All CSFS field offices are closed until further notice. CSFS personnel are working remotely and remain available to assist partners and the public in ways that align with local, state and national health guidelines in response to COVID-19. Staff is regularly checking office phones and email, so members of the public may still seek assistance by contacting their local field office via phone and email.
Southwest Area
The Colorado State Forest Service Southwest Area
Our Activities Include:
News
- Tree Watering Necessary During Drought Conditions – June 22, 2020
- Baca Grande POA Earns National Recognition for Wildfire Preparedness (100 KB PDF) – Feb. 13, 2020
- Pagosa Springs Family Receives Tree Farmer of the Year Award for Second Time – Sept. 13, 2019
- Crested Butte Managing Mountain Pine Beetle Infestation – April 16, 2019
- CSFS Foresters Recognized by USFS for ‘Delivering Benefits to the Public’ – April 12, 2019
Southwest Area Profile
- 15.7 million acres
- 1.9 million private forested acres
- 123,000 approved stewardship acres
Supervisory Foresters
Adam Moore, Communication & Communities Supervisory Forester – Based in the Alamosa Field Office. Oversees the Salida Field Office. Supervises urban and community forestry; advises on tree selection/planting/care; provides forestry education for youth; promotes forest health utilizing multiple channels and techniques for marketing, outreach, education and external communications; helps communities with Community Wildfire Protection Plans.
Mark Loveall, Forest Planning & Implementation Supervisory Forester – Based in the Durango Field Office. Supervises forest management programs that include Colorado State Trust Land, forest stewardship (which includes the Forest Ag program) and the American Tree Farm program.
Jodi Rist, Forest Planning & Implementation Supervisory Forester – Based in the Montrose Field Office. Supervises forest management programs that include Firewise USA®, fire/fuels/forested watershed management, and Good Neighbor Authority projects on U.S. Forest Service land.
Sam Pankratz, Science & Data Supervisory Forester – Based in the Gunnison Field Office. Duties are to inform decision-making based on science and data; keep current on industry-related research; and communicate applied forestry science and data needs, which includes GIS, insect and disease detection and advising, forest inventory and analysis, research and education. Oversees Southwest Area conservation seedling program.
Administration
Administrative Assistants – Melissa Simmons, Durango Field Office, paperwork and payment processing for forest stewardship programs; Currie Nowell oversees budget and financial management.
Southwest Area Field Offices
| OFFICE | ADDRESS | PHONE NUMBERS |
|---|---|---|
| Alamosa | P.O. Box 1137 129-A Santa Fe Alamosa, CO 81101-1137 |
(719) 587-0915 (719) 587-0917 FAX (719) 587-0916 CSFS_Alamosa@mail.colostate.edu |
| Durango | FLC 7233 1000 Rim Drive Fort Lewis College Campus Durango, CO 81301-3908 |
(970) 247-5250 FAX (970) 247-5252 CSFS_Durango@mail.colostate.edu |
| Gunnison | PO Box 1390 Mountain Meadows Research Center 106 Maintenance Drive Gunnison, CO 81230 |
(970) 641-6852 FAX (970) 641-0653 CSFS_Gunnison@mail.colostate.edu |
| Montrose | 535 South Nevada Ave. Montrose, CO 81401 |
(970) 249-9051 CSFS_Montrose@mail.colostate.edu |
| Salida | 7980 West Highway 50 Salida, CO 81201-9571 |
(719) 539-2579 FAX (719) 539-2570 CSFS_Salida@mail.colostate.edu |
