Normal business hours for The New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development, Division of Forests and Lands are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Contact information for our statewide individual offices is available below or by visiting the appropriate website. Just not sure? E-mail or call (603) 271-2214 and we will be glad to assist.

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Division Headquarters - Concord, NH

Administrative office for the Division's statewide operations is located in the Department of Resources and Economic Development office building on 172 Pembroke Road in Concord, New Hampshire. Click here for a detailed location map.

Division of Forests and Lands
PO Box 1856
Concord, New Hampshire 03302-1856
Tel: (603) 271-2214
Fax: (603) 271-6488

North Region Office - Lancaster, NH

Division operations for the northern part of the state are housed in the North Country Resources Center about 1 mile north of the Lancaster Fair Grounds on Route 3. This Center is shared with the Bureau of Trails, Fish and Game Department North Region, and the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension. Click here for a detailed location map.

Division of Forests and Lands
North Country Resources Center
629B Main Street
Lancaster, NH 03584-3612
Tel: (603) 788-4157
Fax: (603) 788-0956

Caroline A. Fox Research and Demonstration Forest - Hillsborough, NH

The Fox Forest office and Baldwin Education Center are located on the Center Road about 2 miles north of the intersection of Routes 149 and 202 and 9 in Hillsborough. Click here for a detailed location map.

Fox State Forest
PO Box 1175
Hillsborough, NH 03244
Tel: (603) 464-3453

Urban Forestry Center - Portsmouth, NH

The Urban Forestry Center is located on Elwyn Road, off Route 1 in Portsmouth, NH. From the Portsmouth traffic circle, take Route 1 Bypass to Route 1 South (Lafayette Road). At the stoplight turn east onto Elwyn Road and take the first left turn into the Urban Forestry Center. Click here for a detailed location map.

Urban Forestry Center
45 Elwyn Road
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Tel: (603) 431-6774
Fax: (603) 431-5553

Cooperative Extension Forestry and Wildlife Resources - Durham, NH

Darrel Covell, Program Leader
UNH Cooperative Extension
Taylor Hall
59 College Road
Durham, NH 03824
Tel: (603) 862-3397
Fax: (603) 862-1685

State Forest Nursery

(aka Central Region Headquarters) the state forest nursery is located on Route 3 in Boscawen, New Hampshire about 15 miles north of Concord and 6 miles south of Franklin. Click here for a detailed location map.

Taylor Mill (Ballard State Forest)

The Taylor Mill is located in the Ballard State Forest on Island Pond Road in Derry, New Hampshire. Directions to the mill from I-93: Exit 4 East on Rte. 102 to Rte. 28 By-Pass South. At 2nd set of lights, take left on to Island Pond Road. The mill is 3.7 miles on the left. Click here for a detailed location map.

Shieling Forest

The Shieling Forest is located on Old Street Road, one-quarter mile south of Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, NH. Click here for a detailed location map.

Personnel Directory

Administration	271-2214 Office 271-6488 Fax
Brad Simpkins Interim Director/State Forester	Email
Christine Colby Administrative Supervisor	Ext. 319 Email
Jennifer Townsend Grants Technician	Ext. 312 Email
Susan Francher Forester IV, Forest Resource Planner	Ext. 308 Email
Vacant Forest Resource Analyst	Ext. 723

Forest Protection Bureau	271-2214
Chief	Email
Jennifer Little Administrative Assistant	Ext. 310 Email

Planning & Community Forestry Bureau
Susan Francher Administrator	271-2214 Email

Urban Forestry Center - 45 Elwyn Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801-5701	431-6774 Office 431-5553 Fax
A.J. Dupere Forester I	Email
Sandra Fone Program Assistant	Email
Norman L. Daroska Property & Maintenance Supervisor
Carroll Carbonneau Grounds Supervisor	Email

Forest Management Bureau	271-2214 Office 271-6488 Fax
Kenneth Desmarais Administrator	Ext. 317 Email
Robin Trombley Program Assistant	Ext. 316 Email

South Region - PO Box 1856, 172 Pembroke Road, Concord, NH 03302-1856
William Guinn Regional Forester	Ext. 326 Email
Scott K. Rolfe Forester I	485-2013 Office Email
Shaun Bresnahan Forester I, Flood Control Areas	485-2013 Office Email
Bryan Comeau Forester I - Program Forester	485-2013 Office Email

Caroline A. Fox State Forest - PO Box 1175 Hillsborough, NH 03244	464-3453 Office
Ingeborg V. Seaboyer Forester III	Email

Central Region - State Forest Nursery, 405 Daniel Webster Hwy, Boscawen, NH 03303	796-2323 Office
Daniel DeHart Regional Forester	Email
Robert E. Hardy Forester III	Email
Thomas Natale Forester I	Email
Forest Technician III

State Forest Nursery - 405 Daniel Webster Hwy, Boscawen, NH 03303	796-2323 Office
Nursery Foreman
Howard A. Lewis Nursery Specialist	Email
Christopher Roberts Nursery Technician III	Email

North Region - 629B Main Street, Lancaster, NH 03584-3612	788-4157 Office 788-0956 Fax
Margaret Machinist Forester I	Email

Land Management Bureau	271-2214
Bill Carpenter Administrator	Email Ext. 318
Ron Duddy Land Agent	Email Ext. 721
Oscar Johnson Forester II	Email Ext 722
Bob Spoerl Land Agent	Email Ext. 307

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