About Steve Swenson
Steve Swenson for over 20 years, has been advancing the ethical relationship between people and land through tangible conservation initiatives. As Program Director, he oversees the foundation’s marketing, communications, facilities, education and outreach, and land stewardship staffs. Steve’s coordination and facilitation of staff’s time and talents focus on the foundation’s ambition to grow budget and impact.
His role oversees the preservation and protection of Aldo Leopold’s historic Shack, a National Historic Landmark and the conservation ambition and impact achieved on surrounding lands through the 4,000-acre Leopold-Pines Conservation Area.
Regionally, Steve coordinates a public-private partnership called My Wisconsin Woods. Through continuous improvement of outreach methods, My Wisconsin Woods inspires land care among woodland owners. For this project and others, Steve authored regionalized handbooks titled My Healthy Woods, written specifically for inexperienced landowners. These award-winning handbooks have reached over 40,000 landowners collectively owning 6 million acres in Arkansas, Minnesota, New Jersey, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
Steve holds a B.S. degree in Environmental Science from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and a M.S. in Ecology from Ohio State University.
Smoky Bear, Climate Change & Projected Maple Decline
Willow with Gary Mead
Firewood Roundtable Discussion
Moose in NY with Cornell’s Jen Grauer
Gary’s History in New Kingston--Part 2
Making Baseball Bats with Leatherstocking Hand-Split Billet Company
All About Firewood
Why Deer Numbers in the Northeast Remain Low
Fire Suppression & Mesophication of Upland Oak Landscapes with Dr. Heather Alexander
The Potential of Regulated Commercial Hunting as a Management Tool to Help Regenerate NY Forests with Dr. Paul Curtis
Gary‘s History in New Kingston--Part 1
The Myth of the Market Hunting Bogeyman
Why Hunt in 2021
Hazelnut with Gary Mead
EHD‘s Impacts on NY‘s Deer Herd
Fire in the South with Kurt Kottemann
ArborMaster with Ken Palmer
Trees that Bear Nuts with Gary Mead
Woodsman Forest Products with Tom Lindtveit
Mushrooms with Catskill Fungi‘s John Michelotti_2021
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