Yale Forest Forum Spring 2026 Speaker Series: From Timber to Tomorrow: Old Challenges, New Pressures, Changing Paradigms

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January 20 - April 28

The third and final installment of our 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 us every Tuesday from January 20 to April 28 from 12-1 p.m. U.S. ET.

The series is free and open to the public. Each session will be recorded. We will offer certificates of attendance for CEU programs for foresters and practitioners who attend the live webinars. Please email yff@yale.edu(link sends e-mail) for further information.

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