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NDSU-North Dakota Forest Service
State Headquarters - Molberg Forestry Center

307 - 1st Street East
Bottineau ND  58318-1100
Telephone: (701) 228-5422 - Fax: (701) 228-5448
E-mail:  forest@nd.gov 

Larry Kotchman - State Forester 
Tel:  (701) 228-5422 • E-mail:  Larry.Kotchman@ndsu.edu 

Jennifer Dragseth - Accounting Manager
Tel:  (701) 228-5622 • E-mail:  Jennifer.Dragseth@ndsu.edu

Glenda Fauske - Information and Education Coordinator
Tel:  (701) 228-5446 • E-mail:  Glenda.Fauske@ndsu.edu 

Loretta Forsberg - Administration Team Leader
Tel:  (701) 228-5486 • E-mail:  Loretta.Forsberg@ndsu.edu

Bottineau Field Office

1037 Forestry Drive
Bottineau ND  58318-1511
Telephone: (701) 228-3700 - Fax: (701) 228-5111

Keith Broe - State Forests Technician
E-mail:  K.Broe@ndsu.edu 

Cody Clemenson - Resource Forester
E-mail:  Cody.S.Clemenson@ndsu.edu

Tom Nowatzki - State Forests Manager
E-mail:  Tom.Nowatzki@ndsu.edu 

Bismarck Field Office

916 East Interstate Avenue Suite #4
Bismarck ND  58503-1227
Telephone:  (701) 328-9944 - Fax:  (701) 328-9947

Tom Claeys - Forestry and Fire Management Team Leader
Tel:  (701) 328-9945 • E-mail:  Thomas.Claeys@ndsu.edu

Aaron Bucholz - Cooperative Fire Protection Technician
Tel: (701) 328-9946 • E-mail:    Aaron.Bucholz@ndsu.edu 

Mary Fisk - Office Manager
Tel: (701) 328-9944 • E-mail:   Mary.Fisk@ndsu.edu

Derek Lowstuter - Forest Stewardship Manager
Tel: (701) 328-9990 • E-mail:  Derek.Lowstuter@ndsu.edu

Dora Meier - Fire Business Assistant
Tel: (701) 934-5124 • E-mail:   Dora.Meier@ndsu.edu

Ryan Melin - Fire Manager
Tel: (701) 328-9985 • E-mail:   Ryan.Melin@ndsu.edu

Joel Nichols - Community Forestry Specialist
Tel:  (701) 328-9948 • E-mail:  Joel.Nichols@ndsu.edu

Michael Odell - Cooperative Fire Protection Manager
Tel: (701) 328-9916 •  Email:   Michael.Odell@ndsu.edu

Carrington Field Office

PO Box 219 
Carrington ND  58421-0219
Telephone:  (701) 652-2951 - Fax: (701) 652-2055

Gerri Makay - Community Forestry Manager
E-mail:  Gerri.Makay@ndsu.edu 

Lisbon Field Office

PO Box 604
6824 Highway 32 South
Lisbon, ND 58054
Telephone:  (701) 683-4323 - Fax: (701) 683-5895

Lorin Fornes - Forestry Technician
E-mail:  Lorin.Fornes@ndsu.edu 

Mary O'Neill - Community Forestry Specialist
Email:  Mary.Oneill@ndsu.edu

Liz Mars - Forest Stewardship Specialist
Email:  Elizabeth.Mars@ndsu.edu

Towner State Nursery

878 Nursery Road
Towner ND  58788-9500
Telephone:  (701) 537-5636 - Fax:  (701) 537-5680

Jeff Smette - Nursery Manager
E-mail:  Jeffrey.Smette@ndsu.edu

Rhonda Schell - Sales and Office Manager
E-mail:  Rhonda.Schell@ndsu.edu

Edwin Jacobson - Systems/Irrigation Specialist
E-mail:  Edwin.Jacobson@ndsu.edu 

Sheldon Voeller - Nursery Technician
E-mail: Sheldon.Voeller@ndsu.edu

Jerome Suchor - Field Operations Specialist
E-mail:  Jerome.Suchor@ndsu.edu 

Walhalla Field Office

101 Fifth Street 
Walhalla ND  58282-4623
Telephone:  (701) 549-2441 - Fax:  (701) 549-2442

Joshua Wolk - Forest Stewardship Specialist
Email:  joshua.wolk@ndsu.edu

Personnel Located at 
North Dakota State University 
Fargo Campus

School of Natural Resources
NDSU - Dept. 7650
PO Box 6050
Fargo ND  58108-6050

Michael Kangas - Nursery and State Forest Team Leader
Tel:  (701) 231-5936 • Fax:  (701) 231-6186  E-mail:  Michael.Kangas@ndsu.edu

Lezlee Johnson - Forest Health Manager
Tel:  (701) 231-5138 • Fax:  (701) 231-7851 E-mail: Lezlee.Johnson@ndsu.edu