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Indiana District Foresters
District Foresters from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources' Division of Forestry are professionally trained to manage forestland. A District Forester can help you start the management of your forested land by visiting your woods and recommending a best course of action to meet your goals. The foresters administer both state and federal programs that provide technical assistance, property tax incentives, and cost-sharing incentives for sustainable management.
District 1
Elkhart, Marshall, Starke, St. Joseph counties.
Ben Wilson (bio)
Jasper-Pulaski State Nursery
15508 W 700 N
Medaryville, IN 47957
219-843-4827
bewilson1@dnr.IN.gov
District 2
Cass, Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami, Whitley counties.
Brad Rody (bio)
5400 E Salamonie Forest Road
Lagro, IN 46941
260-782-0430
brody@dnr.IN.gov
District 3
Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Jay, Lagrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells counties.
Quentin Beahrs (bio)
5400 E Salamonie Forest Road
Lagro, IN 46941
260-782-0430
qbeahrs@dnr.IN.gov
District 4
Hendricks, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion counties.
Lee Eckart (bio)
14619 W State Road 48
Jasonville, IN 47438
812-665-2130
leckart@dnr.IN.gov
District 5
Clay, Green, Sullivan, Vigo counties.
Jeremiah Lemmons (bio)
14619 W State Road 48
Jasonville, IN 47438
812-665-2130
jlemmons@dnr.IN.gov
District 6
Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings counties.
Ben McKinney (Jennings county) (bio)
Selmier State Forest
905 E. County Road 350 N.
North Vernon, IN 47265
812-346-2286
bmckinney@dnr.IN.gov
Don Duncan (Bartholomew and Decatur counties) (bio)
Selmier State Forest
905 E. County Road 350 N.
North Vernon, IN 47265
812-346-2286
dduncan2@dnr.IN.gov
District 7
Lawrence and Orange counties.
Janet Eger (bio)
14043 Williams Road
Shoals, IN 47581
812-247-2479
FAX: 812-247-2491 (call first)
jeger@dnr.IN.gov
District 8
Clark, Floyd, Jefferson, Scott counties.
Maddie Westbrook (bio)
Clark State Forest
P.O. Box 119
Henryville, IN 47126
812-294-4306
mwestbrook@dnr.IN.gov
District 9
Crawford and Harrison counties.
Abby Hash (bio)
Harrison-Crawford State Forest
7240 Old Forest Road SW
Corydon, IN 47112
812-738-7694
ahash@dnr.IN.gov
District 10
Perry and Spencer counties.
Gretchen Herbaugh (Spencer County) (bio)
Ferdinand-Pike State Forest
6583 E State Road 264
Ferdinand, IN 47532
812-827-2857
gherbaugh@dnr.IN.gov
Abby Hash (Perry County) (bio)
Harrison-Crawford State Forest
7240 Old Forest Road SW
Corydon, IN 47112
(812-738-7694
ahash@dnr.IN.gov
District 11
Daviess, Dubois, Knox, Martin counties.
Travis Dunn (bio)
Ferdinand-Pike State Forest
6583 E State Road 264
Ferdinand, IN 47532
812-827-2857
tdunn@dnr.IN.gov
District 12
Blackford, Delaware, Grant, Huntington, Madison, Wabash counties.
Amanda Smith (bio)
5400 E Salamonie Forest Road
Lagro, IN 46941
260-782-0430
asmith1@dnr.IN.gov
District 13
Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Hamilton, Howard, Montgomery, Tipton, Tippecanoe, Warren counties.
Zach Musser (bio)
Jasper-Pulaski State Nursery
15508 W 700 N
Medaryville, IN 47957
219-843-4827
zmusser@dnr.IN.gov
District 14
Brown, Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Shelby counties.
Zack Smith (Brown, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Shelby counties) (bio)
Division of Forestry
402 W. Washington St., Rm. W296
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-4117
zsmith@dnr.IN.gov
Jayson Waterman (Hancock County) (bio)
498 N.W. 18th Street
Richmond, IN 47374
765-935-9415
jwaterman@dnr.IN.gov
District 15
Fayette, Franklin, Henry, Randolph, Rush, Union, Wayne counties.
Jayson Waterman (bio)
498 N.W. 18th Street
Richmond, IN 47374
765-935-9415
jwaterman@dnr.IN.gov
District 16
Gibson, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick counties.
Gretchen Herbaugh (bio)
Ferdinand-Pike State Forest
6583 E State Road 264
Ferdinand, IN 47532
812-827-2857
gherbaugh@dnr.IN.gov
District 17
Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland counties.
Ben McKinney (bio)
905 E County Road 350 N.
North Vernon, IN 47265
812-346-2286
bmckinney@dnr.IN.gov
District 18
Monroe, Owen counties.
Ralph Unversaw (bio)
Owen-Putnam State Forest
2153 Fish Creek Road
Spencer, IN 47460
812-829-2462
runversaw@dnr.IN.gov
District 19
Benton, Lake, Laporte, Jasper, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, White counties.
James Potthoff (bio)
Jasper-Pulaski State Nursery
15508 W 700 N
Medaryville, IN 47957
219-843-4827
jpotthoff@dnr.IN.gov
District 20
Jackson and Washington counties.
Ben McKinney (bio)
Selmier State Forest
905 E. County Road 350 N.
North Vernon, IN 47265
812-346-2286
bmckinney@dnr.IN.gov