., Manzané-Pinzón, E., Wright, S. J., Bagchi, R., Engelbrecht, B., … & Comita, L. S. (2022). Widespread variation in functional... read more