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Region, Station, Area Volunteers & Service Coordinators


Go to Volunteer.gov to find volunteer opportunities with the U.S. Forest Service or contact one of the following program specialists in the area where you would like to get involved.

Location

Contact


National Headquarters 
USDA Forest Service
201 14th St SW
Mailstop 1125
Washington, D.C. 20024

Arthur Phalo
National Program Manager
(828) 342-7820
arthur.phalo@usda.gov

 

James Billups
Assistant Program Manager
(404) 372-2069
james.billups@usda.gov

 

Angela Warner
Program Specialist
(308) 432-8648
Angela.Warner@usda.gov

 

Volunteer Program

USDA Forest Service
201 14th St SW
Mailstop 1125
Washington, D.C. 20024
SM.FS.WOVolServ@usda.gov


Northern Region (R1)
Montana, northern Idaho, the National Grasslands in North Dakota and northwestern South Dakota, and northeastern Washington state.

Jeff Miller
USDA Forest Service
26 Fort Missoula Road
Missoula, MT 59804
907-209-6615
jeffrey.m.miller@usda.gov


Rocky Mountain Region (R2)
Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska

Chandra Allred (Acting)
USDA Forest Service
1617 Cole Boulevard, Bldg 17
Lakewood, CO 80401 
970-456-5402
chandra.allred@usda.gov


Rocky Mountain Research Station
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming

Bill Lyons
USDA Forest Service
324 25th Street
Ogden, UT 84401
801-625-5458
bill.lyons@usda.gov


Southwestern Region (R3)
Arizona, New Mexico; and the national grasslands in New Mexico, Oklahoma and the Texas
SM.FS.R3Volunteers@usda.govpanhandle

K. Daisy Morgan 
USDA Forest Service 
333 Broadway SE 
Albuquerque, NM 87102 
(505) 842-3355
kristina.morgan@usda.gov


Intermountain Region (R4)
Utah, western Wyoming, southern Idaho, Nevada and a small portion of California

Bill Lyons
USDA Forest Service
324 25th Street
Ogden, UT 84401
801-625-5458
bill.lyons@usda.gov


Pacific Southwest Region (R5)
California and Hawaii

Kathleen Mick
USDA Forest Service
1323 Club Drive
Vallejo, CA 94592
707-562-8859
kathy.mick@usda.gov

 

Valerie Gallup
USDA Forest Service
2480 Carson Road
Placerville CA 95667 
530-663-3685
SM.FS.PSWVolunteer@usda.gov 

 

Zheer Saeed
USDA Forest Service
1323 Club Drive
Vallejo, CA 94592
707-562-8760
zheer.saeed@usda.gov


Pacific Southwest Research Station
California and Hawaii

Eva Salinas
USDA Forest Service
East Sierra Avenue 2081
Fresno, Ca 93710
530-759-1716
eva.salinas@usda.gov


Pacific Northwest Region (R6)
Washington and Oregon

Sarah Callaghan
USDA Forest Service
1220 SW 3rd Ave
Portland, OR 97204
(541) 233-8569
sarah.callaghan@usda.gov


Pacific Northwest Research Station 
Washington and Oregon

Sarah Callaghan
USDA Forest Service 
1220 SW 3rd Avenue 
Portland, OR 97204 
(541) 233-8569 
sarah.callaghan@usda.gov

Information about volunteering opportunities.


Southern Region (R8)
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia

Brenna Kenney
USDA Forest Service
1720 Peachtree Road, NW
Atlanta, GA 30367
brenna.kenney@usda.gov

 

Lindsey Nelson
USDA Forest Service
1720 Peachtree Road, NW
Atlanta, GA 30367
317-730-1332
lindsey.nelson@usda.gov


Southern Research Station
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia

Linda Cortes
USDA Forest Service
200 WT Weaver Blvd.
Asheville, N.C. 28804
p: 828-259-0568
c: 828-273-1091  
linda.d.cortes@usda.gov

Eastern Region (R9)
Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin

Joshua Keenan
USDA Forest Service
1220 SW 3rd Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
740-753-0890
joshua.keenan@usda.gov


Northern Research Station
Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin

Joshua Keenan
USDA Forest Service 
1220 SW 3rd Avenue 
Portland, OR 97204 
(740) 753-0890 
joshua.keenan@usda.gov


Forest Products Laboratory
Wisconsin

Joshua Keenan
USDA Forest Service 
1220 SW 3rd Avenue 
Portland, OR 97204 
(740) 753-0890 
joshua.keenan@usda.gov


Alaska Region (R10)
Alaska

Don MacDougall
USDA Forest Service
709 W 9th Street, Rm 561C
Juneau, AK 99801
907-419-8608
don.macdougall@usda.gov


International Institute of Tropical Forestry

Carmen Plaud
USDA Forest Service
1201 Calle Ceiba
San Juan, PR 00926
787-766-5335
carmen.m.plaud@usda.gov


Job Corps

Cristina Newton
303-275-5743
cristina.newton-schlesselman@usda.gov

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