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René H. Germain
Professor, Department of Forest and Natural Resources Management
316 Bray Hall
One Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210-2788
(315) 470-6698
rhgermai@esf.edu
- Vita
- Courses
- Publications
- Graduate Students
- New York City Watershed Model Forest Program
- Predicting Future Water Quality from Land Use Change Projections in the Catskill-Delaware Watersheds (PDF)
- "Striving, Thriving, or Just Surviving: Issues and Answers for the Forest Products Community" Symposium, 2011
Highest Education
Ph.D., SUNY-ESF (Forest Policy), 1997.
Areas of Study
Sustained yield management on non-industrial private forestlands; Impact of forestland parcelization on working forests and water quality; Impact of land use changes on the forest products industry; Diffusion of innovation to foresters, loggers and landowners; Adoption of BMPs; Sustainable Forestry Systems
Courses Taught
- Principles of Management (FOR 360/560)
- Integrated Resources Management (FOR 490/690)
- Forest Operations (FOR 373)
- Professional Forestry Mentoring (FOR 402)
Current Graduate Advisees
Ryan Ash
rash@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MPS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Germain
- Area of Study: Natural Resources Mgt
Bryan Ellis
beelli01@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Germain
- Area of Study: Management
- Undergraduate Institute: SUNY Binghamton
Graduate Research Topic
I am looking at NIPF landowners in northern Vermeont, and analyzing landowner knowledge of sustained yield forestry, and its affect on management.
Chandrani Ghosh
cghosh@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Germain
- Area of Study: Management
- Undergraduate Institute: Presidency College/Calcutta un
- Previous Graduate Study: Forest Research Institute (Forestry )
Graduate Research Topic
Community based forest management with focus on India
Jeffrey Kehoe
jekehoe@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MF
- Graduate Advisor(s): Germain
- Area of Study: Management
- Previous Graduate Study: University at Albany (Urban Studies )
Matthew Kelly
mckelly@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Germain
- Area of Study: Management
Graduate Research Topic
Using conjoint analysis to assess family forest landowner attitudes in the NYC Watershed towards incentive-based forest management programs and their role as stewards of forest ecosystem services.
Favorite Quote
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone. - Henry David Thoreau
Music is continuous. Only listening is intermittent. - Henry David Thoreau
Stacey Mack
samack@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Germain
- Area of Study: Natural Resources Mgt
Patrick Penfield
pcpenfie@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Germain
- Area of Study: Management
- Previous Graduate Study: LeMoyne College (Business )
Links
Web Link
Personal Statement
My research interests are in supply chains within saw mills, sustainability, continuous improvement,purchasing and project management. Right now the biggest driver of my research activities is the pursuit of my doctoral degree. I also want to be able to publish articles that will benefit society and help change the world in a positive manner. This past year I published my first peer reviewed article with Dr. Germain. I’m in the process working on my dissertation while finishing my course work and working full time.
Graduate Research Topic
Sawmill Supply Chains
Favorite Quote
You can please some of the people some of the time, some of the people all the time but you can't please all the people all the time.
Abe Lincoln
Selected Publications
Anderson, N., R.H. Germain and E. Bevilacqua. 2010.GIS-based spatial analysis of sawmill wood procurement. Journal of Forestry (in press).
Germain, R.H. and P. Pennfield. 2010. The Certified Wood Supply Chain Bottleneck and its Impact on LEED Construction Projects in New York State. Forest Products Journal 60(2):114-118.
Anderson, N. and R.H. Germain. 2009. Land cover, land use and mill characteristics as predictors of wood procurement range. Forest Products Journal 59(11/12): 100-107.
Munsell, J.F., R.H, Germain, V.A. Luzadis, and E. Bevilacqua. 2009. Owner intentions, previous harvests, and future timber yield on 50 working NIPF in New York State. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 26(2) 45-51.
Vickory, B., R.H. Germain, E. Bevilacqua. 2009. Urbanization's Impact on Sustained Yield Management as Perceived by Forestry Professionals in Central New York. Forest Policy and Economics 11: 42-49.
Munsell, J.F., R.H. Germain and E. Bevilacqua. 2008. A Tale of Two Forests: Case Study Comparisons of Sustained Yield Management on Mississippi and New York NIPF. Journal of Forestry 106(8): 431-439.
Germain, R.H., N. Anderson and E. Bevilacqua. 2007. The Effects of Forestland Parcelization and Ownership Transfers on Non-industrial Private Forestland Forest Stocking in New York. Journal of Forestry 105(8): 403-408.
Munsell, J.F. and R.H. Germain. 2007. Woody biomass energy: An opportunity for silviculture on non-industrial private forestlands in New York. Journal of Forestry 105(8): 398-402.
Anderson, N. and R.H. Germain. 2007. Variation in sawmill procurement operations in the Northeast. Forest Products Journal 57(10):36-44.
Germain, R.H. and J. Munsell. 2005. How much land is needed for the harvest access system on NIPF dominated by northern hardwoods? Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 22(4): 243-247.
Lapierre, S. and R.H. Germain 2005. Forestland parcelization in the New York City Watershed. Journal of Forestry 104(3) 139-145.
Germain, R.H., S. Harris and V. Luzadis. 2002. Assessing environmental management systems for implementing sustainable forestry on industrial forestlands. Journal of Forestry 100 (2) 12-18.
Germain, R.H., Floyd D. and S. Stehman. 2001. Participant perceptions of the Forest Service's public participation process. Journal of Forest Policy and Economics (3) 113-124.
Germain, R.H. and D.W. Floyd. 1999. Models for examining forest resource conflicts. Forest Science, 45(3) 394-406.
Continuing Education Workshops by Topic Areas
(1998-present)
- Silviculture and Forest Protection, 12 workshops, 567 participants
- Timber Harvest Planning (BMPs), 11 workshops, 431 participants
- Logging Training and Safety, 6 workshops, 205 participants
- Watershed Management, 3 workshops, 185 participants
- Forest Measurements & GIS, 4 workshops, 165 participants
- Financial Analysis and Forest Policy, 4 workshops, 165 participants
