Faculty Profile
James Savage
Professor
Department of Sustainable Resources Management
232 Ranger School
Licensure/Certification
NYS Licensed Guide, since 2009
Wilderness First Aid, since 2023
Game of Logging, Level 1
Certified Forester (CF) 1995-2021
NAI Certified Interpretive Guide, 2008-2018
Highest Education
M.S., SUNY-ESF (Silviculture), 1990.
Areas of Study
Forestry and Forest Technology
Trail design and construction
Interpretive Techniques
Adirondack History and Cultural Ecology
Current Course Responsibilities
FTC 200 Dendrology
FTC 212 Adirondack Cultural Ecology
FTC 213 Forest Inventory Practicum
FTC 214 Leadership & Organizational Performance
FTC 219 Introduction to Forest Recreation
FTC 236 Environmental Interpretation Principles & Techniques
Professional and Community Service
President, Adirondack Hamlets to Huts Board of Directors, since 2022
Founding Member (since 2002) and Immediate Past Chair, Five Ponds Partners, a sub-committee of the Clifton-Fine Economic Development Corporation
Member, Society of American Foresters, since 1988
Fellow, Society of American Foresters, since 2023
Member, ESF Forest Properties Advisory Committee, since 2019
Sample Publications and Presentations
Savage, J.M., and S. Morrissey. 2023. Cranberry Lake 50 Pocket Guide, 2nd Ed. Wildcliff Press, Piercefield, NY. 130pp.
Savage, J., and S. Oliveras-Rivera, N. Morey. 2019. Cranberry Lake 50 Hiker’s Map. Five Ponds Partners, Wanakena, NY.
Savage, J. 2015. Dubuar Memorial Forest, New York, United States of America. In: J. P. Siry, P. Bettinger, K. Merry, D. Grebner, K. Boston, C. Cieszewski, editors. Forest Plans of North America. Amsterdam: Elsevier. pp.79-86.
Savage, J. and E. Brantley. 2011. Celebrating the History and Future of Forest Technology Education in the United States. A 20-minute PowerPoint presentation given at the Society of American Foresters National Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii, 11/4/11.
Savage, Jamie, Karen Davidson, and Leslie Karasin, eds. 2009. Cranberry Lake 50: A 50-Mile Loop Trail (Trail Map and Guide). Five Ponds Partners, Wanakena, NY.
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 Unpublished.
Will, C., and J. Savage. 2002. Forest Stewardship Plan for Bobby Crockett. Laurel County, Kentucky, April. Case # La-477. 15pp.