Profile TabsProfileKathy SmithProgram Director, Forestrysmith.81@osu.edu614-688-3136Office: 379B Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH 43210Professional InformationBiography: Education Kathy Smith received her bachelor’s in forest resource management from The Ohio State University in 1985. She received her masters degree in natural resources management from OSU in 1989. Experience Kathy joined ODNR, Division of Forestry in 1990 as a watershed forester. She covered a 10 county area in west central Ohio designated as the Top of Ohio RC&D. In her role as a watershed forester Kathy worked with numerous watershed projects promoting riparian buffer restoration and developing management plans for both upland and riparian forests. In 2001 Kathy moved to her position within the School, serving first as an Extension Associate then later as Program Director for the Ohio Woodland Stewards Program. She is responsible for coordinating, promoting and teaching programs targeted towards Ohio’s many woodland owners and natural resource professionals. Feature Presentations Controlling Undesirable Trees, Shrubs, & Vines Forest Ecology and Management Managing Streambanks & Streamside Forests Tree Planting from A to Z Streambank Restoration with Woody Vegetation Forest Stand Manipulation to Achieve Management Objectives Things to Consider When Selling Timber Areas of Expertise Forest management Riparian forest management Tree planting Timber marketing ID and control of invasive woodland species Forestry herbicides Woodland management and emerald ash borer Woody plant identification Service Education Chair and CFE Coordinator, Ohio Chapter of the Society of American Foresters Member, Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals Chair, Forest Advisory Council, Ohio Division of Forestry Co-Chair, Gwynne Conservation Area — The Ohio State University Member, State Tree Farm Committee Facilitator, Project Learning Tree, Ohio Works - Any -Journal articleBook/book chapterReportWorking paperPolicy briefPresentationData
