Speaker Series

Conserving Mature and Old-Growth Forests in a Changing Climate

August 29 - December 5, 2024
There is broad agreement that protecting and managing forests is critical for meeting global climate mitigation and sustainable development goals. However, there is less agreement on how to determine what is ‘best’ management to reach these goals in the context of mature and old-growth forests (MOG). This webinar series invites a variety of speakers representing the United States Forest Service, Tribal nations, private forest owners, forest industry, academia, and forest advocacy organizations to share how they are responding to and shaping the discussion on mature and old-growth forests, including as mandated by Executive Order 140752 and the National Old-Growth Amendment.
 
Join us every Thursday from August 29 to December 5 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm U.S. ET. Note that there will not be webinars on September 19 and November 28.
 
The series is free and open to the public. Each session will be recorded. We will offer CEUs for foresters in attendance. Please email yff@yale.edu (link sends e-mail) for further information.
 

Series Hosts

 

Series Facilitators

The series is facilitated by Mark Ashton (link is external) (The Forest School at YSE), Gary Dunning (link is external) (The Forest School at YSE), Sara Kuebbing (link is external) (Yale Applied Science Synthesis Program and Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture), and Terry Baker (link is external) (Society of American Foresters).

All Series Events

Date
Speaker
Organization
Theme
Resources
Date
8/29/24
Speaker William Keeton
Organization
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont; and Gund Institute for Environment
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Date
9/12/24
Speaker Thomas Spies
Organization
USDA Forest Service, PNW Research Station
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Date
9/26/24
Speaker Bryan Petit
Organization
National Alliance of Forest Owners
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Date
10/10/24
Organization
Pacific Forest Trust
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Date
10/17/24
Speaker Garett R. Rose
Organization
Natural Resources Defense Council
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Date
10/24/24
Speaker Adrian Miller
Organization
Weyerhaeuser
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Date
10/31/24
Speaker Heather Slayton
Organization
Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry
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Date
11/7/24
Organization
Oregon State University and University of Washington
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Date
11/14/24
Organization
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont
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