State Urban Forestry Coordinators
Listed by State or Territory
State Urban Forestry Coordinators are specialists that can help you care for trees in your community. They provide support and expertise to help community leaders and forestry professionals manage our urban forests.
ALABAMA
Clifford Hawkins
Community Development coordinator
Alabama Forestry Commission
513 Madison Ave.
Montgomery,
AL
36104
334-240-9306
clifford.hawkins@forestry.alabama.gov
ALASKA
Patricia Joyner
Division of Forestry
550 W. Seventh Avenue, Ste. 1450
Anchorage,
AK
99501-3566
907-269-8465
patricia.joyner@alaska.gov
AMERICAN SAMOA
Mike Misa
Forestry Program Manager
PO Box 5319, ASCC - AHNR
Pago Pago,
AS
96799
011-684-699-1394 or 1575
malaetia1@yahoo.com
ARIZONA
Alix Rogstad
Program Manager, Urban & Community Forestry
Arizona State Forestry Division
1110 W. Washington, Ste. 100
Phoenix,
AZ
85007
602-771-1400
alixrogstad@azsf.gov
ARKANSAS
Patti Erwin
Arkansas Forestry Commission
2780 North Garland Avenue
Fayetteville,
AR
72704
479-442-4963
patti.erwin@arkansas.gov
CALIFORNIA
John Melvin
Program Administrator - Urban Forestry
California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection
PO Box 944246
Sacramento,
CA
94244-2460
916-651-6423
john.melvin@fire.ca.gov
COLORADO
Keith Wood
Community Forester
Colorado State Forest Service
9769 W. 119th Dr. Ste. 12
Broomfield,
CO
80021
303-438-9338
KEITH.WOOD@COLOSTATE.EDU
CONNECTICUT
Christopher Donnelly
Urban Forester
DEP Forestry Division
79 Elm Street
Hartford,
CT
06106
860-424-3178
chris.donnelly@ct.gov
DELAWARE
Henry Poole
Urban & Community Forester
Delaware Dept. of Agriculture
2320 S. Dupont Highway
Dover,
DE
19901
302-349-5754
henry.poole@state.de.us
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
John P. Thomas
Urban Forestry Administration
District Department of Transportation
2217 14th Street NW
Washington,
DC
20009
202-671-5133
John.PThomas@dc.gov
FEDERAL STATES OF MICRONESIA
Ishmael Lebehn
Director of Agriculture
Palikir Station
PO Box P-12
Pohnpei,
FM
96941
011-691-320-2646
ilebehn@mail.fm
FLORIDA
Charlie Marcus
Urban Forestry Coordinator
Florida Forest Service
3125 Conner Blvd. Suite R3
Tallahassee,
FL
32399
850-921-0300
charles.marcus@freshfromflorida.com
FSM-STATE OF CHUUK
Hermes Refit/Jessie Mori
Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 189
Weno,
Chuuk FSM
96942
691-330-6219
FSM-STATE OF KOSRAE
Robert Jackson
Kosrae Island Resource Mgmt. Program
Development Review Commission
P.O. Box DRC
Kosrae,
FSM
96944
691-370-2076
rhjackson83@hotmail.com
FSM-STATE OF POHNPEI
Mayoriko Victor
Forestry Conservation Unit
Division of Forestry and Marine Conservation
P.O. Box 562
Kolonia,
Pohnpei FSM
96941
691-320-7457
pniforestry@mail.fm
FSM-STATE OF YAP
Francis Ruengorong
Forestry Section, Division of Agriculture
P.O. Box 463
Yap,
FSM
96943
691-350-2183
ucfyap@mail.fm
GEORGIA
Susan Granbery
Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator
Georgia Forestry Commission
6835 James B. Rivers-Memorial Dr.
Stone Mountain,
GA
30083
678-476-6227
Fax: 678-476-6229
sgranbery@GFC.STATE.GA.US
GUAM
Joseph Acfalle
Territorial Forester
Forestry & Soil Resource Division
163 Dairy Road
Mangilao,
GU
96913
671-735-3949
dlimti@ite.net
HAWAII
Teresa Trueman-Madriaga
Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife
1151 Punchbowl Street, Room 325
Honolulu,
HI
96813
808-672-3383
ttm@hawaii.rr.com
The Tree City USA Contact for Hawaii is not the Urban Forester. It is:
Jacqueline Ralya
Kaulunani DLNR
92 1293 Hauone Street
Kapolei, HI 96707
808-672-5167
IDAHO
David J Stephenson
Idaho Community Forestry Coordinator
Idaho Dept. of Lands
3780 Industrial Avenue South
Coeur D'Alene,
ID
83815
208-666-8621
dstephenson@idl.idaho.gov
ILLINOIS
Reinee Hildebrandt
Urban Conservation Program Admin.
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield,
IL
62702
217-785-8771
Fax: 217-785-2438
reinee.hildebrandt@illinois.gov
INDIANA
Carrie Tauscher
Acting State Urban Forestry Coordinator
Indiana DNR, Division of Forestry
402 W. Washington, W 296
Indianapolis,
IN
46204
317-234-4386
Fax: 317-233-3863
ctauscher@dnr.in.gov
IOWA
Emma Bruemmer
Forestry Project Coordinator
Iowa DNR-Forestry Bureau
502 E. 9th Street, Wallace State Office Bldg.
Des Moines,
IA
50319
515-281-5600
emma.bruemmer@dnr.state.ia.us
KANSAS
Tim McDonnell
Community Forestry Coordinator
Kansas Forest Service
1901 East 95 Street South
Haysville,
KS
67060
316-788-0492
tmcdonne@ksu.edu
KENTUCKY
Sarah Gracey
State Urban Forestry Coordinator
Kentucky Division of Forestry
627 Comanche Trail
Frankfort,
KY
40601
502-564-4496
sarah.gracey@ky.gov
LOUISIANA
Whitney Wallace
Urban Forestry Program Director
Louisiana Office of Forestry
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 1068
Baton Rouge,
LA
70806
225-925-4500
wwallace@ldaf.state.la.us
MAINE
Jan Santerre
Project Canopy Coordinator
Maine Forest Service
22 State House Station
Augusta,
ME
04333-0022
207-287-4987
Fax: 207-287-8422
MARYLAND
Marian Honeczy
Supv. Urban & Community Forestry
MD DNR Forest Service
580 Taylor Avenue
Annapolis,
MD
21401
410-260-8511
mhoneczy@dnr.state.md.us
MASSACHUSETTS
Eric Seaborn
Urban Forestry Coordinator
MA Dept of Conservation & Recreation
251 Causeway Street., Ste. 600
Boston,
MA
02114-2104
617-626-1468
Eric.Seaborn@state.ma.us
MICHIGAN
Kevin Sayers
Urban & Community Forester
MI DNR - Forest Resources Division
P.O. Box 30452
Lansing,
MI
48909
517-241-4632
sayersk@michigan.gov
MINNESOTA
Ken Holman
Minnesota DNR Forestry- Central Office
500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul,
MN
55155
651-259-5269
ken.holman@state.mn.us
The Tree City USA Contact for Minnesota is not the Urban Forester. It is:
Jennifer Teegarden
DNR Forestry
Forestry Outreach Specialist
500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-4044
651-259-5285
Jennifer.teegarden@state.mn.us
MISSISSIPPI
Donna Yowell
Urban Forestry Coordinator
Mississippi Forestry Commission
164 Trace Cove. Dr.
Madison,
MS
39110
601-672-0755
dyowell@aol.com
MISSOURI
Nick Kuhn
Community Forestry Coordinator
Missouri Dept. of Conservation
2901 West Truman Blvd
Jefferson City,
MO
65102
573-751-4115 x 3306
nick.kuhn@mdc.mo.gov
MONTANA
Jamie Kirby
Community Forestry Specialist
Dept. of State Lands
2705 Spurgin Rd.
Missoula,
MT
59804
406-542-4288
jamiekirby@mt.gov
NEBRASKA
Eric Berg
Community Forestry Coordinator
Nebraska Forest Service
102 K Keim Hall - East Campus UNL
Lincoln,
NE
68583
402-472-6511
eberg2@unl.edu
NEVADA
David Howlett
Urban and Community Forestry Program Coordinator
Nevada Division of Forestry
2478 Fairview Drive
Carson City,
NV
89701
775-684-2506
Fax: 775-684-2571
dhowlett@forestry.nv.gov
NEW HAMPSHIRE
A.J. Dupere
New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
Urban Forestry Center
45 Elwin Road
Portsmouth,
NH
03801
603-431-6774
ajdupere@dred.state.nh.us
The Tree City USA Contact for New Hampshire is not the Urban Forester. It is:
Mary Reynolds
Division of Forests and Lands
P.O Box 1856
Concord, NH 03302
603-271-2214
NEW JERSEY
Todd Wyckoff
Regional Forester
New Jersey Forestry Services - Community Forestry Program
Mail Code: 501-04, P.O. Box 420
Trenton,
NJ
08625
609-292-2532
Todd.Wyckoff@dep.state.nj.us
NEW MEXICO
Kelly Washburn
Urban & Community Forestry Program Manager
New Mexico State Forestry
1220 S. St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe,
NM
87504
505-476-3332
Fax: 505-476-3330
kelly.washburn@state.nm.us
NEW YORK
Bruce Williamson
Acting Urban Forestry Coordinator
NYS DEC
625 Broadway
Albany,
NY
12233
518-402-9425
bewillia@gw.dec.state.ny.us
The Tree City USA Contact for New York is not the Urban Forester. It is:
Mary Kramarchyk
NYS Dept. of Env. Conservation
Division of Lands & Forests
625 Broadway, 5th Floor
Albany, NY 12233
518-402-9425
NORTH CAROLINA
Nancy Stairs
Urban Forestry Program Coordinator
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
1616 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,
NC
27699
The Tree City USA Contact for North Carolina is not the Urban Forester. It is:
Jennifer Rall
Urban and Community Forestry Program Assistant
NC Division of Forest Resources
1616 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
919-857-4849
jennifer.rall@ncmail.net
NORTH DAKOTA
Gerri Makay
Community Forestry Manager
North Dakota Forest Service
Carrington Research & Extension Center
Carrington Research & Extension Center
P.O. Box 219
Carrington,
ND
58421
701-652-2951
Gerri.Makay@ndsu.edu
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
Victor C. Deleon Guerrero
CNMI Dept. of Lands & Natural Resources
PO Box 10007, Lower Base
Saipan,
MP
96950
670-322-5018
victordlg@gte.pacifica.net
OHIO
Drew Todd
Urban Forestry Coordinator
Division of Forestry
2045 Morse Road, Bldg. H-1
Columbus,
OH
43229
614-265-6707
Fax: 614-447-9231
drew.todd@dnr.state.oh.us
OKLAHOMA
Mark Bays
Urban Forestry Coordinator
ODA-Forestry Division
2800 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City,
OK
73105
405-522-6150
mark.bays@oda.state.ok.us
OREGON
Paul Ries
Oregon State Dept. of Forestry
2600 State Street
Salem,
OR
97310
503-945-7391
pries@odf.state.or.us
PALAU
Pua Michael
Division of Agriculture & Mineral Resources
PO Box 460
Koror,
PALAU
96940
011-680-488-2504
palauforestry@palaunet.com
PENNSYLVANIA
Ellen Roane
Urban & Community Forestry Program Specialist
Pennsylvania DNR
400 Market Street, P.O. Box 8552
Harrisburg,
PA
17105
717-705-2825
eroane@state.pa.us
PA communities should mail completed applications to the Forest District Office where the municipality is located. Select the correct district at our website here and click on the INFO tab for the address. Address it to "County Service Forester" for your county.
PUERTO RICO
Edgardo González
Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
Forest Service Bureau
OI Box 366147
San Juan ,
PR
00936
787-724-3584
egonzalez@drna.gobierno.pr
REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
Karness Kustos
Ministry of Resources & Development
Office of the Chief of Agriculture
P.O. Box 1727
Majuro,
MH
96960
011-692-625-3206
kusto1@yahoo.com
RHODE ISLAND
Bruce Payton
Division of Forest Environment
2185 Putnam Pike
Chepachet,
RI
02814
401-568-2013
SOUTH CAROLINA
Everett Lowe Sharpe, Jr.
Urban Forestry Project Coordinator
South Carolina Forestry Commission
P.O. Box 21707
Columbia,
SC
29210
803-896-8864
lsharpe@forestry.state.sc.us
SOUTH DAKOTA
Tiffany Arp
Urban & Community Forestry Coordinator
Resource Conservation & Forestry
523 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre,
SD
57501-3182
605-773-3623
Tiffany.Arp@state.sd.us
TENNESSEE
Bruce Webster
Urban Forester
Tennessee Forestry Division
P.O. Box 40627 Melrose Station
Nashville,
TN
37243
615-837-5436
Bruce.Webster@state.tn.us
TEXAS
John Giedraitis
Urban Forestry Coordinator
Texas Forest Service
J.B. Connally Blvd., 301 Tarrow Ste. 364
College Station,
TX
77840
979-458-6657
jpg@tfs.tamu.edu
The Tree City USA Contact for Texas is not the Urban Forester. It is:
Pete Smith
Texas Forest Service
301 Tarrow Dr Ste 364
College Station, TX 77840
979-458-6650
UTAH
Meridith Perkins
Urban & Community Forestry Coordinator
Utah Forestry, Fire & State Lands
PO Box 145703
Salt Lake City,
UT
84114-5703
801-538-5505
Fax: 801-533-4111
meridithperkins@utah.gov
VERMONT
Danielle Fitzko
Urban & Community Forestry Coordinator
Dept. of Forest, Parks & Recreation
103 S. Main Street Bldg. 10 South
Waterbury,
VT
05671
802-583-7508
Danielle.Fitzko@state.vt.us
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Michael Franklin
Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture
1 Estate Lower Love
Kingshill,
VI
00850
340-778-0997
viucf@yahoo.com
VIRGINIA
Paul Revell
Urban Forestry Coordinator
Virginia Dept. of Forestry
900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 800
Charlottesville,
VA
22903
434-977-6555
paul.revell@dof.virginia.gov
WASHINGTON
Sarah Foster
Urban & Community Forestry Coordinator
Dept. of Natural Resources
1111 Washington St. SE, PO Box 47037
Olympia,
WA
98504-7037
360-902-1704
sarah.foster@dnr.wa.gov
WEST VIRGINIA
Robert Hannah
Urban & Community Forestry
Division of Forestry
1106 Railroad St.
Farmington,
WV
26571
304-825-6983
Robert.L.Hannah@wv.gov
WISCONSIN
Dick Rideout
Urban Forester
Wisconsin DNR
P.O. Box 7921
Madison,
WI
53707
608-267-0843
Richard.Rideout@dnr.state.wi.us
WYOMING
Mark Hughes
Community Forestry Coordinator
Wyoming State Forestry Division
5500 Bishop Blvd
Cheyenne,
WY
82002
307-777-7586
mark.hughes@wyo.gov