Know Your Foresters! - Keith Martell

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.