Sarah Smith
Extension Professor/Specialist, Forest Industry
Biography
Sarah Smith joined UNH Cooperative Extension in 1989 as the Forest Industry Specialist. Prior to that Sarah work for many years in the lumber business and even spent a few years as a public school teacher. "I feel this position brings together my education, experience and interests to serve NH's forest industry." Sarah provides information and educational programming to the state's sawmills, loggers and greater forest-based business community. She also updates the forestry community on current forest industry market conditions as well as many other logs to lumber topics.
Educational Background
- Bachelor of Science in Forest Management, UNH 1978
- Masters of Occupational Education, UNH
Program Specialty Areas
- Provide information and educational programming in the area of wood products: safety, processing, procurement, grading, quality control, and marketing.
Select Publications
- New Hampshire Directory of Sawmills and Lumber Wholesalers, 2006 Forest Products
- Forest Products Road Manual: A Handbook for Municipal Officials and the Forest Products Industry, 2006
- Best Management Practices for Forestry: Protecting NH's Water Quality, 2005
- Guide to New Hampshire Timber Harvesting Laws, 2004
- Hurrican of '38: Salvaging Wood from the Storm of the Century, 2002
- New Hampshire Best Log Scaling Practices Guide, 2001
- They Sawed Up a Storm: The Women's Sawmill at Turkey Pond, 2000
Contact Information
Nesmith Hall
131 Main Street
Durham, NH 03824-2500 View Map
Phone: 862-2647
FAX: 862-0107
E-mail: Sarah.Smith@unh.edu
131 Main Street
Durham, NH 03824-2500 View Map
Phone: 862-2647
FAX: 862-0107
E-mail: Sarah.Smith@unh.edu
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