From the event page: The Yale Forest Forum is excited to announce the spring 2026 speaker series, “From Timber to Tomorrow: Old Challenges, New Pressures, Changing Paradigms.”
Webinars will take place on Tuesdays, from January 13 through April 21, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. U.S. ET.
The series examines forestry’s shift since the 1970s 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. The series 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.
This spring 2026 speaker series is co-hosted and co-developed by The Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment, Forest History Society, Society of American Foresters, Environmental Policy Innovation Center, and American Forests.
Join us every Tuesday from January 13 to April 21 from 12-1 p.m. U.S. ET.
