Invasive Species: Contact List

Invasive Plants

U.S. Forest Service

Janet Nickerman
  R3 Pesticide / Invasive Species Specialist
  USDA Forest Service
  626-353-8439

Arizona State Forestry

John Richardson
  Forest Health Coordinator
  Arizona State Forester's Office
  602-771-1420

New Mexico State Forestry

Shannon Atencio
  Forest Health Coordinator
  New Mexico State Forester's Office
  505-425-7472

Terrestrial Invasive Animals

Brian Dykstra
  Wildlife Program Leader
  USDA Forest Service
  505-842-3268

Aquatic Invasive Species

Yvette Paroz
  R3 Fish Program Leader
  Wildlife, Fish & Rare Plants
  USDA Forest Service
  505-842-3228

Invasive Diseases Affecting Fish and Wildlife

Fish Diseases

Yvette Paroz
  R3 Fish Program Leader
  Wildlife, Fish & Rare Plants
  USDA Forest Service
  505-842-3228

Chytrid Fungus Disease

 Ronnie Maes
  Aquatic Threatened & Endangered Species Biologist
  USDA Forest Service
  505-842-3255

White-Nose Syndrome

Brian Dykstra
  Wildlife Program Leader
  USDA Forest Service
  505-842-3268

Invasive Insects and Diseases Affecting Forest Health

Arizona

Monica Gaylord, Ph.D
  Entomologist
  Forest Health Protection
  R3, Arizona Zone
  USDA Forest Service
  928-556-2074

Nicholas Wilhelmi
  Plant Pathologist
  Forest Health Protection
  R3, Arizona Zone
  USDA Forest Service
  928-556-2075

Amanda Grady
  Entomologist
  Forest Health Protection
  R3, Arizona Zone
  USDA Forest Service
  928-556-2072

New Mexico

 Steven Souder, Ph.D
  Entomologist
  Forest Health Protection
  R3, New Mexico Zone
  USDA Forest Service
  505-842-3286

Greg Reynolds
  Plant Pathologist
  Forest Health Protection
  R3, New Mexico Zone
  USDA Forest Service
  505-842-3288

Invasive Species Affecting Wilderness Areas

R3 Wilderness Coordinator
  USDA Forest Service
  505-842-3233