NC Forest Service Contacts
County Offices
The County Ranger is the key contact for programs and services we offer in your county. Would you like to have a forest management plan prepared for your property? Want to know if your timber is ready to harvest? Have a forest insect or disease problem? Want to know more about the Forest Stewardship Program or just want to know more about forestry in your county? Then your County Ranger is the place to start. Simply select your county from the list below.
Regional & District Offices
The NCFS has 3 Regional Offices and 13 District Offices located throughout the State. The employees at these offices provide supervision and staff support to your County Ranger. If you would like to contact one of these offices please take a look at our District/ Region Map to see which office covers your area.
Central Office
Have a question about how we are organized or a specific program area? Couldn't find
the answer on our web site? Then you need to contact our staff in our Raleigh Office
(919-857-4801). Please direct general media inquiries to agency information officer Brian
Haines at
919-857-4828. Additional personnel attached to the Central Office are stationed
at Griffith Forestry Center in Clayton (919-553-6178).
The Central Office mailing address:
1616 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1616(Vacant)
919-857-4813
Forest Management & Development
Section Chief:
Sean Brogan
919-857-4818
Forest Management:
Sean Brogan
919-857-4818
Forest Stewardship/Legacy:
Les Hunter
919-857-4833
Urban Forestry:
Nancy Stairs
919-857-4842
Technical Development:
Barry New
919-857-4843
Non Point Source Pollution:
Bill Swartley
919-857-4856
Forest Protection
Section Chief:
David Lane
919-857-4838
Fire Control:
Jim Prevette
919-857-4848
Forest Health:
Rob Trickel
919-857-4858
Information & Education:
Chris Carlson
919-857-4819
Law Enforcement
Robert Smith
919-553-6178, extension 234
Administration
Section Chief:
Joe Gilroy
919-857-4853
Engineering & Aviation:
Robert Gron
919-857-4826
Budget:
Jennifer House
919-857-4839
Human Resources:
Dessadra Murden
919-857-4823
Purchasing / Service / Supply:
Gerald Desoto
919-857-4831
Safety, Planning & Analysis
Section Chief:
Craig Clarke
919-857-4820
Safety/Incident Business:
Karen Patterson
919-857-4845
Geospatial Services:
Vacant
919-857-4812
Fire Environment:
Tim Howell
919-810-5623
Forestry Inventory & Analysis:
Don Roach
919-857-4851
State Forests
The agency operates several forests throughout the state. Seven are designated as Educational
State Forests (ESFs), and offer a variety of learning opportunities for children and adults.
Bladen Lakes State forest
4470 Hwy 242 N
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
910-588-4964
email
Holmes ESF
1299 Crab Creek Road
Hendersonville, N.C., 28739
(828) 692-0100
email
Rendezvous Mountain ESF
1956 Rendezvous Mtn. Road
Purlear, NC 28651
(336) 667-5072
email
Clemmons ESF
2411 Old US 70 West
Clayton, N.C., 27520
919-553-5651
email
Jordan Lake ESF
2832 Bigwoods Road
Chapel Hill, N.C., 27514
(919) 542- 1154
email
Turnbull Creek ESF
4803 Sweet Home Church Road
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
(910) 588-4161
email
Dupont State Recreational Forest
PO Box 300
Cedar Mountain, NC 28718-0300
828-877-6527
email
Mountain Island ESF
534 Killian Road
Stanley, NC 28164
704-822-9518
email
Tuttle ESF
Route 6, Box 417
Lenoir, NC 28645
(828) 757-5608
email
Tree Nurseries
The agency operates two bareroot nurseries located in Crossnore and Goldsboro, plus a container nursery at Goldsboro. Seedling are available for sale to non-industrial private landowners, corporate landowners, as well as state and federal agencies.
762 Claridge Nursery Road
Goldsboro, NC 27530
919-731-7988
6321 Linville Falls Highway
Newland, NC 28657-9048
828-733-5236
Training Facilities
The agency operates two training facilities; the Mountain Training Facility in Crossnore and the Ralph Winkworth Forestry Center in Kinston. Both locations offer overnight accomodations, dining services and classroom environments with internet access and multimedia capabilities. The campuses are available for use by state agencies and other institutions or organizations at reasonable rates. For more information about reserving facility space, please contact the facility managers listed below.
Facility Supervisor Chasity Carnett
PO Box 277 (6065 Linville Falls Highway)
Crossnore, NC 28616-0277
828-733-4242
Regional Forester John Willis
2958 Rouse Road Extension
Kinston, NC 28504-7320
252-520-2402, extension 222
Region II Clerk Annie Lott
3490 Big Woods Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
919-542-1515
Web site
Questions, comments or suggestions about our Web site are always welcome. Please direct correspondence to tom.james@ncagr.gov.