Contact Information

Director / State Forester’s Office

• Anne Hairston-Strang, Acting Director / State Forester
  Tawes State Office Building., E-1 / 580 Taylor Avenue / Annapolis, Maryland 21401
  email: Anne.Hairston-Strang@maryland.gov

Anne Hairston-Strang is presently the Acting Maryland State Forester and Director of the Maryland Forest Service. The Director / State Forester is responsible for oversight of all programs of the Agency, which includes:

• Promoting the conservation of all 2.4 million acres of Maryland's forest lands — both public and private
• Oversight of over 200,000 acres of the State Forest system
• Advancing the goals of the Chesapeake Bay Forest Restoration Strategy
• Protection of Maryland's forest resources from wildfire and other forest health concerns
• Enhancing the urban and community tree resources of the state

MD Forest Service Leadership Contacts

Please contact the staff below for direct forestry assistance.

• Central Region (Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Harford, Howard & Montgomery Counties)
  Rob Feldt, Regional Forester, (410) 836-4571; e-mail: rob.feldt@maryland.gov
• Eastern Region (Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico & Worcester Counties)
  Matt Hurd, Regional Forester, (410) 718-3862; e-mail: matthew.hurd@maryland.gov
• Southern Region (Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, St. Mary's & Prince George's Counties)
  David Gailey, Regional Forester, (301) 880-2746; e-mail: dave.gailey@maryland.gov
• Western Region (Allegany, Frederick, Garrett & Washington Counties)
  George Eberling, Regional Forester, (301) 777-2024; e-mail: george.eberling@maryland.gov
• State Forest Management & Forest Resource Planning
  Jack Perdue, Program Supervisor, (410) 260-8505; e-mail: jack.perdue@maryland.gov
• Watershed Forestry
  Anne Hairston-Strang, Ph.D., Associate Director (410) 260-8501; e-mail: anne.hairston-strang@maryland.gov
• Forest Stewardship & Utilization
  Dan Rider, Program Supervisor (410) 260-8583; e-mail: daniel.rider@maryland.gov
• John S. Ayton State Tree Nursery
  Richard Garrett, Nursery Manager (410) 673-2467; e-mail: richard.garrett@maryland.gov
• State Fire Management
  Chris Robertson, State Fire Supervisor (410) 260-8503; e-mail: chris.robertson@maryland.gov
• Urban & Community Forestry
  Marian Honeczy, Program Supervisor (410) 260-8511; e-mail: marian.honeczy@maryland.gov

Telephone listings

Forest Service Headquarters Office/ Tawes State Office Building, E-1/ 580 Taylor Avenue/ Annapolis, Maryland 21401/ 410-260-8531 Fax: 410-260-8595

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