Vita of Steven Bick

 

P.O. Box 284, Thendara, NY 13472

Phone: 315-369-6424; Fax 530-690-7144; email Steve@northeastforests.com

URL: www.northeastforests.com

 

 

Professional Experience

 

Principal Consultant. Northeast Forests, LLC.  Consulting Forestry services throughout the US,  including management of 30,000 acres of private non-industrial timberland in the Adirondack Park, timber sales, recreation planning, valuations, investment analysis, timber management, lectures on conservation, software development and timber income tax calculations. 1993 - present.   Thendara, New York.

 

Adjunct Professor.  Department of Forest and Natural Resources Management. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.  Syracuse, New York. 2004 to present (Adjunct Assistant Professor 1997 – 2003).

 

Instructor. Northeastern Loggers Association.  Design and teach workshops in timber measurements, logging costs, skidder bidge construction, BMP’s and timber taxes in eight northeastern states.  1996 - present

 

Research Associate.  Department of Forestry. College of Forestry and Wildlife Resources.  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.  Blacksburg, Virginia. 1996-1997.

 

Research Assistant.  Department of Forestry. College of Forestry and Wildlife Resources.  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.  Blacksburg, Virginia. 1993-1996.

 

Forester.  Adirondack League Club. Multiple-use management for a 50,000 acre private, non-industrial forest.  1988-1989; 1990-1993.

 

Teaching Assistant. Faculty of Forestry.. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.  Syracuse, New York.  1989-1990.

 

 

Education

 

Ph.D. Forest Management and Economics. 1996.  College of Forestry and Wildlife Resources.  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.  Blacksburg, Virginia.

 

M.S. Forest Resources Management. 1990. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.  Syracuse, New York.

 

 

B.S. Environmental Studies. 1988. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.  Syracuse, New York.

 

A.S. Conservation.  1986. Herkimer County Community College.  Herkimer, New York.

 

Certificate. Forest Appraisal. 1998. Nicholas School of the Environment.  Duke University.  Durham, North Carolina.

 

Selected Publications

 

Bick, Steven and Harry L. Haney, Jr. 2001. The Landowners Guide to Conservation  Easements.  Dubuque, IO: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.  179 p.

 

 

Professional Affiliations

 

Association of Consulting Foresters

Society of American Foresters

Northeastern Loggers Association

Forest Landowners Association