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Forestry students and postdocs rank first in tree ID competition

By Luke Browne This summer, a group of YSE PhD students, postdocs, and a recent Yale College graduate competed in an international competition aimed at developing... read more
Image expressing the interconnections and purpose of MODs - to move from self to system.

MODs Meets 2020

Prospective and incoming students often hear the lore of MODs, or orientation modules, that have historically been held for three weeks in August prior to the start... read more
The COVID Crew lived and worked as an isolated "pod" at Yale-Myers Forest. Crew members from left to right: Shrabya Timsina ‘20 MFS, Zhi Li ‘20 MFS, Austin Dziki ‘21 MF, Schuyler Bordon ‘20 MF, Karam Sheban ‘20 MF, Brittany Wienke ‘20 MF, and Devon Ericksen ‘20 MF.

"COVID Crew" lives and works as an isolated pod at Yale-Myers Forest

Like every aspect of life, COVID has thrown a wrench in plans and traditions. For the Forest Apprenticeship Program, affectionately known as Forest Crew, COVID... read more

YSE Forest-Related Faculty Publications: Spring 2020

See below for a list of YSE forestry-related faculty publications with their students and alumni (bolded) for January-April 2020. Churkina, Galina, Alan... read more

TFD Welcomes Women Leadership on its 20th Anniversary

Sara Santiago (M.F. ‘19) For 20 years now, The Forests Dialogue (TFD) has sought to capture the voices of different sectors, peoples, and priorities within a... read more