Steven Hawkes

Steven Hawkes, as Vice President of LandVest’s Forest Resources Division, is responsible for all aspects of LandVest’s forest management and consulting business from Virginia to Maine, as well as the Pacific Northwest. LandVest manages over 2.25 million acres of timberland with a staff of over 60 foresters, GIS professionals, biometricians, environmental specialists, surveyors and operational support personnel. Offices and key personnel are located in the primary timber growing [...]

Steven Hawkes, as Vice President of LandVest’s Forest Resources Division, is responsible for all aspects of LandVest’s forest management and consulting business from Virginia to Maine, as well as the Pacific Northwest. LandVest manages over 2.25 million acres of timberland with a staff of over 60 foresters, GIS professionals, biometricians, environmental specialists, surveyors and operational support personnel. Offices and key personnel are located in the primary timber growing regions of the Northeast United States and Olympia, Washington. Mr. Hawkes has 35 years of experience in nearly all facets of forest management, including management of non-industrial private forestlands and investment-grade timberlands for Timberland Investment Management Organizations (TIMO’s), high-profile institutional endowments and high-net worth families.

Prior to joining LandVest in 2007, Steve worked as land manager and procurement forester for Matson Lumber, served as President and Owner of Hawkes Woodland Management, Inc., and worked for David E. Anundson Consulting Foresters and Chestnut Ridge Forestry.

Education:

Pennsylvania State University, B.S. Forest Science / 1992

Organizations and Activities:

Pennsylvania Forest Products Executive Development Workshops

Duke University Environmental Leadership Timberland Investment for Professionals

FORISK Applied Forest Finance and Wood Flows and Cash Flows

Member Association of Consulting Foresters since 1998

Member Society of American Foresters since

SAF Certified Forester since 1998

Licensed Maryland Forester #775