Karen Bennett
Extension Professor/Specialist, Forest Resources

Karen Bennett joined UNH Cooperative Extension in 1979. She worked in Hillsborough and later in Merrimack county as a County Forester helping people care for their forest land. She shared information about forest and wildlife management, current use taxation, selling timber, growing Christmas trees, caring for shade trees, identifying trees, trail and road layout, forest ecology, soils and many other topics of concern to forest owners. She assumed her Extension Specialist role in April, 1996 where she specializes in private forest lands management providing education to landowners, land managers, conservation volunteers, and public decision makers with an emphasis on professional development for foresters.

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Forest Management from UNH in 1979

• Masters of Science in Forestry from UNH in 1992

• Provides forest stewardship information and educational programs for landowners, foresters, communities, and the general public on urban, community, and rural forests.

• Provides professional development opportunities for foresters and other natural resource professionals.

• Managing White Pine in the New Millennium- 2003 Workshop Proceedings

• Forest Measurements for Natural Resource Professionals- 2001 Workshop Proceedings

• Residual Stand Damage- 2001 Workshop Proceedings

• Getting the Regeneration You Want- 2000 Workshop Proceedings

• Tree Investment- 1999 Workshop Proceedings

• Using Fire to Control Invasive Plants: What's New, What Works in the Northeast?- 2003 Workshop Proceedings

• The State of New Hampshire's Forests- an Interim Status Report of the New Hampshire Forest Resources Plan, 2002

• UNH Cooperative Extension Forestry and Wildlife Program's Role in the New Hampshire Forest Resources Plan, 1998

• The New Hampshire Forest Stewardship Program Plan, 2001

• New Hampshire State Priority Plan for the Forest Land Enhancement Program, 2003

• The Forest Land Enhancement Program Handbook, 2004

• The Guide to the Perfect Tree Farm Tour, 2000

• An Educator's Guide to New Hampshire's Forests, 1998

• New Hampshire Forests Forever Interactive Forestry Tour: CD and Educator's Guide, 2003

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