Forest Health

The Forest Health Working Team (FSWT) is composed of insect and disease specialists from the member agencies. It was formed to provide Compact members with support for forest insect and disease management activities or any other forest damaging events when supplies, personnel, technical assistance, or other resources are needed across State and Provincial boundaries.

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Overview

Each agency, whether a state or province as full members, or federal or city agencies as associate members, have one seat on the Forest Health Working Team.

The FHWT reports to the Operations Committee and is responsible for formulating forest health related plans and ensuring that the work plans are carried out. They work very closely with the Executive Director to oversee and manage their grant allocations and carry out their business. They are assigned a liaison from the Operations Committee in order to form good communications and guidance from the Operations Committee.

Mission

The Forest Health Working Team (FHWT) was formed to provide Compact members with support for forest insect and disease management activities or any other forest damaging events when supplies, personnel, technical assistance, or other resources are needed across state and provincial boundaries. The FHWT is comprised of NFFPC members from 7 states, 4 provinces, and 3 federal agencies. The FHWT takes direction from the Operations Committee.

Objectives

Provide a quick response to the request for qualified personnel and resources when members are involved in large outbreaks or forest damaging events.
Maintain a list of qualified personnel and resources capable and approved for traveling across geopolitical boundaries to provide technical assistance.
Provide support to other NFFPC Working Teams as requested to achieve Compact goals regarding the management of large forest damaging events.
Provide training to member Agencies pertaining to current forest threats and logistics of large scale multi-jurisdictional management or control operations related to these threats.
Mobilize organized staff and/or crews from member agencies to help on delimiting surveys relating to insect and disease pests.
Mobilize organized staff and/or crews from member agencies to help with suppression, control, and management of insect and disease pests

Contacts

Allison Kanoti (ME)

Work Email: allison.m.kanoti@maine.gov
Work Phone: +1 207-949-5712

Address:
Maine Forest Service
Forest Health and Monitoring Division
87 Airport Road
Old Town, ME 04468
United States

Nicole Keleher (MA)

Past Chair

Work Email: nicole.keleher@mass.gov
Work Phone: +1 857-337-5173

Address:
MA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation
Forest Health Director
51 Military Road
Amherst, MA 01002
United States

Jeremy Gullison (NB)

Work Email: jeremy.gullison@gnb.ca
Work Phone: +1 506-453-3356

Address:
Dept. of Energy and Resource Development
Forest Fire Management Section
1350 Reqent St.
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, NB E3C 2G6
Canada

Timothy Houlahan (NB)

Work Email: timothy.houlahan@gnb.ca
Work Phone: +1 506-627-4095
Mobile Phone: +1 506-627-9308

Address:
Miramichi Regional Headquarters
80 Pleasant Street
Miramichi, NB E1V 1X7
Canada

Kyle Lombard (NH)

Work Email: kyle.lombard@dred.state.nh.us
Work Phone: +1 603-464-3016

Address:
Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources
Division of Forests and Lands
172 Pembroke Road
P.O. Box 1856
Concord, NH 03302-1856
United States

Robert Cole (NY)

Vice Chair

Work Email: robert.cole@dec.ny.gov
Work Phone: +1 518-402-9420
Mobile Phone: +1 518-605-4757

Address:
New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-4253
United States

Troy Rideout (NL)

Work Email: troyrideout@gov.nl.ca
Work Phone: +1 709-637-2251
Mobile Phone: +1 709-632-9837

Address:
College of the North Atlantic
141 O'Connell Drive
Corner Brook, NL A2H 6H6
Canada

Mike Bohne (NA-SPF)

Work Email: mbohne@usda.gov
Work Phone: +1 603-868-7708

Address:
U.S. Forest Service
Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry
271 Mast Road
Durham, NH 03824
United States

Scott Tingley (NS)

Work Email: scott.tingley@novascotia.ca
Work Phone: +1 902-758-5250
Office Phone: +1 902-758-7230

Address:
Dept. of Natural Resources
Forest Protection
P.O. Box 130
Shubenacadie Hants CO, NS B0N 2H0
Canada

Mary Myers (PE)

Work Email: mnmyers@gov.pe.ca
Work Phone: +1 902-368-4711
Mobile Phone: +1 902-393-1145
Work Fax: +1 902-368-4713

Address:
Dept. of Communities, Land, and Environment
Forests, Fish, and Wildlife Division
183 Upton Road
P.O. Box 2000
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
Canada

Louis Morneau (QC)

Work Email: louis.morneau@mffp.gouv.qc.ca
Work Phone: +1 418-643-9679 ext. 4742

Address:
Direction de la protection des forêts
Ministère des Ressources naturelles du Québec
2700, rue Einstein, local D.2.370a
Québec, QC G1P 3W8
Canada

Fern Graves (RI)

Work Email: fern.graves@dem.ri.gov
Work Phone: +1 401-539-2356 ext. 2

Art Canterbury (USFWS)

Work Email: art_canterbury@fws.gov
Phone: +1 413-345-1865

Address:
Div. of Wildland Fire and Emergency Management
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region 5
300 Westgate Center Drive
Hadley, MA 01035
United States

Helene F. Hochholzer (USDA)

Work Email: helene.hochholzer@usda.gov
Work Phone: +1 860-861-7322

Address:
Cooperative Fire Specialist
Forest Service, Eastern Region, Fire and Aviation Management
626 East Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
United States

Kathy Decker (VT)

Work Email: kathy.decker@vermont.gov
Mobile Phone: +1 802-473-0007

Address:
Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation
374 Emerson Falls Road, Suite 4
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
United States

Josh Halman (VT)

Chair

Work Email: joshua.halman@vermont.gov
Work Phone: +1 802-279-9999

Address:
Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation
111 West Street
Essex Junction, VT 05452-4695
United States