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The Yale Forest School graduates its first cohort of 10 foresters in 1902. Photo: Yale School of the Environment

Forestry at Yale and SAF: A Shared Foundation and Vision

By: Sara Santiago ’19 MF This story appears in the September 2025 Vol. 30 No. 9 issue of the Society of American Foresters’ The Forestry Source.   This year, we are... read more

YSE Forest-Related Faculty Publications: Summer 2025

Arnold, W., Gewirtzman, J., Raymond, P. A., Duguid, M. C., Brodersen, C. R., Brown, C., … Bradford, M. A., & Peccia, J. (2025). A diverse and distinct... read more
Yale Applied Science Synthesis Program and Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture staff smile at the closing of the Ninth American Forest Congress. From left: Savannah Gupton, Nicole Gotthardt, Ana DiMauro, Michelle Kirchner, Sara Kuebbing, Cameron McKenzie. Photo: American Forests

Resilience to Disturbance at the 9th American Forest Congress

By: Cameron McKenzie ’23 MFS At pivotal moments in the stewardship of our nation’s forests, the American Forest Congress convenes to chart the path forward through... read more
2025 Yale Forest Crew.

Reflections on 2025 Forest Crew

By: Hannah Vase ’25 MF/MAR Summers at Yale-Myers Forest Camp brim with stories of previous years and the promise of new ones. Each year, forestry students... read more
Master of Forestry and Master of Forest Science students of the class of 2025.

Graduates of the Class of 2025 Become Foresters

By: Sara Santiago Congratulations to the forestry students in the class of 2025. The School graduated 13 Master of Forestry and 6 Master of Forest Science students... read more