FHM Contacts
The Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) program is guided by a national program director, Borys Tkacz, and the FHM Management Team. Management Team Activities include:
Program and budget direction and decisions
Joint meetings with FIA Management Team
Evaluation Monitoring project development, funding, field monitoring
FHM Reporting Plan - annual state highlights, multi-state reports
Developing & leading annual FHM Work Group meeting
Reviewing, prioritizing, and funding Focus Group resolutions
National program development, including SOD national protocol survey & reporting, FIA geo-damage indicator plots, Insect & Disease Risk Map, emerging forest health issues
West Coast Region
FHM Coordinator: Alison Nelson (USDA Forest Service)
State Representative: Tom Smith (California Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection)
State Contacts
Alaska: Roger Burnside (Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources)
California: Tom Smith (California Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection)
Hawaii: Rob Hauff (Hawaii Div. of Forestry & Wildlife)
Oregon: Lanny Quackenbush (Oregon Dept. of Forestry)
Washington: Karen Ripley (Washington Dept. of Natural Resources)
USDA Forest Service Contacts
Alaska Region: Tricia Wurtz
Pacific Northwest Region: Alison Nelson
Pacific Southwest Region: Lisa Fischer
Anne Marie LaRosa (HI & Pacific Islands)
This webpage was last updated on January 3, 2011.
Go to the Forest Service PNW Region's
Forest Health Protection website
