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Agency Contact Information County NC Forest Service USDA-NRCS Appendix 2: Agency Contact Information This list includes phone numbers for the N.C. Forest Service County Ranger office and the phone number for each County Office of the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), which commonly shares offices with the county’s Soil & Water Conservation District (S&WCD). For the most current forestry office phone numbers, please reference the “Contact Us” section of our website: www.ncforestservice.gov N.C. Forest Service USDA-NRCS and County County S&WCD Alamance 336-376-3596 336-228-1753x3 Alexander 828-632-5810 828-632-2708 Alleghany 336-372-8142 336-372-4645 Anson 704-848-4705 704-694-3516x3 Ashe 336-846-2471 336-246-5461 Avery 828-766-8043 828-733-2291 Beaufort 252-946-3944 252-946-4989 Bertie 252-794-3725 252-794-5305 Bladen 910-588-4861 910-862-3179x3 Brunswick 910-755-7772 910-253-2830 Buncombe 828-687-9291 828-254-0916x3 Burke 828-438-6269 828-439-9727x3 Cabarrus 704-782-6371 704-788-2107 Caldwell 828-757-5612 828-758-1111 Camden 252-336-4332 252-338-6353 Carteret 252-728-3793 252-728-4078 Caswell 336-694-6131 336-694-4581 Catawba 828-465-8443 828-464-1382x3 Chatham 919-542-5739 919-542-2244 Cherokee 828-837-5426 828-837-6417 Chowan 252-482-4554 252-482-4127 Clay 828-837-5426 828-389-9695 Cleveland 704-487-4954 704-471-0235x3 Columbus 910-654-4739 910-642-2196 Craven 252-244-0295 252-637-2547 Cumberland 910-483-1535 910-484-8939 Currituck 252-453-6770 252-232-3360 Dare 252-473-2531 252-793-4561x3 Davidson 336-859-9171 336-248-2687x3 Davie 336-751-5319 336-751-5011 Duplin 910-289-2735 910-296-2120 Durham 919-560-0562 919-560-0558 Edgecombe 252-823-8346 252-641-7900 Forsyth 336-767-7269 336-767-0720 Franklin 919-496-3665 919-496-3137 Gaston 704-922-0719 704-922-3956 Gates 252-357-0123 252-357-0290 North Carolina Forestry BMP Manual Appendix 2 Amended 2006 Page 233 N.C. Forest Service USDA-NRCS and County County S&WCD Graham 828-479-6341 828-479-8562 Granville 919-693-3154 919-693-4603 Greene 252-747-3879 252-747-3705 Guilford 336-375-3631 336-375-5401x3 Halifax 252-826-3219 252-583-3481 Harnett 910-893-4391 910-893-7584 Haywood 828-627-6551 828-456-5132x3 Henderson 828-891-3957 828-693-1406x3 Hertford 252-358-3761 252-358-7846 Hoke 910-875-2808 910-875-8685 Hyde 252-926-9201 252-926-4400x5 Iredell 704-878-4216 704-873-6761x3 Jackson 828-586-4007 828-586-6344 Johnston 919-989-1925 919-934-7156x3 Jones 252-448-5531 252-448-2731 Lee 919-775-5214 919-776-2633 Lenoir 252-520-2400 252-523-7010x3 Lincoln 704-736-8490 704-736-8501 Macon 828-369-8677 828-524-3311 Madison 828-649-3821 828-649-3313x3 Martin 252-792-3183 252-792-4350 McDowell 828-652-2636 828-652-4434 Mecklenburg 704-336-4390 704-344-6265 Mitchell 828-688-9405 828-765-4701 Montgomery 910-576-5481 910-572-2700 Moore 910-235-0216 910-947-5183 Nash 252-459-7338 252-459-4115 New Hanover 910-251-5750 910-762-6072 Northampton 252-534-4741 252-534-2591 Onslow 910-324-3633 910-455-4472x3 Orange 919-732-8152 919-644-1079x3 Pamlico 252-745-3775 252-745-4303 Pasquotank 252-331-7401 252-338-6353 Pender 910-259-7251 910-259-9123x3 Perquimans 252-426-5551 252-426-5545 Person 336-599-5111 336-597-2973 Pitt 252-355-9079 252-752-2720x3 Polk 828-894-8020 828-894-8823 Randolph 336-879-1773 336-629-4449 Richmond 910-582-7029 910-997-8244 Robeson 910-618-5540 910-739-5478 Rockingham 336-634-3021 336-342-0460x3 Rowan 704-639-7534 704-637-1604 North Carolina Forestry BMP Manual Appendix 2 Amended 2006 Page 234 N.C. Forest Service USDA-NRCS and County County S&WCD Rutherford 828-286-9201 828-287-4220x3 Sampson 910-592-4515 910-592-7963x3 Scotland 910-276-0455 910-277-2433 Stanly 704-982-5317 704-982-6811 Stokes 336-593-8154 336-593-2846 Surry 336-356-8177 336-386-8751 Swain 828-488-3932 828-488-3785 Transylvania 828-884-3212 828-884-3230 Tyrrell 252-796-5841 252-796-3891 Union 704-233-1437 704-289-3212 Vance 252-438-7249 919-438-5727 Wake 919-841-4046 919-250-1070 Warren 252-257-5960 252-257-3836 Washington 252-797-4722 252-793-4561x3 Watauga 828-265-5375 828-264-3943 Wayne 919-731-2010 919-734-5281 Wilkes 336-973-4104 336-667-5700 Wilson 252-237-0914 252-237-5147 Yadkin 336-679-8941 336-679-8052 Yancey 828-682-6788 828-682-2466 N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Regional Offices www.ncdenr.gov Asheville Regional Office Washington Regional Office 828-296-4500 252-946-6481 2090 US Highway 70 943 Washington Square Mall Swannanoa, NC 28778 Washington, NC 27889 Fayetteville Regional Office Wilmington Regional Office 910-433-3300 910-796-7215 225 Green Street - Systel Building - Suite 714 127 Cardinal Drive Extension Fayetteville, NC 28301-5094 Wilmington, NC 28405 Mooresville Regional Office Winston-Salem Regional Office 704-663-1699 336-771-5000 610 East Center Avenue 585 Waughtown Street Mooresville, NC 28115 Winston-Salem, NC 27107 Raleigh Regional Office 919-791-4200 MAIL: 1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-1628 OFFICE: 3800 Barrett Drive, Raleigh NC 27609 North Carolina Forestry BMP Manual Appendix 2 Amended 2006 Page 235 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in North Carolina www.saw.usace.army.mil Wilmington Regulatory Division and Field Office Asheville Regulatory Field Office US Army Corps of Engineers US Army Corps of Engineers 69 Darlington Avenue 151 Patton Avenue, Room 208 Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 Asheville, North Carolina 28801 910-251-4633 828-271-7980 Raleigh Regulatory Field Office Washington Regulatory Field Office US Army Corps of Engineers US Army Corps of Engineers 3331 Heritage Trade Drive - Suite 105 2407 West Fifth Street Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587 Washington, North Carolina 27889 919-554-4884 910-251-4555 or 910-251-4610 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission www.ncwildlife.org Raleigh Central Office: 1751 Varsity Drive Raleigh, NC 27606 Wildlife Management Division & Endangered Species: (919) 707-0050 Wildlife Extension Department at N.C. State University www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/wild/wildlife Includes information on wildlife control, management and endangered species. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Ecological Services Field Offices www.fws.gov ASHEVILLE FIELD OFFICE Phone: (828) 258-3939 160 Zillicoa Street FAX: (828) 258-5330 Asheville, NC 28801-1082 RALEIGH FIELD OFFICE Phone: (919) 856-4520 551 Pylon Drive - Suite F FAX: (919) 856-4556 Raleigh, NC 27606-1487 North Carolina Natural Heritage Program www.ncnhp.org Phone: (919) 707-8104 (Director’s Office) Mail: 1601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1616 North Carolina Forestry BMP Manual Appendix 2 Amended 2006 Page 236 Cooperative Extension Forestry Department at N.C. State University http://forestry.ces.ncsu.edu/ Robert (Bob) Bardon, Ph.D.: 919-515-5575 Mark Megalos, Ph.D. : 919-513-1202 Department Extension Leader Assistant Professor, Extension Specialist Forest management, taxes, incentives, carbon Helene Cser : 919-515-5574 Extension Associate. Bioenergy database. Susan Moore, Ph.D. 919-515-3184 Director, Forestry & Environmental Outreach Prog. (FEOP) Jennifer Evans: 919-515-8288 Extension Associate Jeff Owen: 828-684-3562 x119 (Fletcher, NC) Area Extension Specialist. Christmas tree production John Frampton, Ph.D. 919-515-7580 Associate Professor, Christmas Tree Genetics Jill Sidebottom, Ph.D. 828-684-3562 x118 (Fletcher, NC) Area Extension Specialist Dennis Hazel, Ph.D. 919-515-5573 Mountain Conifer Integrated Pest Mgmt. Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist Forest Productivity, Woody Bioenergy Renee Strnad : 919-515-5518 Environmental Educator James Jeuck: 919-515-5574 Project Learning Tree, 4-H programs Extension Associate. General forestry, spatial analysis Jessica Knight : 919-513-2579 Extension Associate. Bioenergy mapping. Kelley McCarter: 919-515-9563 FEOP Associate Director USDA-Forest Service (“U.S. Forest Service”) National Forests in North Carolina Forest Supervisor - Asheville, NC 828-257-4200 www.fs.usda.gov/nfsnc PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST Appalachian Ranger District Cheoah Ranger District Burnsville, NC 828-682-6146 Robbinsville, NC 828-479-6431 Grandfather Ranger District Tusquitee Ranger District Nebo, NC 828-652-2144 Murphy, NC 828-837-5152 Pisgah Ranger District Nantahala Ranger District Pisgah Forest, NC 828-877-3265 Franklin, NC 828-524-6441 CROATAN NATIONAL FOREST UWHARRIE NATIONAL FOREST New Bern, NC 252-638-5628 Troy, NC 910-576-6391 U.S. Forest Service, Southern Research Station Experimental Forests in N.C. USFS Southern Research Station Headquarters Asheville, NC (828) 257-4832 Bent Creek Experimental Forest Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory Asheville, NC (828) 667-5261 Otto, NC (828) 524-2128 North Carolina Forestry BMP Manual Appendix 2 Amended 2006 Page 237 .
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