Matt Kelly

Matt Kelly

Extension Field Specialist, Forestry
Forestry Field Specialist
Office: UNH Cooperative Extension, Taylor Hall, Durham, NH 03824
Websites:

*The office address listed at the top is the administrative mailing address. 

Physical Address
  • 12 Court Street, Keene, NH 03431
Phone
  • 603-352-4550 ext. 605 (Cheshire County Office)

Matt earned his Masters and PhD degrees in forest resources management from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, NY.  Prior to joining the UNH Extension, Matt served on the faculty at Michigan Tech University where he taught courses in forest and natural resources management, timber harvesting, and forest management plan development. His research has focused on a range of topics, including forest policy and economics, family forest owner attitudes and behaviors, and logging operation efficiency and environmental impacts. As the Cheshire County forester, Matt works with private landowners to deliver programming and technical assistance. He also works with conservation groups, consulting foresters, and agency partners throughout the county and state. 

Selected Publications

  • Burmann, L. L., Kelly, M. C., Schelly, C., & Bal, T. L. (2022). Formative Interests and Pathways to Natural Resources Careers among Historically Underrepresented People. SOCIETY & NATURAL RESOURCES, 35(3), 260-280. doi:10.1080/08941920.2022.2028046

  • Ketola, Z., Lytle, W., Schelly, C., Rudnicki, M., & Kelly, M. (n.d.). Perspectives on the social license of the forest products industry from rural Michigan, United States. WikiJournal of Science, 5(1), 1. doi:10.15347/wjs/2022.001

  • Helman, A. C., Kelly, M. C., Rouleau, M. D., & Dickinson, Y. L. (2021). Preferences for Northern Hardwood Silviculture among Family Forest Owners in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. JOURNAL OF FORESTRY, 119(2), 113-129. doi:10.1093/jofore/fvaa051

  • Kelly, M. C., & Germain, R. H. (2020). Applying Theory of Constraints to Timber Harvesting: A Case Study from the Northeast USA. CROATIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST ENGINEERING, 41(1), 59-69. doi:10.5552/crojfe.2020.534

  • Aguilar, F. X., & Kelly, M. C. (2019). US family forest management coupling natural and human systems: Role of markets and public policy instruments. LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING, 188, 43-53. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.01.004

  • Kelly, M. C., Germain, R. H., & Bick, S. (2017). Impacts of Forestry Best Management Practices on Logging Costs and Productivity in the Northeastern USA. JOURNAL OF FORESTRY, 115(6), 503-512. doi:10.5849/JOF.2016-031R1

  • Germain, R., Bick, S., Kelly, M., Benjamin, J., & Farrand, W. (2016). Case Study of Three High-Performing Contract Loggers with Distinct Harvest Systems: Are They Thriving, Striving, or Just Surviving?. FOREST PRODUCTS JOURNAL, 66(1-2), 97-105. doi:10.13073/FPJ-D-15-00010

  • Kelly, M. C., Germain, R. H., & Mack, S. A. (2016). Forest conservation programs and the landowners who prefer them: Profiling family forest owners in the New York City watershed. LAND USE POLICY, 50, 17-28. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.08.026

  • Kelly, M. C., & Germain, R. H. (2016). Is it efficient to single-handedly run a multi-machine harvesting operation? A case study from the Northeast United States. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOREST ENGINEERING, 27(3), 140-150. doi:10.1080/14942119.2016.1214496

  • Kelly, M. C., Germain, R. H., & Stehman, S. V. (2015). Family Forest Owner Preferences for Forest Conservation Programs: A New York Case Study. FOREST SCIENCE, 61(3), 597-603. doi:10.5849/forsci.13-120

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