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Canopy, Fall 2017 CanopyCanopy > Fall> Fall 2017 2017 YaleYale school school of of forestry forestry & &environmental environmental studies studies NonNon Profit Profit Org. Org. U.S.U.S. Postage Postage PAIDPAID NewNew Haven, Haven, CT CT YaleYale School School of ofForestry Forestry & Environmental& Environmental Studies Studies PERMITPERMIT KroonKroon Hall Hall • 195 • 195 Prospect Prospect Street Street No.No. 526 526 CANOPYCANOPY NewNew Haven, Haven, Connecticut Connecticut 06511-2189 06511-2189 WorldwideWorldwide impact, impact, leadership, leadership, and and engagement engagement RETURNRETURN SERVICE SERVICE REQUESTED REQUESTED WorldwideWorldwide impact, impact, leadership, leadership, and and engagement engagement 16 16 FallFall 2017 2017 Yale-MyersYale-Myers Forest’s Forest’s Rebuilt Rebuilt Camp Camp and and New New Research Research Facilities Facilities 11 11 Field-basedField-based Learning Learning Alumni Alumni Program Program at atHubbard Hubbard Brook Brook 16 16 25 25 59 59 ReunionReunion Weekend Weekend 2017 20172424 A Apublication publication for for alumni alumni and and friends friends of of the the 1 1 1 1 186928_Canopy186928_Canopy Fall_C.indd Fall_C.indd 1 1 11/27/1711/27/17 10:40 10:40 AM AM CanopyCanopy > > Fall Fall 2017 2017 YaleYale school school of of forestry forestry & &environmental environmental studies studies In This Issue Impact 4PathwaysStrategic Plan Implementation Update 16 Alumni-Student Field-based Learning Program at Hubbard Brook 5 Faculty Grants, Awards, and Recognition 18 Alumni Assist in Leading F&ES European Forestry Field Trip The F&ES community is making a significant impact around the globe. Megan Selby ’09 M.E.Sc. 7 F&ES Co-Sponsors Yale Climate Conference 20 Yale Agroforestry Collaborative Cultivates Learning Opportunities Canopy strives to share some of the many examples of F&ES leadership in How does this photo represent the work you do? developing innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to a sustainable future. 8 Alumni Awards, Recognition, and Engagement 22 Students Spent Summers Engaged in Projects Around the World 10I leadClass an of organization 2019 Brings thatGlobal is workingPerspective to innovate to F&ES zoo-based conservation 24 Connecting Generations of Alumni at Reunion Weekend 2017 models to be more central to the core purpose, and I believe that means 11allF&ES members Celebrates of our Yale-Myers NGO should Forest’s be involved Rebuilt in Camp conservation, and New not Research just Facilities 36 Honor Roll 12dedicatedF&ES Annual sta. Report That includes and Annual myself, Fund so Updatethis image represents me 46 Class Notes participating in conservation eorts as part of one of three external 14conservationStrengthening partnerships the Worldwide we have Alumni committed Community to working with for 56 In Memoriam 15theF&ES next Alumni three years. Association Board Updates 59 Pathways In other conservation partnerships we work with multiple species, but in this image I am monitoring a specific species, Nestor notabilis, or Kea. I am checking nest sites of Kea, the world’s only alpine parrot, an endangered species endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. We have recently ON THE COVER: This fall, the F&ES community celebrated re-developed our Kea habitat at our zoo to champion the work of field the grand opening of the newly rebuilt Yale-Myers Forest EDITORconservation in our own region, soADDITIONAL this image represents PHOTO CONTRIBUTERS our dedication camp and the new research laboratory shown on the cover. USE Kristen Clothier Chelsea Chandler to Kea conservation• • both in-situ and ex-situ. • Yale-Myers Forest is entering a new era of innovative teaching, Sarah Charlop-Powers • research, and outreach. Learn more on pages 11, 24, and 25. ASSISTANT EDITOR What are you trying to find out?Terry What Chester impact • does this work have Timothy Brown • • Dylan Cicero Photo courtesy of Christopher Gardner Photography. in terms of endangered species protection in• New Zealand? Emma Crow-Willard • STAFFZoos, WRITERS even NGOs like the one I workNaazia for, Ebrahim often focus • on advocacy and Timothyawareness, Brown which • • is absolutely anKristin essential Floyd part • of species conservation Kristen Clothier becoming a cultural• • value. However,Timothy this isGregoire only possible • • with valid Kevin Dennehy • COVER scientific data on the species. John Hassett Felton Jenkins • Canopy is produced by the F&ES Office CARTOGRAPHY The adult females have radio transmittersCilla Kellert that • give us information via of Development and Alumni Services. Rosssatellite, Donihue including • whether the femalePete Landis active • or incubating. However, to know if the chicks are surviving,Rebecca or what Lehman happened • to them if not, we Kristin Floyd | ’01 B.A., Director PHOTOGRAPHY set up cameras in the nest. Kea nestAli Masoudiin cavities • in remote locations, deep 203-432-5189 • kristin.fl[email protected] Timothy Brown • • Holly McLaughlin • Kristen Clothier | ’98 B.S., ’01 M.F., Assistant Director Kristenunderground, Clothier • and • the cameras are set on motion sensors. Tara Meyer • 203-432-4511 • [email protected] RossMonitors Donihue such • as this have previouslyKaylee identified (Weil) Mulligan new predators • not FILE Matthistorically Garrett • known to prey on Kea,Shannon as well asMurray provide • information on the Lisa Bassani | ’06 M.E.Sc., Assistant Director Peter Otis range of• infiltration of the predatorsTim into Northrop protected • areas. Predator controls 203-432-9959 • [email protected] Jeremy Oldfield Julian Ward | Annual Fund O cer CONTRIBUTINGare variably carried WRITERS out throughout the region, and• while Kea have Melissa Paly DAShistorically Sta¢ been largely at higher elevations than• many predators go, 203-432-8540 • [email protected] Juan Sebastián Ramírez • Rossnew Donihue data shows • that predator populations are increasing in density and Lauren Hurd | Coordinator Tina Schneider • Shannonexpanding Murray in range. • We hope that we can use this gathered information 203-432-9361 • [email protected] Megan Selby • to keep the government commitment to protecting Kea for the future. This map depicts the geographic areas featured in the stories and photographs within this issue. Abigail Smith Emily Blakeslee | Senior Administrative Assistant • = Stories DESIGN • James Souder • 203-432-9958 • [email protected] NOTE The locations of Class Notes are not marked with dots on the map. You can learn about ELEMENTS®What are a few key aspects of what you learned at F&ES that = Photography Kate Troll additional initiatives being led by alumni around the world on pages 47-55. • • • = F&ES Alum Peter Otis | Project Assistant influence the work you do today?Alexandra Vecchio • • = F&ES Faculty 203-432-9958 • [email protected] To ask for help from an expert whenBrittany you Whitemando not know the answer• = yourself, F&ES Sta¢ that no matter what your job descriptionMichelle is Winglee there is •always time •to = commitF&ES Student Learn more: environment.yale.edu/alumni to being on the ground or in the field as a volunteer or as part of your work, and that the key to conservation is collaboration. Every time you get a new email address, relocate, or change positions, please send us an update at [email protected]. If you keep us updated, we’ll keep you updated! Megan is Director of the Natureland Zoo and@ YaleFESa Trustee for the @ NaturelandYaleFES Wildlife linkedin.com/groups/147435 Charitable Trust in Auckland, New Zealand. She is also a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Auckland’s School of the Environment. 22 359 186928_Canopy Fall_C.indd 2 11/22/17 11:44 AM Canopy > Fall 2017 Yale school of forestry & environmental studies F&ES Strategic Plan Advances From Vision to Implementation EPA Funds $2 Million Interdisciplinary Yale Study on Fracking In recognition of the increasing and diverse array of environmental Since the release of the Strategic Plan in May, implementation committees challenges — requiring ever greater levels of innovative scholarship and composed of faculty and sta¢ (a number of whom are alumni), as well as Impacts to Drinking Water and Neonatal Health leadership — Dean Indy Burke initiated a comprehensive strategic planning student representatives — and incorporating the experienced and candid process one year ago that engaged the entire F&ES community. The F&ES feedback of the Alumni Association Board and the Leadership Council — A 2016 study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that drilling processes a¢ect drinking water quality and neonatal health in the Strategic Plan was completed in May of this year. have been developing concrete recommendations relating to curriculum, hydraulic fracturing, the unconventional oil and gas drilling procedure known Appalachian Basin, a hotbed region of natural gas production in the U.S. sta²ng, timelines, research needs, and opportunities for interdisciplinary Two overarching outcomes were articulated in the new Strategic Plan: as “fracking,” has contaminated drinking water in some cases. At the same collaboration with preeminent departments and units across the University. The co-leaders of the study are Nicole Deziel, an assistant professor at that the School will have a broader and deeper impact on a sustainable time, however, the report found that data gaps and uncertainties made it Progress reports will be presented to Dean Burke and the School’s the Yale School of Public Health, and James Saiers, the Clifton R. Musser future through scholarship,
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