Steve Hagenbuch in a forest.

Steve Hagenbuch

Senior Program Manager, Forests
About

Steve (he/him) has worked with ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in a variety of roles since 1998. Currently, he is the Senior Program Manager, Forests. In this position, Steve advances work with private landowners, municipalities, foresters, and land managers to promote management activities that will enhance the habitat value of forestland for priority bird species. His primary focus is on expansion of the Bird-Friendly Maple program, both in VT and throughout the US.  In 2009 Steve obtained his master's degree in conservation biology from Antioch University New England. His graduate research investigated the implications of maple sugarbush management for Neotropical migrant songbirds. When not in the woods on business Steve can still be found there - hiking, mountain biking, backcountry skiing, fly-fishing, or whatever else seems like fun. Steve, his wife Dana, and their two teen-aged children live on an 1850's farm in Waterbury Center, VT. 
 

Articles by Steve Hagenbuch

Chestnut-sided warbler in flowering tree
Forest Management is for the Birds
April 16, 2025 — Watch Senior Forest Program Manager Steve Hagenbuch's presentation at North Branch Nature Center!
Here They Come!
April 15, 2025 — Migratory Birds are Returning to Vermont
A Reverence for Dead Wood
January 06, 2025 — Reimagining a "messy" forest
A photo of A Black-throated Blue Warbler nest. The nest is a cup shape and made out of twigs, nestled among green leaves. One nestling rests in the nest, pink with no feathers.
Forest Bird Communities
June 26, 2024
A Sweet Occupation
March 07, 2024 — Women in Maple