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Photo of James M. SavageJames M. Savage
Professor

Room 232
257 Ranger School Rd.
PO Box 48
Wanakena, NY  13695
315-848-2566
jmsavage@esf.edu

Licensure/Certification:

Certified Forester (CF) since 1995 
NAI Certified Interpretive Guide, since 2008;
NYS Licensed Guide, since 2009

Highest Education:

M.S., SUNY-ESF (Silviculture), 1990.

Areas of Study:

Forest Measurements and Inventory
Non-Industrial Private Forestland Management
Forest Recreation Management

Current Course Responsibilities:

FTC 204  Introduction to Forest Measurements and Statistics
FTC 200  Dendrology (labs only)
FTC 213  Forest Inventory Practicum
FTC 219  Introduction to Wildlife and Recreation Management

Professional and Community Service:

Chair, New York Society of American Foresters, 2007-2009
Member, New York Forest Owners Association
Member, Clifton-Fine Waterfront Advisory Committee
Member, Five Ponds Partners, a sub-committee of the Clifton-Fine Economic Development Corporation

Sample Publications and Presentations:

Savage, J., and B. Breitmeyer, M. Gooden, A. Drew, C. Dawson. 2007. A Strategic Forest Management Plan for the James F. Dubuar Memorial Forest. SUNY-ESF, Wanakena, NY. Unpublished.

Savage, J. 2008. Have kids, will recreate. Adirondac. 72(4):21-23.

Savage, J., ed. 2008. The Cranberry Lake 50: Map and Trail Description for a 50-Mile Foot-Trail Around Cranberry Lake. Five Ponds Partners, Wanakena, NY.

Savage, J. 2004. Which Land is Your Land, Which Land is My Land?  The Classification and Use of Public Recreation Lands in the US.  A 1-hour public lecture given 8/26/04, Wanakena, NY.

Savage, J. 2003. Built to Last: The Evolution of the SUNY-ESF Ranger School Campus, 1912-2003. A 20-minute multimedia PowerPoint presentation, published by SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, NY.

Savage, J. 2002. The development of a program assessment system at the SUNY-ESF Ranger School: the process, early results, and anticipated benefits.  P. 72-78, In: Proceedings of the 4th Biennial Conference on University Education in Natural Resources, Raleigh, NC, 15-17 March 2002.

Will, C., and J. Savage. 2002. Forest Stewardship Plan for Bobby Crockett. Laurel County, Kentucky, April. Case # La-477.  15pp.


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