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YSE Forest-Related Faculty Publications: Summer 2020

See below for a list of YSE forestry-related faculty publications with their students and alumni (bolded) for May-August 2020. Bloomfield, G., Meli, P.,... read more
Instagram post from Week 1 of the reading group on Indigenous geographies and Yale-Myers Forests.

A Summer of Civil Unrest: Racism, Diversity, and the Environment

The summer of 2020 has been unlike any other. As scientists might refer to forests facing multiple stressors from climatic events, society too has been challenged... read more
A co-chair of the Tanzania Land Use Dialogue in Iringa, Tanzania facilitates a breakout discussion on future priorities for work regarding sustainable land use, food security, and improved livelihoods in the Ihemi Cluster. Photo courtesy of TFD, 2017.

The Forests Dialogue Launches Land Use and TFD Approach Guides

The Forests Dialogue (TFD) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and with that comes a great deal of reflection on what the organization has accomplished... read more
Children of Cherry Ann Park hold up signs of projects underway, including the splash pad.

URI’s Longtime Partnership with Community at Cherry Ann Park

The Urban Resources Initiative (URI) is dedicated to actively collaborating with community members and organizations to increase green spaces and tree cover across... read more
Devon Ericksen ‘20 M.F. collecting forest data on a field visit to Tennessee for TerraCarbon.

Class of 2020 at Work and in the Field

The Class of 2020 graduated in unusual circumstances, yet many of our Foresters are at work and out in the field. The places, sectors, and types of projects are... read more