Matt Bumgardner

• Bumgardner, Matthew; Bowe, Scott; Wiedenbeck, Janice. 2013. Assessing the influence of forest ownership type and location on roundwood utilization at the stump and top in a region with small-diameter markets. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 43: 376-384.
• Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2013. Factors influencing changes in U.S. hardwood log and lumber exports from 1990 to 2011. BioResources. BioResources. 8(2): 1615-1624.
• Buehlmann, Urs; Bumgardner, Matthew; Sperber, Michael. 2013. How small firms contrast with large firms regarding perceptions, practices, and needs in the U.S. BioResources. 8(2): 2669-2680.
• Buehlmann, Urs; Bumgardner, Matthew; Sperber, Michael. 2012. Current status of the U.S. hardwood industry. In: 2nd biennial international conference on Processing Technologies for the Biobased Products Industries; 2012 November 6-7; St. Simons Island, GA. PTF BPI: 23-25. Extended abstract.
• Bumgardner, Matt; Buehlmann, Urs; Schuler, Al; Koenig, Karen. 2012. Housing trends & impacts on wood products manufacturing. Wood and Wood Products. 117(5): 17-18, 20, 22, 24.
• Buehlmann, Urs; Bumgardner, Matt; Forth, Karl D. 2012. Lightweight panel study 2012: Perceptions and usage by North American wood products manufacturers. CabinetMakerFDM. August 2012: 36-41.
• Bumgardner, Matt; Graham, Gary; Goebel, Charles. 2012. Opportunities for development of local forest markets: the case of Amish furniture manufacturing. In: Meyer, Spencer R., ed. IUFRO Small-Scale Forestry Conference 2012: Science for Solutions Conference Proceedings; 24-27 September 2012; Amherst, MA: 16-19.
• Espinoza, Omar; Buehlmann, Urs; Bumgardner, Matthew; Smith, Bob. 2011. Assessing changes in the U.S. hardwood sawmill industry with a focus on markets and distribution. BioResources. 6(3): 2676-2689.
• Luppold, William; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2011. Changes in U.S. hardwood lumber exports, 1990 to 2008. In: Fei, Songlin; Lhotka, John M.; Stringer, Jeffrey W.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Miller, Gary W., eds. Proceedings, 17th central hardwood forest conference; 2010 April 5-7; Lexington, KY; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-78. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 570-578.
• Sydnor, T. Davis; Bumgardner, Matthew; Subburayalu, Sakthi. 2011. Community ash densities and economic impact potential of emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) in four midwestern states. Aboriculture & Urban Forestry. 37(2): 84-89.
• Bumgardner, Matthew; Buehlmann, Urs; Schuler, Albert; Crissey, Jeff. 2011. Competitive actions of small firms in a declining market. Journal of Small Business Management. 49(4): 578-598.
• Buehlmann, Urs; Espinoza, Omar; Smith, Robert; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2011. Hardwood lumber distribution yards: Output, demands, and perceptions of their role. In: Fei, Songlin; Lhotka, John M.; Stringer, Jeffrey W.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Miller, Gary W., eds. Proceedings, 17th central hardwood forest conference; 2010 April 5-7; Lexington, KY; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-78. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 623-630.
• Buehlmann, Urs; Bumgardner, Matt; Schuler, Al; Koenig, K. 2011. Housing and the wood industry, trends & market conditions. Wood & Wood Products. July: 24-29.
• Bumgardner, Matthew S.; Graham, Gary W.; Goebel, P. Charles; Romig, Robert L. 2011. How clustering dynamics influence lumber utilization patterns in the Amish-based furniture industry in Ohio. Journal of Forestry. 109(2): 74-81.
• Bumgardner, Matt; Buehlmann, Urs; Schuler, Al; Koenig, Karen. 2011. Impact of construction and remodeling markets on the U.S. secondary hardwood products industry. In: Buehlmann, Urs, ed. Proceedings of the 3rd international scientific conference on hardwood processing (ISCHP³2011) I: Peer reviewed contributions; 2011 October 16-18; Blacksburg, VA. 213-221.
• Espinoza, Omar; Buehlmann, Urs; Bumgardner, Matthew; Smith, Bob. 2011. Manufacturers and distributors in the U.S. hardwood lumber supply chain: Perceptions of industry trends. In: Buehlmann, Urs, ed. Proceedings of the 3rd international scientific conference on hardwood processing (ISCHP³2011) I: Peer reviewed contributions; 2011 October 16-18; Blacksburg, VA. 125-134.
• Bumgardner, Matthew S.; Graham, Gary W.; Goebel, P. Charles; Romig, Robert L. 2011. Perceptions of firms within a cluster regarding the cluster's function and success: Amish furniture manufacturing in Ohio. In: Fei, Songlin; Lhotka, John M.; Stringer, Jeffrey W.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Miller, Gary W., eds. Proceedings, 17th central hardwood forest conference; 2010 April 5-7; Lexington, KY; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-78. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 597-606.
• Buehlmann, Urs; Bumgardner, Matthew; Schuler, Al; Crissey, Jeff. 2011. Small enterprises as important hardwood lumber consumers: Evidence from the current housing downturn. In: Fei, Songlin; Lhotka, John M.; Stringer, Jeffrey W.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Miller, Gary W., eds. Proceedings, 17th central hardwood forest conference; 2010 April 5-7; Lexington, KY; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-78. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 617-622.
• Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2011. Thirty-nine years of U.S. wood furniture importing: sources and products. BioResources. 6(4): 4895-4908.
• Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2010. An analysis of declines in hardwood lumber price of the past 40 years. HMR Executive. 4(4): 1-6.
• Nicholls, D.; Bumgardner, M.; Barber, V. 2010. Consumer and manufacturer perceptions of hardwood panels made from character-marked lumber. International Wood Products Journal. 1(1): 28-34.
• Sydnor, T. Davis; Subburayalu, Sakthi; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2010. Contrasting Ohio nursery stock availability with community planting needs. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry. 36(1): 47-54.
• Nicholls, David; Bumgardner, Matthew; Barber, Valerie. 2010. Edge-glued panels from Alaska hardwoods: retail manager perspectives. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-809. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 14 p.
• Goebel, P. Charles; Bumgardner, Matthew S.; Herms, Daniel A.; Sabula, Andrew. 2010. Failure to phytosanitize ash firewood infested with emerald ash borer in a small dry kiln using ISPM-15 standards. Journal of Economic Entomology. 103(3): 597-602.
• Buehlmann, Urs; Bumgardner, Matt; Schuler, Al; Koenig, Karen. 2010. Housing market's impact on the secondary woodworking industry. Wood & Wood Products. July: 21-22, 25-26, 28-29.
• The Ohio Forestry, Association; ODNR, Division of Forestry; US Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 2010. Ohio forest industry fact sheet.. The Ohio Forestry Association. 1 p.
• Buehlmann, Urs; Espinoza, Omar; Bumgardner, Matthew; Smith, Bob. 2010. Trends in the US hardwood lumber distribution industry: changing products, customers, and services. Forest Products Journal. 60(6): 547-553.
• Buehlmann, Urs; Bumgardner, Matthew; Fluharty, Tom. 2009. Ban on landfilling of wooden pallets in North Carolina: an assessment of recycling and industry capacity. Journal of Cleaner Production. 17: 271-275.
• Bumgardner, Matthew; David, Nicholls; Barber, Valerie. 2009. Character-marked furniture made from red alder harvested in southeast Alaska: product perspectives from consumers and retailers. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 39: 2450-2459.
• Bumgardner, Matt; Bowe, Scott. 2009. Impacts of changing markets and the housing downturn on hardwood sawmills in Wisconsin. GLTPA. 2: 30-33.
• Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2009. Patterns of hardwood sawmill industry concentration: Tennessee case study, 1979 to 2005. Forest Products Journal. 59:(5): 76-80.
• Bumgardner, Matthew; Buehlmann, Urs; Forth, Karl. 2009. Perception of lightweight panels by U.S manufacturers. In: Fischer, Kurt, ed. Technical Conference Management - Pan American laminates conference and work shop; 2009 December 3-4; Toronto, Canada. Langenzersdorf, Austria: Technical Conference Management: 65-69.
• Buehlmann, Urs; Bumgardner, Matt; Schuler, Al; Crissey, Jeff. 2009. Surviving the deepening downturn. Modern Woodworking. April. 20-25.
• Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2009. The wood household furniture and kitchen cabinet industries: a contrast in fortune. Forest Products Journal. 59(11/12): 93-99.
• Luppold, William; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2008. 40 years of hardwood lumber comsumption: 1963 to 2002. Forest Products Journal. 58(5): 5-12.
• Heimlich, Joseph; Sydnor, T. Davis; Bumgardner, Matthew; O'Brien, Patrick. 2008. Attitudes of residents toward street trees on four streets in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. before removal of ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) from emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis). Aboriculture & Urban Forestry. 34(1): 47-53.
• Alderman, Delton; Bumgardner, Matthew; Bowe, Scott; Brinberg, David. 2008. Consumer ring count and grain texture preferences of selected eastern United States hardwoods. In: Jacobs, Douglass F.; Michler, Charles H., eds. 2008. Proceedings, 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2008 April 8-9; West Lafayette, IN. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 101-104.
• Buehlmann, Urs; Bumgardner, Matthew; Frye, Mary; Lihra, Torsten. 2008. How do retailers rate the United States and Canada as furniture sources compared to China?. FDMonline.com white paper. www.fdmonline.com/viewwhitepaper.aspx?id=29562.
• Buehlmann, Urs; Bumgardner, Matt; Schuler, Al; Crissey, Jeff. 2008. Managing the downturn. Modern Woodworking. April: 41-49.
• Bowe, Scott; Bumgardner, Matt; Mace, Terry. 2008. Opportunities and challenges for the export of U.S. value-added wood products to China. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-35. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 28 p.
• Luppold, William; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2008. Procedures used to estimate hardwood lumber consumption from 1963 to 2002. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-26. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 14 p.
• Luppold, William; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2008. Regional analysis of hardwood lumber production: 1963 - 2005. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 25(3): 146-150.
• Bumgardner, Matthew; Romig, Robert; Luppold, William. 2008. The Amish furniture cluster in Ohio: competitive factors and wood use estimates. In: Jacobs, Douglass F.; Michler, Charles H., eds. 2008. Proceedings, 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2008 April 8-9; West Lafayette, IN. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 130-138.
• Luppold, William; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2008. U.S. hardwood lumber production: 1963 to 2003. In: Jacobs, Douglass F.; Michler, Charles H., eds. 2008. Proceedings, 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2008 April 8-9; West Lafayette, IN. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 157-165.
• Buehlmann, Urs; Bumgardner, Matthew; Schuler, Al; Barford, Mark. 2007. Assessing the impacts of global competition on the Appalachian hardwood industry. Forest Products Journal. 57(3): 89-93.
• Bumgardner, Matthew; Nicholls, David; Donovan, Geoffrey. 2007. Effects of species information and furniture price on consumer preferences for selected woods. Wood and Fiber Science. 39(1): 71?81.
• Nicholls, David; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2007. Evaluating selected demographic factors related to consumer preferences for furniture from commercial and from underutilized species. Forest Products Journal. 57(12): 79-82.
• Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2007. Examination of lumber price trends for major hardwood species. Wood and Fiber Science. 39(3): 404?413.
• Buehlmann, Urs; Bumgardner, Matthew; Schuler, Al; Barford, Mark. 2007. Hardwood lumber supply chain: current status and market opportunities. In: International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Processing; Quebec City, Canada. 207-210
• Graham, Gary W.; Goebel, P. Charles; Heiligmann, Randall B.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2007. Influence of demographic characteristics on production practices within the Ohio maple syrup industry. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 24(4): 290-295.
• Bumgardner, Matthew. 2007. Market shifts: assessing changes in hardwood demand. The Ohio Woodland Journal. Summer: 9-11.
• Sydnor, T. Davis; Bumgardner, Matthew; Todd, Andrew. 2007. The potential economic impacts of emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) on Ohio, U.S., communities. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry. 33(1):48?54.
• Brinberg, David; Bumgardner, Matthew; Daniloski, Kim. 2007. Understanding perception of wood household furniture: application of a policy capturing approach. Forest Products Journal. 57(7/8): 21-26.
• Bumgardner, Matthew; Romig, Robert; Luppold, William. 2007. Wood use by Ohio's Amish furniture cluster. Forest Products Journal. 57(12): 6-12.
• Buehlmann, Urs; Bumgardner, Matthew; Lihra, Torsten; Frye, Mary. 2006. Attitudes of U.S. retailers toward China, Canada, and the United States as manufacturing sources for furniture: an assessment of competitive priorities. Journal of Global Marketing. 20(1): 61-73.
• Cumbo, Dan; Kline, D. Earl; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2006. Benchmarking performance measurement and lean manufacturing in the rough mill. Forest Products Journal 56(6):25-30
• Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2006. Influence of markets and forest composition on lumber production in Pennsylvania. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 23(2):87-93
• Bowe, Scott A.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2006. Small-diameter timber utilization in Wisconsin: a case study of four counties. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 23(4): 250-256.
• Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2006. Two eras of globalization and hardwood sawtimber demand. National Hardwood Lumber Association: Hardwood Matters 10-11
• Alderman, Delton R., Jr.; Bumgardner, Matthew S.; Baumgras, John E. 2005. An Assessment of the Red Maple Resource in the Northeastern United States. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 22(3): 181-189.
• Bumgardner, Matthew S.; Buehlmann, Urs; Schuler, Albert T.; Wisdom, Brooke Baldwin. 2005. Approaches to, and perceived benefits of, training in the secondary wood industry. Wood and Fiber Science. 37(3): 384-393.
• Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2005. Regional Changes in the Timber Resources of and Lumber Production in Pennsylvania. In: Alavalapati, Janaki R.R.; Carter, Douglas R., eds. Competitiveness of southern forest products markets in a global economy: trends and redictions, proceedings of the Southern Forest Economics Workshop 2004; 2004 March 14-16; St. Augustine, FL. School of Forest Resources Conservation, University of Florida: 60-69.
• Luppold, William; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2004. An examination of eastern U.S. hardwood roundwood markets. Forest Products Journal. 54(12): 203-208.
• Bowe, Scott A.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2004. Consumer Perceptions and Knowledge of Common Furniture Woods. In: Yaussy, Daniel A.; Hix, David M.; Long, Robert P.; Goebel, P. Charles, eds. Proceedings, 14th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2004 March 16-19; Wooster, OH. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-316. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 404-410
• Bumgardner, Matthew; Buehlmann, Urs; Schuler, Albert; Christianson, Rich. 2004. Domestic competitiveness in secondary wood industries. Forest Products Journal. 54(10): 21-28.
• Bowe, Scott A.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2004. Species selection in secondary wood products: perspectives from different consumers. Wood and Fiber Science. 36(3): 319-328.
• Buehlmann, Urs; Bumgardner, Matthew; Schuler, Albert; Christianson, Rich. 2003. Domestic Wood Products Manufacturing Trends and Factors to Enhance Competitiveness. In: Deisenroth, Michael P., ed. Enterprise integration, a production perspective, electronic proceedings of the 17th international conference on production research; 2003 August 3-7; Blacksburg, VA. Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
• Buehlmann, Urs; Bumgardner, Matthew; Schuler, Al; Christianson, Rich. 2003. U.S. Competitiveness Study: How Furniture and Cabinet Manufacturers Compare. Wood & Wood Products. May: 49-51.
• Bumgardner, Matthew. 2003. Using more of what trees provide - why not knots?. Ohio Woodlands. 40(3): 10-11.
• Luppold, William; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2003. What is low-value and/or low-grade hardwood?. Forest Products Journal. 53(3): 54-59
• Bumgardner, Matt; Bowe, Scott. 2002. From Preconceived Perceptions to Purchasing Realities, Species Names Carry Powerful Marketing Images (an editorial). Hardwood Review Weekly. 18(45): 1, 21, 23.
• Bumgardner, Matthew S.; Bowe, Scott A. 2002. Species selection in secondary wood products: implications for product design and promotion. Wood and Fiber Science. 34(3): 408-418.
• Bumgardner, M.S.; Bush, R.J.; West, C.D. 2001. Knots as an incongruent product feature: a demonstration of the potential for character-marked hardwood furniture. Journal of the Institute of Wood Science. 15(6): 327-336.
• Bumgardner, Matthew S.; Hansen, Bruce G.; Schuler, Albert T.; Araman, Philip A. 2001. Options for Small-Diameter Hardwood Utilization: Past and Present. In: Pelkki, Matthew H., ed. Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Southern Forest Economics Workers (SOFEW), hardwoods - an underdeveloped resource; 2000 March 26-28; Lexington, KY. Monticello, AR: University of Arkansas: 1-7.

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