N.C. Forest Service - Contacts
County Offices
Your N.C. Forest Service county ranger is the key contact for programs and services we offer in your county. Would you like to have a forest management plan prepared for your property? Want to know if your timber is ready to harvest? Have a forest insect or disease problem? Want to know more about the Forest Stewardship Program or just want to know more about forestry in your county? Contact your county ranger to get started. Simply select your county from the list below.
Regional and District Offices
The N.C. Forest Service has three regional offices and 13 district offices located throughout the state. The employees at these offices provide supervision and staff support to your NCFS county ranger. If you would like to contact one of these offices, please look at the list below to determine which office serves your area. You can also access regional and district office contact information by selecting your county in the map above.
Location
The NCFS Region 1 office is located at the Kinston Regional Jetport, on Rouse Road Extension northwest of Kinston.
Contact Information
| Mail: | N.C. Forest Service Regional Office 2958 Rouse Road Extension Kinston, NC 28504-7320 |
| Telephone: | 252-775-6200 |
| Email: | Kevin.Harvell@ncagr.gov |
Districts Served by Region 1
The NCFS Region 1 office is located in Kinston and provides support for four N.C. Forest Service districts.
- District 4: serving Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico and Pitt counties
- District 7: serving Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Martin, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties
- District 8: serving Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover and Pender counties
- District 13: serving Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell and Washington counties
State Forests in Region 1
- Bladen Lakes State Forest
- Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest
Regional Forester Keith Money
Location
The NCFS Region 2 office is located in Chatham County on Big Woods Road. Big Woods Road is located 6.5 miles east of Pittsboro off Highway 64.
Contact Information
| Mail: | N.C. Forest Service Regional Office 3490 Big Woods Rd. Chapel Hill, NC 27517 |
| Telephone: | 919-542-1515 |
| Fax: | 919-542-5031 |
| Email: | keith.money@ncagr.gov |
Districts Served by Region 2
The NCFS Region 2 office is located in Chapel Hill and provides support for five N.C. Forest Service districts.
- District 3: serving Anson, Chatham, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland and Stanly counties
- District 5: serving Edgecombe, Franklin, Greene, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, Wayne, Warren and Wilson counties
- District 6: serving Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Robeson and Sampson counties
- District 10: serving Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin counties
- District 11: serving Alamance, Caswell, Durham, Granville, Orange, Person, Vance and Wake counties
State Forests in Region 2
- Clemmons Educational State Forest
- Jordan Lake Educational State Forest
Regional Forester Michael Cheek
Location
The NCFS Region 3 office is located on Gaston Mountain Road, 1.5 miles west of Highway 191 and Biltmore Square Mall off Sardis Road. Turn left onto Gaston Mountain Road. The office is the first driveway on the left.
Contact Information
| Mail: | N.C. Forest Service Regional Office 14 Gaston Mountain Road Asheville, NC 28806 |
| Telephone: | 828-665-8688 |
| Fax: | 828-665-8703 |
| Email: | michael.cheek@ncagr.gov |
Districts Served by Region 3
The NCFS Region 3 office is located in Asheville and provides support for four N.C. Forest Service districts.
- District 1: serving Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Transylvania and Yancey counties
- District 2: serving Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Watauga and Wilkes counties
- District 9: serving Cherokee, Clay, Graham. Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties
- District 12: serving Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rutherford and Union counties
State Forests in Region 3
- DuPont State Recreational Forest
- Headwaters State Forest
- Holmes Educational State Forest
- Mountain Island Educational State Forest
- Tuttle Educational State Forest
The NCFS District 1 office serves Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Transylvania and Yancey counties.
District Forester Trent Duncan
Location
The NCFS District 1 office is located on Sardis Road 1. 5 miles west of Hwy 191 and Biltmore Square Mall.
Contact Information
| Mail: | District Forester Trent Duncan 220 Sardis Road Asheville, NC 28806 |
| Telephone: | 828-667-5211 |
| Fax: | 828-665-0331 |
| Email: | trent.duncan@ncagr.gov |
State Forests in District 1
- DuPont State Recreational Forest
- Holmes Educational State Forest
Landowner Assistance
The NCFS District 2 office serves Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Watauga and Wilkes counties.
District Forester Duane Truslow
Location
The NCFS District 2 office is located on Highway 18, approximately 2.5 miles north of the intersection of Highway 18 and Highway 321 in Lenoir.
Contact Information
| Mail: | District Forester Duane Truslow 1543 Wilkesboro Blvd, NE Lenoir, NC 28645 |
| Telephone: | Voice: 828-757-5611 |
| Fax: | 828-757-5614 |
| Email: | duane.truslow@ncagr.gov |
State Forests in District 2
- Tuttle Educational State Forest
Landowner Assistance
The NCFS District 3 office serves Anson, Chatham, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland and Stanly counties.
District Forester Don Watson
Location
The NCFS District 3 office is located on US Hwy. #1, 5 miles north of the City of Rockingham or 5 miles south of the North Carolina Motor Speedway.
Contact Information
| Mail: | District Forester Don Watson 1163 N. US Hwy #1 Rockingham, NC 28379 |
| Telephone: | 910-997-9220 |
| Fax: | 910-997-9224 |
| Email: | don.watson@ncagr.gov |
State Forests in District 3
- Jordan Lake Educational State Forest
Landowner Assistance
The NCFS District 4 office serves Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico and Pitt counties.
District Forester Dennis Register
Location
The NCFS District 4 office is located at 3810 M.L. King Jr. Blvd. in New Bern.
Contact Information
| Mail: | District Forester Dennis Register 3810 M. L. King Jr. Blvd. New Bern, NC 28562-2236 |
| Telephone: | 252-649-6770 |
| Fax: | 252-514-4768 |
| Email: | dennis.register@ncagr.gov |
Landowner Assistance
The NCFS District 5 office serves Edgecombe, Franklin, Greene, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, Wayne, Warren and Wilson counties.
District Forester Chad Brandon
Location
The NCFS District 5 office is located on Smokey Road, which is off of Hwy. 301 N. (Wesleyan Blvd.), approximately 1 mile north of Hwy. 64 Bypass.
Contact Information
| Mail: | District Forester Chad Brandon 737 Smokey Road Rocky Mount, NC 27804-5869 |
| Telephone: | 252-442-1626 |
| Fax: | 252-442-1651 |
| Email: | chad.brandon@ncagr.gov |
Landowner Assistance
The NCFS District 6 office serves Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Robeson and Sampson counties.
District Forester Michael Good
Location
The NCFS District 6 office is located on Airport Road next to the Fayetteville airport, which is in the southeast corner of Fayetteville, off of Highway 301 South.
Contact Information
| Mail: | District Forester Michael Good 221 Airport Rd. Fayetteville, NC 28306 |
| Telephone: | 910-437-2620 |
| Fax: | 910-437-2623 |
| Email: | michael.good@ncagr.gov |
State Forests in District 6
- Clemmons Educational State Forest
Landowner Assistance
The NCFS District 7 office Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Martin, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties.
District Forester Mike Petruncio
Location
The NCFS District 7 office is located at 861 Berea Church Road, approximately 5 miles north of Elizabeth City, in the community of Providence.
Contact Information
| Mail: | District Forester Mike Petruncio 861 Berea Church Road Elizabeth City, NC 27909-7303 |
| Telephone: | 252-331-4781 |
| Fax: | 252-331-4817 |
| Email: | mike.petruncio@ncagr.gov |
Landowner Assistance
The NCFS District 8 office serves Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover and Pender counties.
District Forester Shane Hardee
Location
The NCFS District 8 office is located on Highway 130 (Chadbourn Highway), 1 mile west of the Highway 701 bypass.
Contact Information
| Mail: | District Forester Shane Hardee 1413 Chadbourn Highway Whiteville, North Carolina 28472 |
| Telephone: | 910-788-5050 |
| Fax: | 910-788-5066 |
| Email: | shane.hardee@ncagr.gov |
State Forests in District 8
- Bladen Lakes State Forest
- Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest
Landowner Assistance
The NCFS District 9 office serves Cherokee, Clay, Graham. Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties.
District Forester Ruthie Edwards
Location
The NCFS District 9 office is located on Glenn Cabe Road which is roughly 2 miles south of Dillsboro on 441. You will pass a recycling center on the left, and the office entrance on Glenn Cabe Road is the next left. It is next to a group of storage buildings with blue fronts on them. There is a sign on the building which reads District 9.
Contact Information
| Mail: | District Forester Ruthie Edwards 133 Glenn Cabe Road Sylva, NC 28779 |
| Telephone: | 828-586-4007 |
| Fax: | 828-586-4008 |
| Email: | ruthie.edwards@ncagr.gov |
Landowner Assistance
The NCFS District 10 office serves Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin counties.
District Forester Nancy Blackwood
Location
The NCFS District 10 office is located at 304 Old Hargrave Road. Take the Green Needles Exit off Highway Business 85 & 29/70. Turn the opposite direction from of the airport, and the office is about a quarter-mile on the left.
Contact Information
| Mail: | District Forester Nancy Blackwood 304 Old Hargrave Road Lexington, NC 27295-7513 |
| Telephone: | 336-956-2111 |
| Fax: | 336-956-3454 |
| Email: | nancy blackwood@ncagr.gov |
Landowner Assistance
The NCFS District 11 office serves Alamance, Caswell, Durham, Granville, Orange, Person, Vance and Wake counties.
District Forester Clell Britt
Location
The NCFS District 11 office is located on the east side of N.C. Highway 86, about 1 mile south of I-85.
Contact Information
| Mail: | District Forester Clell Britt 3314 NC Hwy 86 South Hillsborough, NC 27278-8711 |
| Telephone: | 919-732-8105 |
| Fax: | 919-732-4005 |
| Email: | charles.britt@ncagr.gov |
Landowner Assistance
The NCFS District 12 office serves Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rutherford and Union counties.
District Forester Matthew Barker
Location
The NCFS District 12 office is located on N.C. 273, 3 miles north of Mount Holly.
Contact Information
| Mail: | District Forester Matthew Barker 1933 Mountain Island Highway Mount Holly, NC 28120 |
| Telephone: | 704-827-7576 |
| Fax: | 704-827-4345 |
| Email: | matthew.barker@ncagr.gov |
State Forests in District 12
- Mountain Island Educational State Forest
Landowner Assistance
The NCFS District 13 office serves Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell and Washington counties.
District Forester Cathy Gilkeson
Location
The NCFS District 13 office is located on State Road 1305, one-tenth of a mile east of the intersection of Highway 94 and State Road 1305.
Contact Information
| Mail: | District Forester Cathy Gilkeson 9291 Piney Woods Road Fairfield, NC 27826 |
| Telephone: | 252-926-3041 |
| Fax: | 252-926-5746 |
| Email: | cathy.gilkeson@ncagr.gov |
Landowner Assistance
State Headquarters
Have a question about how we are organized or a specific program area? Couldn't find the answer on our web site? Contact our staff in the Raleigh office (919-857-4801).
Please direct media inquiries to N.C. Forest Service Public Information Officer Philip Jackson at 919-857-4828. Additional personnel assigned to the central office are stationed at Griffiths Forestry Center in Clayton (919-553-6178).
- Assistant Commissioner Greg Hicks
919-857-4844
- Executive Asst./Workers Comp: Renee Strickland
919-857-4829
- Division Director: Amanda Poole
919-857-4853 - Budget: Kevin Howen
919-857-4839 - Grants: Charles Fletcher
919-857-4859 - Information and Education: Christie Adams
919-857-4819 - Public Information Officer: Philip Jackson
919-857-4828 - Purchase / Service / Supply: Andre Powell
919-857-4831
- Division Director: Robert Delleo
910-275-6521 - Assistant Chief Pilot East: Shannon Coleman
910-275-6524 - Assistant Chief Pilot Central: David Masters
919-775-7534 x201 - Assistant Chief Pilot West: Michael Dimmel
828-322-8223 - Chief of Maintenance: Jack Frye
919-775-7534 x206
- Division Director: Sean Brogan
919-857-4818 - Forest Management: Ron Myers
919-857-4811 - Forest Stewardship/Legacy: Jonathan Murray
919-857-4833 - Urban and Community Forestry: Andy Pleninger
919-857-4842 - Technical Development: Barry New
919-857-4843 - Water Resources: AJ Lang
919-857-4857
- Division Director: Kevin Harvell
919-857-4838 - Fire Control: Gail Bledsoe
919-857-4848 - Forest Health: Jim Slye
919-857-4858 - Law Enforcement: Glen Coley
919-553-6178, x234
- Division Director: Vacant
919-857-4820 - Geospatial Services: Michael Foushee
919-857-4812 - Forestry Inventory & Analysis: Don Roach
919-857-4851 - Safety/Incident Business: Craig Clarke
919-857-4820 - Safety Officer: Bob Lands
919-857-4845 - Facilities Management: Jennifer Rall
919-857-4837
State Forests
The agency manages and operates several forests throughout the state. Seven are designated as educational state forests (ESFs) and offer a variety of learning opportunities for children and adults.
4470 Hwy 242 N
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
Phone: 910-588-4964
Email: bladenlakessf.ncfs@ncagr.gov
2411 Old US 70 West
Clayton, NC 27520
Phone: 919-553-5651
Email: clemmonsesf.ncfs@ncagr.gov
Mailing address:
NCFS Region 2 Office
3490 Big Woods Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Phone: 919-542-1515
Mailing address:
PO Box 300
Cedar Mountain, NC 28718-0300
Physical address:
89 Buck Forest Road
Cedar Mountain, NC 28718
Phone: 828-877-6527
Email: dupontsf.ncfs@ncagr.gov
Mailing address:
NCFS Region 3 Office
14 Gaston Mountain Road
Asheville, NC 28806
Phone: 828-665-8688
Email: headwaterssf.ncfs@ncagr.gov
1299 Crab Creek Road
Hendersonville, NC 28739
Phone: 828-692-0100
Email: holmesESF.ncfs@ncagr.gov
2832 Bigwoods Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: 919-542-1154
Email: JordanLakeESF.ncfs@ncagr.gov
534 Killian Road
Stanley, NC 28164
Phone: 704-822-9518
Email: mountainislandESF.ncfs@ncagr.gov
3420 Playmore Beach Road
Lenoir, NC 28645
Phone: 828-757-5608
Email: tuttleESF.ncfs@ncagr.gov
4803 Sweet Home Church Road
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
Phone: 910-588-4161
Email: turnbullcreekESF.ncfs@ncagr.gov
Tree Nurseries
The agency manages and operates a container nursery in Goldsboro. Seedlings are available for sale to nonindustrial private landowners, corporate landowners, as well as state and federal agencies. Linville River Nursery produces Fraser fir seedlings for the Christmas tree industry as well as eastern white pine and other montane conifer species for use in western North Carolina. Seedlings can also be ordered in the online seedling store.
Nursery Supervisor Bobby Smith
762 Claridge Nursery Road
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Phone: 919-731-7988
Nursery Supervisor Anna Hollifield
6321 Linville Falls Highway
Newland, NC 28657-9048
Phone: 828-733-5236
Training Facilities
The agency manages and operates three training facilities; the Mountain Training Facility in Crossnore, the Stan Adams Training Facility in Chatham County and the Ralph Winkworth Forestry Center in Kinston. Two locations offer overnight accommodations, dining services and classroom environments with internet access and multimedia capabilities. The campuses are available for use by state agencies and other institutions or organizations at reasonable rates. For more information about reserving facility space, please contact the facility managers listed below.
Facility Supervisor Chasity Webb
PO Box 277 (6065 Linville Falls Highway)
Crossnore, NC 28616-0277
Phone: 828-733-4242
NCFS Region 1 Regional Forester
2958 Rouse Road Extension
Kinston, NC 28504-7320
Phone: 252-520-2402, extension 222
Young Offenders Forest Conservation Program (B.R.I.D.G.E.)
The N.C. Forest Service and the N.C. Department of of Adult Correction collaborate on the Young Offenders Forest Conservation Program (B.R.I.D.G.E.) to utilize and train the available offender population. The program has proven itself to be a success in supplying trained firefighters, rehabilitating offenders and saving North Carolina taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. B.R.I.D.G.E. stands for Building, Rehabilitating, Instructing, Developing, Growing and Employing.
Contact Information:
B.R.I.D.G.E. Director Ken Burns
2161-B Mount Home Church Road
Morganton, NC 28655-9479
Phone: 828-544-6600