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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Hydro Logic: Why Slow Rivers Have S-Curves

Remembering Brian J. Skinner (1928-2019), Professor of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University. He inspired a student, in a 1978 course, to see the ordinary... read more

YSE Forest-Related Faculty Publications: Spring 2021

See below for a list of YSE forestry-related faculty publications with their students and alumni (bolded) for February 2021-May 2021. Bradford, M. A., Wood, S.... read more
Professor Ashton lectures on silviculture along the Red Front Trail. Photo courtesy of Viola Taubmann ’21 MEM and Andrew Currie ’21 MF.
Professor Ashton lectures on silviculture along the Red Front Trail. Photo courtesy of Viola Taubmann ’21 MEM and Andrew Currie ’21 MF.

Hybrid Vigor: Silviculture and Forest Operations Online and in the Field

By Sara Santiago ’19 MF, Forest Fellow This spring, The Practice of Silviculture and Forest Management & Operations courses took on Professor Ashton’s “hybrid... read more

The Forest School Joins NESAF in 100 Year Anniversary

By Sara Santiago ’19 MF, Forest Fellow This winter, the New England Society of American Foresters (NESAF) celebrated its 100-year anniversary. Well, technically... read more
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.
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