Matthew M. Smith

Treesearch Publications

• Matthew M. Smith, Kristin Floress, Gary Bentrup, Mark Batcheler, Katherine MacFarland, Todd Kellerman, Lord Ameyaw. 2026. Riparian forest buffers in the United States: Results from the National Agroforestry Producer Survey
• Matthew M. Smith, Kristin Floress, Mark Batcheler, Gary Bentrup, Katherine MacFarland, Todd Kellerman, Lord Ameyaw. 2026. Silvopasture in the United States: Results from the National Agroforestry Producer Survey
• Nattapol Kraisitudomsook, Elena Karlsen-Ayala, Matthew M. Smith. 2025. Unbreakable: Bird's nest fungi tolerate extreme abiotic stresses
• Katherine MacFarland, Samuel Feibel, Mark Batcheler, Annabelle Moore, Matthew M. Smith, Aaron Joslin. 2025. Silvopasture: an agroforestry practice
• Elena Karlsen‐Ayala, Michelle A. Jusino, Matthew M. Smith, Romina Gazis. 2025. Salt life: salinity drives ectomycorrhizal community structure in the endangered pine rocklands
• Joseph Orefice, Matthew M. Smith, William C. Weinberg, Mark Batcheler. 2025. Carbon dynamics of silvopasture systems in the Northeastern United States
• Todd Kellerman, Samuel Feibel, Matthew M. Smith, Gary Bentrup, Mark Batcheler, Katherine MacFarland. 2025. Agroforestry across the United States: Results of the 2022 Census of Agriculture
• Kelsi Stubblefield, Matthew M. Smith, Sarah Lovell, Kelly Wilson, Mary Hendrickson, Zhen Cai. 2025. Factors affecting Missouri land managers’ willingness-to-adopt agroforestry practices
• Mark Batcheler, Matthew M. Smith, Mark E. Swanson, Marcia Ostrom, Lynne Carpenter-Boggs. 2024. Assessing silvopasture management as a strategy to reduce fuel loads and mitigate wildfire risk
• Matthew M. Smith, Gary Bentrup, Todd Kellerman, Katherine MacFarland, Richard Straight, Lord Ameyaw. 2022. Agroforestry Extent in the United States: A Review of National Datasets and Inventory Efforts
• Nicole K. Reynolds, Michelle A. Jusino, Jason E. Stajich, Matthew M. Smith. 2022. Understudied, underrepresented, and unknown: Methodological biases that limit detection of early diverging fungi from environmental samples
• Stephanie Chizmar, Rajan Parajuli, Gregory E. Frey, Robert E. Bardon, Robert Andrew Branan, Katherine MacFarland, Matthew M. Smith, Lord Ameyaw. 2022. Challenges and opportunities for agroforestry practitioners to participate in state preferential property tax programs for agriculture and forestry
• Matthew M. Smith, Gary Bentrup, Todd Kellerman, Katherine MacFarland, Richard Straight, Lord Ameyaw, Susan M. Stein. 2022. Silvopasture in the USA: A systematic review of natural resource professional and producer-reported benefits, challenges, and management activities
• Matthew M. Smith, Gary Bentrup, Todd Kellerman, Katherine MacFarland, Richard Straight, Lord Ameyaw. 2021. Windbreaks in the United States: A systematic review of producer-reported benefits, challenges, management activities and drivers of adoption

Citations of Non-Forest Service Publications

• Smith, M. M., Park, C., Andam, C. and Aber, J. D. 2018. Utilization of low grade wood for use as animal bedding: A case study of eastern hemlock. Journal of Forestry. 116(6): 520-528.
• Smith, M. M., and Aber, J. D. 2018. Energy recovery from commercial-scale composting as a novel waste management strategy. Applied Energy. 211:194-199.
• Smith, M. M., Aber, J. D., and Simms, C. L. 2017. Animal bedding cost and somatic cell count across New England dairy farms: Relationship with bedding material, houseing type, herd size and management system. The Professional Animal Scientist. 33(5):616-626.
• Smith, M. M., Aber, J. D., and Howard, T. E. 2017. Economic viability of producing animal bedding from low quality and small diameter trees using a wood shaving machine. The Professional Animal Scientist. 33(6):771-779.
• Smith, M. M., Aber, J. D., and Rynk, R. 2017. Heat recovery from composting: A comprehensive review of system design, recovery rate and utilization. Compost Science & Utilization. 25(S1):11-22.
• Smith, M. M., and Aber, J. D. 2017. Heat recovery from composting: A step-by-step guide to building an aerated static pile heat recovery composting facility. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension; Research Report. 64 p.
• Smith, M. M., and Aber, J. D. 2015. Heat extraction & utilization from composting as an alternative to anaerobic digestion for reducing energy costs on dairy farms. In: UNH Dairy Report 2015. New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension. 33-35.
• Simms, C. L., Smith, M. M., Alvez, J., Colby, J., and Aber, J. D. 2015. Alternatives for rising bedding costs in New England Dairies. Cooperative Extension, Dairy Briefs, 62:3-4.
• Smith, M. M., and Aber, J. D. 2014. Heat recovery from compost: A guide to building an aerated static pile heat recovery composting facility. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension; Research Report. 81 p.
• Smith, M. M., and Aber, J. D. 2017. Recover energy from composting to heat water on farms. Progressive Dairyman. 19:61-63 and Progressive Dairyman Canada. 3:63-65.
• Smith, M. M., and Aber, J. D. 2014. Heat recovery from compost. BioCycle. 55(2):27-29.

• Project
  

  Assessing the Participation, Effectiveness, and Equity of Revegetation Assistance Programs for Private and Tribal Landowners in the U.S.

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/projects/bil-revegetation-assistance-programs-private-tribal-landowners
  Station

  Northern Research Station

Multimedia

• Webinars

  SCIENCE x Protecting Ecosystem Services

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/products/multimedia/webinars/science-x-protecting-ecosystem-services

• University of New Hampshire, Doctor Of Philosophy, Natural Resources, 2016
• University of New Hampshire, Master Of Science, Resource Administration and Management, 2011
• University of New Hampshire, Bachelor Of Science, Environmental Conservation Studies, 2008