YCNCC TO CO-HOST FALL 2024 YALE FOREST FORUM

The Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture (YCNCC) is pleased to partner with the Yale Forest School, the Yale Applied Science Synthesis Program (YASSP), and the Society of American Foresters to co-develop and co-host the Fall 2024 Yale Forest Forum on “Conserving Mature and Old-Growth Forests in a Changing Climate.” YCNCC Scientific Leadership Team member Dr. Sara Kuebbing is co-facilitating the series.

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.

The webinars will be weekly on Thursdays at 12p ET from August 29 to December 5 2024. (No episodes September 19 and November 28.) The first episode in the series will feature Dr. William Keeton from the University of Vermont speaking on “A Global Perspective on Temperate Old-Growth Forest Ecology, Conservation, and Restoration.” Registration for the series can be found here. The webinars are open to the public and will be recorded.