Know Your Foresters! - Keith Martell

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Keith Martell, CF, RF, ACF, President of Martell Forestry, Inc.

Summary of Qualifications

SAF Certified Forester #1669 Reg. Forester #3301046006

USDA-NRCS State Forester (ret. 4/04)

  • Provided state leadership to the USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service and cooperating State and Federal agencies in all USDA forestry programs for the State of Michigan.

  • Provided forestry technical training and consultive services to USDA- NRCS field office Staffs, Conservation District, state and private consultant foresters throughout the State of Michigan.

  • Current Partner and President of Martell Forestry Inc. - A firm employing 3 full-time professional foresters offering a full range of professional forestry services to private landowners in a 12 county area of the Northern Lower Pennisula as well as Chippewa and Mackinaw Counties in the Eastern UP of Michigan.

  • Current Member of Michigan Forest Association

  • Current Member of Michigan Forest Resource Alliance

  • Licensed Commercial and Private Pesticide Applicator (Forestry)

  • Certified Tree Farm Inspector-American Tree Farm System

  • Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

  • Certified Tree Farm Inspector-American Tree Farm System


Education

Master of Science/Forestry – Michigan State University - 1971

Professional Experience

38+ years experience in Forestry and Natural Resources Management

 

Positions held:

  • Owner of Martell Forestry Inc., (4 + yrs.) as a private private consulting forestry business

  • Michigan Tech. Univ.- Contractor and field surveyor for MTU Emerald Ash Borer Detection Project - 4yrs. + part/time

  • State Forester (USDA – NRCS/MICHIGAN) 10 yrs.

  • State Resource Conservationist (USDA –NRCS) 1 Yr.

  • Area (Supervisory) Conservationist (USDA NRCS) 14 yrs.

  • R C&D Area Coordinator (USDA-NRCS) 3 yrs.

  • District Conservationist (USDA-NRCS) 4 yrs.

  • Soil Conservationist (USDA-NRCS) 1 yr.

  • Forestry Technician (USDA Forest Service) (2 seasons)


Professional/Natural Resource Affiliations

  • Association of Consultant Foresters (ACF- Full Member)
  • Society of American Foresters (SAF)
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • Michigan Forest Assn.
  • Michigan Forest Resource Alliance
  • Michigan Christmas Tree Association
  • Michigan Association of Timbermen


Community Activities

  • Vice Chair, -Bagley Township (Otsego Co.) Downtown Development Authority


Personal Hobbies & Interests

  • Tree farmer (own and operate Northwoods Christmas Tree Farm- a wholesale and cut-your-own Christmas tree farm. Also own and manage 520 acres of our own timberland)
  • Hobbies are: forestry, fishing, big game hunting, raising English Setters and woodworking. Also enjoy reading books on natural history and science.


Awards Received

  • USDA-NRCS Outstanding Employee Performance Awards 1978
  • 1992 USDA Certificate of Appreciation
  • 1997 USDA-NRCS Certificate of Merit
  • 11/2002 USDA-NRCS Certificate of Merit
  • 11/2002, Outstanding Tree Farmer, Otsego Co. Cons. Dist. 2000.

 

 
 

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