In keeping with the title, this article profiles Steve Hagenbuch’s important and groundbreaking work to advance bird-friendly forest management. The article has been published in Northern Woodlands, a prominent magazine within the Northeastern forestry and forest conservation community. Steve assures me that the publicity has not gone to his head – he remains the humble Vermont forester, chicken farmer, and conservation biologist that he has always been.

Read the full article in Northern Woodlands Magazine online: click here

"Steve Hagenbuch began working with Audubon Vermont soon after moving to Vermont in 1998, and he’s remained with the organization for 23 years and counting. A conservation biologist and forester, he spearheaded the creation of Audubon Vermont’s Healthy Forests Initiative and oversees the Bird-Friendly Maple Project. With his wife, Dana Hudson, and children Grady and Willa, Steve manages the family’s Sweet Bird Farm on 9 acres in Waterbury Center, and the sugaring operation on a 76-acre woodlot in nearby Moretown." - Northern Woodlands Magazine

This interview is part of a bi-weekly series exploring the many ways that people’s lives connect to northeastern forests. It is edited by Meghan McCarthy McPhaul and made possible through generous support from the Larsen Fund.