Smallidge, Peter J
State Exten Forester
My overall professional goal is to integrate extension and research in support of productive and healthy forest ecosystems in New York and the Northeast. The goal of my research is to develop and assess forest vegetation management strategies that facilitate sustainable, productive, and diverse forests. This goal is consistent with my Extension responsibility for addressing issues that affect private forestland management. Private forestlands represent 85% of the state’s forests and cover approximately 45% of NY. Research and extension, together with goals of the Arnot Forest, focus on issues of: forest management impacts on landscape quality, forest regeneration and its limitations imposed through high-grading, and healthy and productive sugarbushes.
research
research and scholarship focus
My research focuses on management strategies for (i) forest regeneration and (ii) conservation and productivity in hardwood forests and sugarbushes. Current research projects include: human dimensions of non-participatory forest owners, flame weeding to control woody interfering vegetation, and effects of slash on hardwood seedling development.
primary investigator of
- FLEP 2 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE STEWARDSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY ON PRIVATE FOREST LAND - 2005 | Research Grant
- FLEP-III: EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY OF PRIVATE FOREST LAND | Research Grant
- INCREASING MAPLE PRODUCER SALES AND INCOMES WITH QUALITY VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS | Research Grant
- NORTHEAST FOREST*A*SYST | Research Grant
- QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND MARKET EXPANSION FOR NEW YORK MAPLE VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS | Research Grant
co investigator of
research areas
- agroforestry | collaborative research area (CALS)
- biodiversity | collaborative research area (CALS)
- biological control | collaborative research area (CALS)
- conservation biology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- disease control | collaborative research area (CALS)
- forest management | collaborative research area (CALS)
- insects | collaborative research area (CALS)
- land use | collaborative research area (CALS)
- natural resources | collaborative research area (CALS)
- value-added agriculture | collaborative research area (CALS)
submitted impact statement
- Encouraging sustainable forestry through resource and financial stewardship | 2007 Impact statement
- Sugarbush thinning for productivity and health | 2006 Impact statement
- Encouraging sustainable forestry through resource and financial stewardship | 2006 Impact statement
- Encouraging sustainable forestry through resource and financial stewardship | 2005 Impact statement
- Encouraging sustainable forestry through resource and financial stewardship | 2004 Impact statement
- Increasing the participation of Cornell University students in forest management practices | 2004 Impact statement
- Understanding the link between forest management and wildlife | 2004 Impact statement
affiliations
head of
- Arnot Teaching and Research Forest | field station
academic staff in
- Natural Resources (NTRES/DNR) | Cornell department
teaching
teaches
- NTRES 4972 - Individual Study in Ecosystem Science and Biogeochemistry (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- NTRES 4972 - Individual Study in Ecosystem Science and Biogeochemistry (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- NTRES 4980 - Undergraduate Teaching in Natural Resources (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
service
outreach focus
My extension programs focus primarily on private forest landowners, maple producers, and interrelated audiences such as professional foresters and the forest industry. I lead the state forestry extension program. Our primary focus is on supporting county forestry extension programs and developing new methods of reaching forest owners who don`t currently utilize Cornell Cooperative Extension materials.
background
educational background
- Ph.D. - SUNY - College of Environmental Science and Forestry - 1993
- M.S.- SUNY - College of Environmental Science and Forestry - 1989
- B.S. - Purdue University - 1986
professional background
Previously, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Frostburg State University, Maryland.
featured in
- Sweet smell of success: Cornell aid could bring new line of maple products throughout New York state | Cornell Chronicle feature
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
- Connelly, N.A., T.L. Brown, P.J. Smallidge (2000) Educational Needs of Northern New York Woodland Owners as They Recover from the January 1998 Ice Storm. Department of Natural Resources, Human Dimensions Research Unit Series 00-5 Ithaca, NY.
- Yorks, T.E., S. Dabydeen, P.J. Smallidge (2000) Understory vegetation - environment relationships in clearcut and mature secondary forests of western Maryland. Northeastern Naturalist 7, 205 - 220.
- Schneider, R.L., P.J. Smallidge (2000) Assessing extension educator needs in New York to address natural resource issues for the new millennium. Journal of Extension 38(3): [joeorg.joe/joe02000june/]
- Dodds, K.J., P.J Smallidge (1999) Composition, Vegetation and Structural Characteristics of a Presettlement Forest in Western Maryland. Castanea 64, 337-345.
speaker at Cornell event
Keywords: forest resources conservation and management, invasive plant management, maple syrup production, private forest landowners, sugarbush management, sustainable forestry