Steve Bick is a forestry consultant with a national reputation for delivering practical, on-time results to landowners, businesses, and institutions involved in forest stewardship and the forest products sector. Through Northeast Forests, LLC, he provides expert services in project management, timberland appraisals, carbon accounting, conservation easement analysis, investment modeling, and a wide range of other services related to forestry, wood products and small businesses. With a Ph.D. in Forest Management and Economics, Dr. Bick brings together rigorous analysis and hands-on field experience.
He is the author of several respected books, including Timber Tempo: Project Flow in Forestry and The Landowner’s Guide to Conservation Easements, and is widely known for applying project management discipline to forestry work. Dr. Bick also directs the Vermont Forest Business School, which equips mid-career professionals with tools to improve business performance in the working lands economy.
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