The Overstory

Tri-Annual publication of Forest-Centric news produced by the Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment

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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

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... read more

Forest Faculty Comita and Brodersen Achieve Tenure

By Sara Santiago ’19 MF, Forest Fellow It is with great pride that we announce Liza Comita and Craig Brodersen have earned tenure! As the next generation of... read more
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

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... read more
Participants talk Climate Positive Forest Products (CPFP) at The Forests Dialogue scoping dialogue. Photo courtesy of TFD.

The Forests Dialogue Scopes Climate Positive Forest Products (CPFPs)

By Sara Santiago ’19 MF Climate Positive Forest Products (CPFP). This is a bit of a mouthful, requiring some thought as to what these products might be and how they... read more
Karam Sheban '20 MF shows a ginseng seedling (left) and a mature plant on a forest farm in New York

The Forest School Introduces the Northeast Forest Farmers Coalition

A new initiative from The Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment will support forest landowners interested in growing commercially valuable native... read more