From Timber to Tomorrow: Old Challenges, New Pressures, Changing Paradigms

The third and final installment of the Yale Forest Forum forest history speaker series explores the profound transformations that have reshaped forestry over the past 50 years and examines how experts are imagining the future of forests and forestry.

Since the 1970s, forestry has shifted from a primarily production-oriented enterprise or one of conservation to one centered on multifunctional landscapes, ecological resilience, and diverse social values. Through conversations with scholars, historians, practitioners, and policymakers, the series will trace changes in land, labor, and ownership. It will explore novel and evolving approaches to managing disturbances and environmental change, and it will highlight the growing importance of ecosystem services in forest stewardship. Together, these discussions will illuminate how people and forests continue to shape one another — and what that means for the next half-century of forestry.

Join every Tuesday from January 20 to April 28 from 12-1 p.m. U.S. ET.

Confirmed speakers and themes include:

• The Evolution of Multiple Use: Susan Jane Brown, Principal and Chief Legal Counsel,  Silvix Resources
• Regional Shifts, Intensification, and Technological Innovations in Forestry: Tom Fox, Vice President of Forest Productivity and Optimization, Rayonier
• How We Engage on Forests: John Gordon, Professor Emeritus of Forestry and Environmental Studies, The Forest School at Yale School of the Environment,  and Lynn Jungwirth, Policy Director, The Watershed Center

The series is free and open to the public. Each session will be recorded.

Please email yff@yale.edu for further information.

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Register: https://yse.to/YFF26history