Alaska Forest Health Protection: Mission, Locations & Contacts

Forest Health Protection Offices & Regions of Alaska

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Anchorage / Southcentral Alaska Fairbanks / Interior Alaska Juneau / Southeast Alaska

Map showing the major geographic regions of 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

Dr. Kymi Draeger

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, Forest Entomologist in Anchorage, AK. Jessie Moan