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Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry
360 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
USA
T: 203.432.5134
F: 203.432.3809
yale.edu/schoolforest
gisf@yale.edu
Mark Ashton
Director
Alex Finkral
Manager
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Overview
The Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (YF&ES) owns and manages 10,880 acres of forestland in Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The goals of this ownership are to provide educational, research and professional opportunities for the faculty and students as well as serving as an asset to the School's investment portfolio. Most of the School Forests are mixed hardwoods (central hardwoods in the South and northern hardwoods in Vermont), but extensive stands of conifers exist, including some plantations mostly in New Hampshire. Almost all New England soil conditions are found throughout these forests from wetlands to droughty alluvial sand deposits.
Faculty and students use the School Forests as a laboratory for teaching, management and research. A member of the faculty serves as Director and students working as interns or managers carry out all management. The forest is maintained as a working forest, which includes selling timber and non-timber forest products from the land.
Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry
360 Prospect Street • New Haven, CT 06511 USA • 203.432.5117
360 Prospect Street • New Haven, CT 06511 USA • 203.432.5117