Alaska Forest Health Protection: Mission, Locations & Contacts
Forest Health Protection Offices & Regions of Alaska
Click location for address & staff contacts
Anchorage / Southcentral Alaska Fairbanks / Interior Alaska Juneau / Southeast Alaska
Our mission is to protect and enhance forest health by providing landowners and managers with information and resources. We monitor the extent and impacts of damaging insects, diseases and invasive plants, provide timely survey and monitoring information and offer technical and financial assistance to prevent and control forest pest outbreaks. We partner with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to monitor for newly introduced pests and conduct annual aerial surveys in summer to map forest damage. As part of the State & Private Forestry branch of the U.S. Forest Service, Forest Health Protection addresses forest health needs on the Tongass and Chugach National Forests and across diverse land ownerships statewide.
Anchorage, Forest Health Protection, Southcentral Field Office
161 East 1st Avenue, Door 8, Anchorage, AK 99501
Michael Shephard
Deputy Director State & Private Forestry R6 &10
michael.shephard@usda.gov
907-743-9451
Southcentral Alaska Forest Pathologist
kymberly.draeger@usda.gov
Joni Johnson
Ecologist, Invasive Plant Program Coordinator
Detailing in position through January 2023
Based in Petersburg, Alaska
joni.m.johnson@usda.gov
907-772-5926
Jessie Moan
FHP/Research Entomologist
mary.moan@usda.gov
907-749-9453
Biological Sceince Technician
steven.swenson@usda.gov
907-743-9456
Fairbanks, Forest Health Protection, Interior Field Office
USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection, State & Private Forestry, 222 University Ave., Fairbanks, AK 99709 (New office location!)
Dr. Sydney Brannoch
Entomologist
sydney.brannoch@usda.gov
Garret Dubois
Aerial Survey Program Coordinator
Detailing in Position through March 2023
garret.d.dubois@usda.gov
907-272-1161
Dr. Lori Winton
Interior Alaska Forest Pathologist
loretta.winton@usda.gov
Juneau, Forest Health Protection, Southeast Field Office
Juneau Forestry Sciences Laboratory
11175 Auke Lake Way, Juneau, AK 99801
Dr. Elizabeth Graham
Entomologist
elizabeth.e.graham@usda.gov
907-586-8883
Dr. Karen Hutten
Remote Sensing Program Lead
karen.hutten@usda.gov
907-586-7807
Robin Mulvey
Forest Pathologist
robin.mulvey@usda.gov
907-586-7971
Regional Office Portland, OR
Chad Davis
Director State & Private Forestry Regions 6 &10
503-808-2177
chad.davis2@usda.gov