Contact Info

Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department

Agency of Natural Resources

103 South Main Street, 10 South

Waterbury, Vermont 05671-0501

(802) 241-3700; (802) 241-3295 (FAX)

Office Hours: 7:45 am–4:30 pm, Monday–Friday

Website: www.vtfishandwildlife.com

The MISSION of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is the conservation of fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the people of Vermont.

General Information (802) 241-3700

Commissioner’s Office (802) 241-3730

Commissioner Patrick Berry

Special Projects Manager Kimberly Royar

Chief of Operations Thomas Decker

Executive Assistant Catherine Merrill

General Counsel David Englander

Permit Information Jon Kart

IT Specialist Tom Merrifield

Business & Licensing Office (802) 241-3703

Financial Manager Sherri Yacono

Financial Administrator Betsy Rutledge

Financial Services Technician Fonda Papineau

Administrative Assistant Sherry Barrows

Administrative Assistant Sandra Barnhart

Law Enforcement (802) 241-3727 or (802) 241-3716

Chief Warden Col. David LeCours

Dep. Chief Warden Maj. Dennis Reinhardt

Law Enforcement Assistant Vacant

Administrative Assistant Lucy Herring

Fisheries (802) 241-3700

Director Eric Palmer

Aquatic Habitat Scientist Rod Wentworth

Land & Facilities Coordinator Michael Wichrowski

Fish Culture & Fish Health (802) 241-3700

Program Chief Thomas Wiggins

Fish Health Biologist Thomas Jones

Fish Health Biologist Barb Johnston

Public Outreach (802) 241-3700

Director Vacant

Information Specialist Vacant

Outreach Coordinator Lilla Lumbra

Education Coordinator Alison Thomas

Information Assistant Charlee Drury

Administrative Secretary Janet Finn

Hunter Education (802) 241-3720

Hunter Education Coordinator Chris Saunders

Hunter Education Training Coordinator John Pellegrini

Information/Education Specialist Ann Shangraw

Wildlife (802) 241-3700

Director Mark Scott

Wildlife Diversity Director Steve Parren

Zoologist Mark Ferguson

Database Biologist Everett Marshall

Ecologist Eric Sorenson

Fish Culture Stations

Bald Hill (802) 467-3660

Manager Christian Thompson

Specialist John Talbot

Specialist David Yasharian

Bennington (802) 447-2844

Manager Monty Walker

Assistant Manager Brook Bicking

Specialist Todd Lincoln

Specialist David Jareckie

Grand Isle (802) 372-3171

Manager Kevin Kelsey

Production Supervisor Tom Chairvolotti

Maintenance Engineer Benjamin Rooks

Specialist Kristi Roche

Specialist James Bellinghiri

Specialist Mark Roche

Specialist Sean Hilpl

Specialist Michelle Ayer

Roxbury (802) 485-7568

Manager Jeremy Whalen

Specialist Nathan Olson

Specialist Sara Nebelecky

Salisbury (802) 352-4371

Manager Tom Dumont

Assistant Manager Gabriel Cameron

Specialist Michael Ellis

Specialist Alan Moorhouse

District Fish & Wildlife Offices

Barre District Natural Resources Office
5 Perry Street, Suite 40
Barre, VT 05641
(802) 476-0199
(802) 476-0129 (fax)

Wildlife Biologist John Buck

Fish & Wildlife Specialist Tim Appleton

Botanist Bob Popp

Lands & Habitat Director John Austin

Wildlife Biologist Jane Lazorchak

Ecologist Robert Zaino

Secretary Patty Malenfant

Fish & Wildlife Laboratory
Roxbury, VT 05669
(802) 485-7566

Fisheries Biologist Rich Kirn

Essex District Natural Resources Office
111 West Street
Essex Jct, VT 05452
(802) 878-1564
(802) 879-5649 (fax)

Fisheries Biologist Brian Chipman

Fisheries Biologist Bernie Pientka

Wildlife Biologist Bill Crenshaw

Wildlife Biologist John Gobeille

Conservation Planning Biologist Jens Hawkins-Hilke

Fisheries Field Coordinator David Gibson

Secretary Tammy Gratton

Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program
(802) 879-2330

Wildlife Biologist Dave Adams

Rutland District Natural Resources Office
271 North Main Street, Suite 215
Rutland, VT 05701
(802) 786-0040
(802) 786-3870 (fax)

Fisheries Biologist Chet MacKenzie

Fisheries Biologist Shawn Good

Wildlife Management Director Scott Darling

Wildlife Biologist Douglas Blodgett

Fish & Wildlife Specialist Joel Flewelling

Secretary Debby Wood

St. Johnsbury District Natural Resources Office
1229 Portland Street, Suite 201
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819-2099
(802) 751-0100
(802) 748-6687 (fax)

Fisheries Biologist Leonard Gerardi

Fisheries Biologist Jud Kratzer

Wildlife Biologist Cedric Alexander

Wildlife Biologist Vacant

Fish & Wildlife Specialist Peter Emerson

Wildlife Habitat Biologist Paul Hamelin

Secretary Michele Eynon

Springfield District Natural Resources Office
100 Mineral Street, Suite 302
Springfield, VT 05156
(802) 885-8855
(802) 885-8890 (fax)

Fisheries Biologist Kenneth Cox

Fisheries Biologist Vacant

Wildlife Biologist Forrest Hammond

Fish & Wildlife Biologist Chris Bernier

Secretary Melissa Currier

Dead Creek Waterfowl Management Area
Addison, VT 05491
(802) 759-2398

Waterfowl Area Specialist David Sausville

Kehoe Conservation Education Ctr.
636 Point of Pines Road
Castleton, VT 05735
(802)265-2279

State Game Wardens

Northwestern District

Northeastern District

Central District

Southern District

Trainees

Thiel, Matthew
Gravelle, Jason

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Lake Champlain Office (802) 872-0629
11 Lincoln Street, Essex Jct, VT 05452

Law Enforcement (802) 879-1859

White River Hatchery (802) 234-5400
Rte 107, Bethel, VT 05032

Dwight D. Eisenhower National Fish Hatchery (802) 483-6618
4 Holden Road, N. Chittenden, VT 05763

Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge (802) 868-4781
29 Tabor Point Road, Swanton, VT 05488

Silvio Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (802) 962-5240 x112
Nulhegan Basin Division
5396 Rte 105, Brunswick, VT 05905
Mark_Maghini@fws.gov

Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation

(802) 241-3655
www.vtfpr.org

Wildlife Services

U.S.D.A., APHIS (802) 223-8697
617 Comstock Road, Suite 9
Berlin, VT 05602

Rabies Hotline 1-800-472-2437

Green Mountain National Forest

The Green Mountain National Forest is a federal, public forest covering over 400,000 acres in Vermont. Access to fishing and hunting is open to everyone. Vermont hunting and fishing regulations apply along with National Forest regulations. For information, contact one of the following offices:

Green Mountain National Forest Headquarters
231 North Main Street
Rutland, VT 05701
(802) 747-6700
(802) 747-6765 (TDD)

Middlebury Ranger District
1007 Route 7 South
Middlebury, VT 05753
(802) 388-6688
(voice/TDD)

Manchester Ranger District
2538 Depot Street
Manchester Center, VT 05255
(802) 362-2307
(voice/TDD)

Rochester Ranger District
99 Ranger Road
Rochester, VT 05767-9431
(802) 767-4261
(voice/TDD)