Directory
If you would like to add an agency or other forestry or natural resource business or organization to one of these pages or make a correction to a listing, simply e-mail the name, address, phone number, fax number, e-mail, and Web site address of your organization to cdemers@ufl.edu.
Contacts
Florida Land Steward Partner Contacts
Florida Land Steward Partner's Website
Florida Forest Service
Will Liner | (850) 681-5881 Cooperative Forestry Assistance Supervisor |
Joe Vanderwerff | (850) 597-4416 Northwest Florida Regional Cooperative Forestry Assistance Coordinator |
Greg Marshall | 850-545-6194 Conservation Programs Manager |
Matthew Kennard | (386) 307-8347 Central and South Florida Regional Cooperative Forestry Assistance Coordinator |
FFS Landowner Assistance Page | Find Your County Forester |
University of Florida / IFAS
Chris Demers | (352) 846-2375 Extension Program Manager University of Florida IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences Gainesville, FL (maintains this website) |
Dr. Michael Andreu | (352) 846-0355 Associate Professor and Extension Specialist University of Florida IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences Gainesville, FL |
Find Your UF/IFAS County Extension Agent |
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Anthony Grossman | (850) 410-5268 Statewide Landowner Assistance Coordinator |
Nathan Bunting | (850) 767-3616 Northwest Florida Regional Coordinator, Landowner Assistance Biologists Panama City, FL |
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Ginger Morgan Feagle | (386) 758-0525 Northeast Florida Regional Coordinator, Landowner Assistance Biologists, Olustee, FL |
Mark Asleson | (352) 732-1225 Northeast / Southeast Florida Regional Coordinator, Landowner Assistance Biologists, Ocala, FL |
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Luis Gonzalez | (863) 648-3200 South Florida Regional Coordinator, Landowner Assistance Biologists, Lakeland, FL |
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Florida FWC Landowner Assistance Web Site |
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Beverly McCarroll | (352) 338-9582 State Biologist |
USDA Service Center Directory |
USDA NRCS Florida |
US Fish and Wildlife Service Partners Program
Chad Allison | (904) 731-3096 |
Jo Anna Emmanuel | (904) 731-3093 Northeast Florida |
Chris Metcalf | (850) 769-0552 ext. 224 |
Aline Morrow | (407) 572-6801 South / Central Florida |
Florida Tree Farm Program / Florida Forestry Association
Brittany Varn | (850) 222-5646 Director of Forestry and Regulatory Affairs Florida Forestry Association |
John Nash | Florida Tree Farm Program President |
Florida Tree Farm Program |
Florida State Agencies
Department of Community Affairs
For reporting unauthorized discharge of pollutants
(850) 413-9911 or (800) 320-0519
Florida Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Administrative Consultant
16806 NW 40th Place
Newberry, FL 32669
(352) 472-5462
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Website
County Bulletins and Registration Compliance
(850) 487-0532
Worker Protection Standards
(850) 487-0532
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Website
Administrator, Jurisdictional Evaluation
(850) 488-0130
For information regarding waste oil disposal
(850) 488-0300
For location of waste oil collection facilities
(850) 741-4DER
Florida Water Management Districts (WMD)
Northwest Florida WMD
(850) 539-5999
Suwannee River WMD
(800) 226-1066
St. Johns River WMD
(904) 448-7919
Southwest Florida WMD
(800) 423-1476
South Florida WMD
(800) 432-2045
Florida Forest Service
Website
3125 Conner Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650
(850) 681-5800
For prescribed burning authorizations and other information, visit the FFS Field Offices page.
Conservation Programs Manager
(Forest Stewardship Program)
(850) 681-5874
Friends of FL State Forests Program Coordinator
(850) 681-5875
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Website
620 South Meridian St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600
Forest Stewardship Coordinator
(850) 414-9911
Endangered Species Coordinator
(850) 921-5987
UF / Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Gainesville, FL 32611
Visit the UF/IFAS Web site, where you'll find links to 21 Agricultural Research Centers and 67 County Extension offices. Addresses and maps are included.
Forest Stewardship Coordinator
(352) 846-2375
Recommendations on pesticide use
(352) 392-4721
IFAS Publications on Extension Digital Information Source (EDIS)
State Soil and Water Conservation Council
Bureau Chief
3125 Conner Blvd., B-41 Administration Building
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650
(850) 488-6249 or (850) 488-7378
Federal Agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Website
Wetlands Regulatory Section
U.S. EPA-Region IV
100 Alabama St., SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3104
(404) 562-9355
Federal Pesticide Information
(404) 562-8956
EPA Region IV (for information on silvicultural practices in wetlands)
(404) 374-3871 ext. 6507
Southern Regional Extension Forestry
Website
William G. Hubbard
Regional Forester
CES - Southern Region
The University of Georgia
Forest Resources Bldg. 4-402
Athens, GA 30602-4356
(706) 542-7813 or (706) 542-3342
General Information: (706) 542-9022
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Website
Jacksonville District
(904) 232-2568
CESAJ-CC@usace.army.mil
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Pesticide Recordkeeping
(703) 330-7826
USDA Forest Service
Website
Florida Office
325 John Knox Road
Suite F-100
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Southern Region Office
Website
1720 Peachtree Rd., NW
Atlanta, GA 30367
USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
Website
Find the science and technology needed to sustain and enhance southern forest ecosystems and the benefits they provide.
Cradle of Forestry - Birthplace of Forestry in America
USDA Service Center Finder
Website
USDA NRCS State Conservationist
2614 NW 43rd St.
Gainesville, FL 32606-6611
(352) 338-9500
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website
Southeast Division
1875 Century Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30345
Jacksonville Office (for Federally listed species information)
(904) 232-2580
RCW Recovery Coordinator (for RCW information)
(864) 656-2432
U.S. National Park Service
Big Cypress National Preserve
Website
S.R. Box 110
Ochopee, FL 33943
Everglades National Park
Website
South Florida Research Center
P.O. Box 279
Homestead, FL 33030
Nongovernment Organizations
American Forest Foundation
Website
1111 19th St NW, Ste 780
Washington DC 20077-5800
Phone: (202) 463-2462
American Tree Farm System
Florida Forestry Association
Florida Forestry Association Website
402 East Jefferson St.
P.O. Box 1696
Tallahassee, FL 32302-1696
Florida Mushroom Growers Association
3426 SW 75th St.
Gainesville, FL 32607
Forest Landowners Association
Website
PO Box 95385
Atlanta, GA 30347-0385
Phone: (800) 325-2954
Forest Landowners Tax Council
Website
P.O. Box 636
Washington, DC 20044-0636
Phone: (703) 549-0747
Forest Management Trust
6124 SW 30th Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32608
Phone: (352) 331-2007
Fax: (352) 331-3284
E-mail: josh@foresttrust.org
E-mail (for U.S. Initiative): pg@trd.com
Forest Stewardship Council
Website
US Initiative
RD 1, Box 182
Waterbury, VT 05676
Phone: (802) 244-6257
Fax: (802) 244-6258
Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway
Website
Rt. 2, Box 2324
Newton, GA 31770
Phone: (912) 734-4706
E-mail: info@jonesctr.org
Longleaf Alliance
Website
Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center
Route 7, Box 131
Andalusia, Alabama 36420
Phone: (334) 222-7779
National Arbor Day Foundation
Website
P.O. Box 81412
Lincoln, NE 68501-1412
Phone: (402) 473-9544
Fax: (402) 474-0820
National Woodland Owners Association
Website
374 Maple Ave. E.
Suite 210
Vienna, VA 22180
Phone: (703) 255-2700
Project Learning Tree
Website
1111 19th Street NW
Suite 780
Washington DC 20036
Florida Project Learning Tree
Society of American Foresters
Website
5400 Grosvenor Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814-2198
Phone: (301) 897-8720
Fax: (301) 897-3690
Florida Society of American Foresters
Southeastern Wood Producers Association, Inc
Website
Over 500 Member Companies and Growing!
PO Box 9
Hilliard, FL 32046
(904) 845-7133
Fax: (904) 845-7345
Tall Timbers
Website
Tall Timbers Research Station
Route 1, Box 678
Tallahassee, Florida 32312-9712
Phone: (850) 893-4153
Fax: (850) 906-0837
The Nature Conservancy
Website
Southeast Regional Office
101 Connor Drive, Suite 302
Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Phone: (919) 967-5493 ext. 142
Academic / Educational Organizations
Southern Regional Extension Forestry
Website
Leslie Boby
Southern Region Extension Forestry Coordinator
(706) 559-4320
lboby@sref.info
University of Florida
Website
Gainesville, FL 32611
Florida Museum of Natural History
Website
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
UF / Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Gainesville, FL 32611
Visit the UF/IFAS Web site, where you'll find links to 21 Agricultural Research Centers and 67 County Extension offices. Addresses and maps are included.
UF/IFAS Publications on Extension Digital Information Source (EDIS)
UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences
Website
Box 110410
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: (352) 846-0850
Florida Land Steward Program Manager
(352) 846-2375
UF/IFAS Dept. of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Website
Box 110430
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: (352) 846-0643
University of Florida Foundation
Website
Attn: Director of Real Estate
P.O. Box 14425
Gainesville, FL 32604-2425
Phone: (352) 392-5405
Regional & National Forestry Links
If you would like to add an agency or other forestry or natural resource business or organization to one of these pages or make a correction to a listing, simply e-mail the name, address, phone number, fax number, e-mail, and Web site address of your organization to cdemers@ufl.edu.
Businesses & Services
If you would like to add an agency or other forestry or natural resource business or organization to one of these pages or make a correction to a listing, simply e-mail the name, address, phone number, fax number, e-mail, and Web site address of your organization to cdemers@ufl.edu.
- Consulting Foresters
- Wildlife Management Consultants
- Loggers / Timber Buyers
- Sawyers, Biomass Processors and other Wood Markets
- Financial Planners
- Silvicultural Contractors
- Equipment Suppliers, Technology and Support Services
- Nurseries / Tree Seedling Suppliers
The Florida Forest Service maintains a database of forestry and natural resource related businesses: Florida Forest Service Vendor Database
Consulting Foresters
- Northwest Florida - Consulting Foresters
- Northeast Florida - Consulting Foresters
- Central / South Florida - Consulting Foresters
Wildlife Management Consultants
This is a statewide list of wildlife management consultants.
Loggers/Timber Buyers
Landowners wishing to sell timber would be wise to read "Timber Sales and Marketing" before contacting a logger.
The Master Logger Directory provides a list of loggers, by county and by last name, who have completed the Florida Master Logger course. Read more about Master Loggers under the Additional Resources panel below.
- Northwest Florida - Loggers / Timber Buyers
- Northeast Florida - Loggers/Timber Buyers
- Northeast Florida (continued) - Loggers / Timber Buyers
- Central and South Florida - Loggers/Timber Buyers
- Additional Resources
Sawyers, Biomass Processors and other Wood Markets
If you operate a portable sawmill, process woody biomass or operate another type of wood related business, simply e-mail the name, address, phone number, fax number, e-mail, and Web site address of your organization to cdemers@ufl.edu
- Northwest Florida - Sawyers, Biomass Processors etc.
- Northeast Florida - Sawyers, Biomass Processors etc.
- Central and South Florida - Sawyers, Biomass Processors etc.
Financial Planners
This page provides some useful resources. For more information about financial planning and strategies, see our Financial Planning section.
Silvicultural Contractors
Equipment Suppliers
Directory of various equipment suppliers.
- Arborists
- Computer / Technology Support, Software & Equipment
- Erosion-Control Products
- Fertilization Systems
- Forestry Tools and Equipment
- Heavy Equipment - Hydraulics
- Herbicides and Application Equipment
- Nursery Containers
- Poison Ivy and Oak Protectant
- Surveying Instruments and Equipment
- Tree Paints and Markers
- Tree Planters
- Tree Shelters and Protectors
- Urban Forestry Suppliers
- Water Measurement and Analysis Tools
- Weather Measurement Equipment
- Additional Resources