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NDSU-North Dakota Forest Service
State Headquarters - Molberg Center

307 - 1st Street East
Bottineau ND  58318-1100
Telephone: (701) 328-9944
E-mail:  forest@nd.gov

Tom Claeys - State Forester
Tel:  (701) 328-9945 • E-mail:  Thomas.Claeys@ndsu.edu

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

Cody Clemenson - Forest Stewardship Specialist
Tel: (701) 228-5490 •  E-mail:  Cody.S.Clemenson@ndsu.edu

Tammy Krebs - Accounting Manager (Remote)
Tel:  701-425-1333 • E-mail:  Tammy.Krebs@ndsu.edu

Bottineau Field Office

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

Mitchell Thompson - State Forests Manager
Tel: (701) 228-3700  •  E-mail:  Mitchell.Thompson@ndsu.edu

Ben Potts - State Forests Specialist
Tel: (701) 228-3700  •  E-mail:  Benjamin.J.Potts@ndsu.edu

Adam Mawby - State Forests Technician
Tel: (701) 228-3700  •  E-mail: Adam.W.Mawby@ndsu.edu

Bismarck Field Office

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

Tom Claeys - State Forester
Tel:  (701) 328-9945 • E-mail:  Thomas.Claeys@ndsu.edu

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

Beth Hill - Outreach and Education Manager
Tel: (701) 328-9948 • E-mail: Beth.Hill@ndsu.edu

Joel Allen - Community Forestry Specialist
Tel: (701) 328-9941  • E-mail: Joel.Allen@ndsu.edu

Beth Peske - Community Forestry Assistant
E-mail: Beth.Peske@ndsu.edu

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

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

Peter Warmuth - Wildland Fire Crew Lead Technician
Tel: (701) 328-9629 • E-mail: Peter.Warmuth@ndsu.edu

Hunter Noor - Wildland Fire Operations Technician
Tel: (701) 328-9539 • E-mail: Hunter.Noor@ndsu.edu

Ryan Akkanen - Wildland Fuels Management Technician
Tel:  • E-mail: Ryan.Akkanen@ndsu.edu

Sean White Mountain - Wildland Fire Training Technician
Tel: (701) 328-9916 • E-mail: Sean.WhiteMountain@ndsu.edu

Kelly Scholl - Fire Administrative Assistant
Tel: (701) 328-9990 • E-mail: Kelly.Scholl@ndsu.edu

Lisbon Field Office

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

Matt Olson - Forest Stewardship Manager
Tel: (701) 683-4323 • E-mail: Matthew.P.Olson@ndsu.edu

Noah Schaeffer - Forest Stewardship Specialist
Tel: (701) 683-4323 • E-mail: Noah.Schaeffer@ndsu.edu

Towner State Nursery

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

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 

Dominic Anderson - Nursery Specialist
E-mail: Dominic.G.Anderson@ndsu.edu

Shea Brandt - Field Production Technician
E-mail:  Shea.Brandt@ndsu.edu

Walhalla Field Office

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

Vacant - Forest Stewardship Specialist
E-mail:

North Dakota State University 
Fargo Campus

School of Natural Resources
NDSU - Dept. 7680
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 - Forestry and Fire Management Team Leader
Tel: (701) 871-7887 • Fax:  (701) 231-7851 E-mail: Lezlee.Johnson@ndsu.edu

Vacant - Forest Health Manager
Tel: (701) 809-4386 • E-mail:

Grace Ivesdal - Community Forestry Specialist
Tel: (701) 231-4234 • Email: Grace.Ivesdal@ndsu.edu

Craig Lingen - Community Forestry Manager
Tel: 701-652-5055  • Email: Craig.Lingen@ndsu.edu