If you are interested in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's activities using GIS technology or spatial data, please contact the appropriate member of the Service's GIS Steering Committee. Region 9 (Washington Office) programs that do not have a separate Steering Committee member are represented by Deb Green.
Deb Southworth Green - Chair
Division of IRTM
PO Box 25207 - DFC
Denver, CO 80225-0207
Voice: (303) 274-3574
Fax: (303) 275-2318
Email: Deb_Green@fws.gov
R1 - Pacific Region (includes: American
Samoa, American Insular Possessions, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho,
Oregon, Washington)
Mark Kildow
Region 1 GIS Coordinator
USFWS - Information Resources and Technology Management
911 NE 11th Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
Voice: 503-231-2371
E-Mail: Mark_Kildow@fws.gov
R2 - Southwest Region (includes: Arizona, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
Ric Riester
500 Gold Avenue, S.W.
P.O. Box 1306
Albuquerque, NM 87103
Voice: (505) 248-6851
Fax: (505) 248-6891
Email: Ric_Riester@fws.gov
R3 - Great Lakes/Big Rivers Region
(includes: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin)
Mary Balogh
Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Bldg
1 Federal Drive
Fort Snelling, MN 55111-4056
Voice: (612) 713-5490
Fax: (612) 713-5490
Email: Mary_Balogh@fws.gov
R4 - Southeast Region (includes:
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands)
Jason Duke
Cookeville Ecological Services Field Office
446 Neal Street
Cookeville, TN 38501-4027
Voice: (931) 528-6481 Ext 216
Fax: (931) 528-7075
Email: Jason_Duke@fws.gov
R5 - Northeast Region (includes:
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
Robert Houston
Biologist/GIS Specialist
USFWS, Gulf of Maine Coastal Program
4R Fundy Rd., Falmouth, ME 04105
Voice: 207-781-8364 ext. 11
Fax: 207-781-8369
Email: robert_houston@fws.gov
R6 - Mountain/Prairie Region (includes:
Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)
Mark Ely
134 Union Blvd. Suite 300
Lakewood, CO 80228
Voice: (303) 236-4368
Fax: (303) 236-4792
Email: Mark_Ely@fws.gov
R7 - Alaska Region (Alaska is the only state in
Region 7)
Steve Kovach
Innoko NWR
PO Box 69
McGrath, AK 99627
Voice: (907) 524-3251
Fax: (907) 524-3141
Email: steve_kovach@fws.gov
R8 - California and Nevada
Cheryl Hickam
GIS Branch Chief
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-2605
Sacramento, Ca 95825-1846
Voice: 916-414-6708
Fax: 916-414-6713
E-Mail: Cheryl_Hickam@fws.gov
(Region 9 is the Headquarters Office; it does not represent any physical location, but helps to coordinate the Service as a whole. Therefore, there are several additional Region 9 representatives.)
R9 Endangered Species, Office of Program Support
Linda Purviance
4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 330
Arlington, VA 22203
Voice: (703) 358-2079
Email: Linda_Purviance@fws.gov
R9 Division of Federal Assistance
C.J. Huang (informational contact only)
755 Parfet Street, Suite 377
Lakewood, CO 80215
Voice: (303) 275-2344
Internet: CJ_Huang@fws.gov
Fire Management Geospatial Coordinator
Bill Leenhouts
National Interagency Fire Center
3833 South Development
Boise, ID 83705 - 5354
Voice: (208) 387-5584
Email: BIll_Leenhouts@fws.gov
R9 Migratory Bird Management Office (MBMO)
Kathy Fleming
USFWS - Division of Migratory Bird Management
11510 American Holly Drive
Laurel, MD 20708 - 4017
Voice: (301) 497-5902
Fax: (301) 497-5871
Email: kathy_fleming@fws.gov
R9 National Conservation Training Center
Glenn Gravatt
698 Conservation Way
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
Voice: (304) 876-7456
Email: Glenn_Gravatt@fws.gov
R9 Fisheries and Habitat Conservation
Tom Dahl
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Center
555 Lester Ave.
Onalaska, WI 54650
Voice: (608) 783-8425
Fax: (608) 783-8450
Email: Tom_Dahl@fws.gov
R9 National Wildlfie Refuge System
Doug Vandegraft
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Division of Realty
4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 622
Arlington, VA 22203
Voice: (703) 358-1713
Fax: (703) 358-2223
Email: Doug_Vandegraft@fws.gov
R9 Science Excellence Initiative
Todd Sutherland
USFWS - Biological Monitoring Team
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
2630 Fanta Reed Rd.
La Crosse, WI 54603
Voice: (608) 781-6263
Fax: (608) 783-6066
E-Mail: Todd_Sutherland@fws.gov
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