James M SavageProfessor

257 Ranger School Road
P.O. Box 48
Wanakena, NY 13695

(315) 848-2566 Extension: #2109
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

Forestry and Forest Technology

Trail design and construction

Interpretive Techniques

Current Course Responsibilities

FTC 204 Introduction to Natural Resources Measurements
FTC 212 Adirondack Cultural Ecology
FTC 213 Forest Inventory Practicum
FTC 219 Introduction to Forest Recreation
FTC 236 Interpretive Techniques in Forest Recreation

Professional and Community Service

Chair, Five Ponds Partners, a sub-committee of the Clifton-Fine Economic Development Corporation

Member, Society of American Foresters

Member, National Association for Interpretation
 

Sample Publications and Presentations

Savage, J.M., and S. Morrissey. 2019. Cranberry Lake 50 Pocket Guide. Wildcliff Press, Piercefield, NY. 120pp.

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 Unpublished.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.