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New Hampshire NRCS or Conservation District Offices

Quick links on this page to our office locations:

State Office

Field Offices

  • Brentwood - Rockingham County Conservation District
  • Concord Field Service Center
  • Conway Field Service Center
  • Dover - Strafford County Conservation District
  • Epping Field Service Center
  • Laconia - Belknap County Conservation District
  • Lancaster Field Service Center
  • Milford Field Service Center
  • Newport - Sullivan County Conservation District
  • Walpole Field Service Center
  • Woodsville Field Service Center


Alphabetical Employee Directory
Conservation District and Resource Conservation and Development Council partners

image showing statewide coverage for Durham State OfficeNRCS State Office - Durham

Statewide coverage for NRCS
Federal Building, 2 Madbury Road
Durham, NH 03824-2043
Phone 603-868-7581
Fax 603-868-5301
 
State Conservationist's Office

George W. Cleek, IV, State Conservationist (Ext. 125)
Gary S. Domian, Assistant State Conservationist for Operations (Ext. 105)
Susan Hoey, Acting Assistant State Conservationist for Programs (Ext. 118)
Carol E. C. Drungil, State Conservation Engineer (Ext. 112)
Kimberly L. McCracken, Assistant State Conservationist for Technology and State Soil Scientist (Ext. 123)
Mary Drago, Executive Assistant (Ext. 101)


Program Services Staff

Priscilla L. Johnston, Program Analyst (Ext. 102)
Donald R. Keirstead, Resource Conservationist- Ecology (Ext. 128)
Rachael Philllips-Tibbetts, Resource Conservationist (Ext. 129)
James D. Spielman, Resource Conservationist (Ext. 115)
Hollie J. Umphrey, Acting Southern NH RC&D Coordinator/Sociologist (Ext. 116)
Daniel Wright, Technical Program Specialist- Easements (Ext. 106)

Pamela C. Failing, Assistant State Conservation Engineer (Ext. 107)
Brian T. Linvill, Agricultural Engineer (Ext. 113)

Rebecca Kibler, Easement Monitoring Intern (Ext. 114)
Christopher Powles, Assistant RC&D Coordinator Intern (Ext. 124)
Genevieve Backus, Communications & Information Specialist Intern (Ext. 110)
 

Information Technology Staff

Rebecca Lee, Information Technology Specialist (Ext. 121)
 

Administrative Staff
 

Susan D. Wood, Budget Officer (Ext. 126)

Anderson, Betty, Grants and Agreement Specialist (Ext. 122)

Karen Gay, Human Resources Specialist (ext. 127)
Margaret M. Newman, Accounting Technician (Ext. 117)
Simone Talbot, Secretary (Ext. 100)

Directions:
Route #4 East to UNH exit. Right off of exit ramp. Through UNH to downtown Durham.  Office is on the Right over the Durham Post Office at the south end of downtown. From Route #4 West, take Route 108 exit for UNH.  Left off of exit ramp to downtown Durham.  Office is on the Right over the Durham Post Office.
 


Brentwood office coverage:  Rockingham CountyBrentwood

Rockingham County Conservation District
110 North Road
Brentwood, NH 03833-6614
Phone 603-679-2790
Fax 603-679-2860

Mary Currier, Executive Director
Charlie Currier, Program Coordinator
Tracy Degnan, Conservation Specialist
Nancy Roka, Stewardship Manager

Directions:
Route #125 south through Epping.   Travel 1 to 1 1/2 miles past the Route #101 intersection and turn left on North Road.  The Conservation Office is located on the right in a small tan house, across the street from the Rockingham County Nursing Home and just before a big red barn.


Concord Field Service Center

Serving Merrimack and Belknap counties

NRCS and County Conservation District
10 Ferry St., Box 312, Suite 211
Concord, NH 03301-5081
Phone 603-223-6023
Fax 603-223-6030

Michael E. Lynch, District Conservationist (Ext. 6021)
Chad S. Cochrane, Soil Conservation Technician (Ext. 6027)
Karen H. Dudley, Soil Scientist (Ext. 6026)
William (Bill) J. Hoey, Soil Conservationist (Ext. 6022)
Donald H. Richard, Cartographer (Ext. 6028)
Katherine L. Swain, MLRA Soil Survey Leader (Ext. 6025)
Jeffery Tenley, Civil Engineer (Ext. 0083)
Peter B. Whitcomb, Soils Database Manager (Ext. 6024)

Directions:
Take Route #93 north to Concord.  Take exit #15 west.  This will take you onto Route #393 for about a block.  Heat west toward downtown Concord and Route #3.  At the end of Route #393 at the lights, turn left onto Route #3 (Also North Main Street).  Follow for approximately 1/2 mile to a set of lights (Just after Friendly's Restaurant) and turn left onto Ferry Road.  The only thing on Ferry Road is a the Concord Center, located right in front of you.


Conway office coverage: Carroll countyConway Field Service Center

NRCS and Carroll County Conservation District
The Grindle Center, 73 Main Street, P.O. Box 533
Conway, NH 03818-0533
Phone 603-447-2771
Fax 603-447-8945

Nels T. Liljedahl, District Conservationist (Ext. 102)
Debra L. Eddison, Soil Conservationist (Ext. 101)
Joan Richardson, District Manager (Ext. 100)

Directions:
Route #16 North into Conway Village.  Pass Kennett High School on the left and the Grindle Center is approximately 1/4 mile on the right (Next to the new Fire Station).  The NRCS entrance is located at the rear of the building.


Dover office coverage: Strafford CountyDover  

Strafford County Conservation District
USDA Agriculture Service Center
259 County Farm Road, Unit #3
Dover, NH 03820-6015
Phone  603-749-3037
Fax  603-743-3667

Bambi Miller, District Manager
Directions:
Follow Madbury Road through the Route #4 intersection to Route #155 and turn left. Take a quick right onto Town Hall Road and bear right onto Mill Hill Road.  At the end, turn left onto Old Stage Road.  When you come to Route 9, continue forward onto French Cross Roads.  At the end of French Cross Road, turn right onto Tolend Road.  Turn left onto Watson Road and follow to the end.  Turn left onto County Farm Road.  The office is located inside the County Courthouse.
 


Epping Field Service Center

Serving Strafford and Rockingham counties

NRCS
629 Calef Highway, Knightly Plaza
Epping, NH 03042-2326
Phone  603-679-1587
Fax  603-679-4658

Brooke A. Smart, District Conservationist  (Ext. 101)
Kim A. McCabe, Soil Conservation Technician (Ext. 109)
Sandra Sears, Civil Engineering Technician (Ext. 105)

Directions:
Route #125 south into Epping.  The office is located in Knightly Plaza which is on the left side of Route #125 just before the intersection with Route #155.
 


Laconia office coverage: Belknap countyLaconia

Belknap County Conservation District
719 North Main St., Room 203
Laconia, NH 03246-2772
Phone  603-527-5880
Fax  603-528-8783

Lisa Morin, District Program Coordinator
Roger Hogan, Program Assistant

Directions:
Route #16 North to Exit #15 onto Route #11 west.  Follow into Laconia where it becomes Route #3. Follow past the car dealerships and restaurants.  After a 4-way stop at traffic light, there is a fork in the road.  Stay to the right and follow that road over a bridge and turn right onto Oak Street.  Travel several blocks to a traffic light and turn left onto North Main Street.  The office is located on the left in the same building as the Forest Service.
 


Lancaster office coverage: Coos CountyLancaster Field Service Center

NRCS and Coos County Conservation District
4 Mayberry Lane
Lancaster, NH 03584-3616
Phone  603-788-4651
Fax  603-788-2538

Michael P. Harrington, District Conservationist (Ext. 106)
Mary Ellen Cannon, Soil Scientist (Ext. 105)
Joseph W. Homer, MLRA Soil Survey Leader (Ext. 101)
Keri D. Neal, Soil Conservationist (Ext. 110)
Diane Bennett, District Office Administrator (Ext. 102)

Directions:
Route #4 to Route #393 to Route #93 North towards Plymouth.  Follow through Franconia Notch to Route #3 (Exit #35).  Follow Route #3 through Whitefield into Lancaster.  Follow past the fairgrounds (on the left) and the field is on the right.
 


Milford office coverage: Hillsborough CountyMilford Field Service Center

NRCS and Hillsborough County Conservation District
Chappell Professional Center
#468, Route 13, South
Milford, NH 03055-3476
Phone  603-673-2409 Ext. #4
Fax  603-673-0597
 

Krista D. Olson, Acting District Conservationist
Kerry Rickrode, District Manager 

Directions:
Route #101 west towards Manchester.  Follow towards Bedford and take Route #13.  Turn left at the off ramp and travel 1/4 mile to the Chappell Professional Building on the left.
 
 

Newport office coverage: Sullivan County Newport 

Sullivan County Conservation District
24 Main Street
Newport, NH 03773-1515
Phone  603-863-4297
Fax  603-863-4730

Janice Heighes, District Manager

Directions:
Take I 89 north to Exit 9, Warner exit. Take 103 west to Newport. Sullivan County Conservation District office is located on east side of the the Main Street of Newport, next to the Town Hall/Opera House and across from Scarlett Drugstore. We are co-located with UNH Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County.
 


Walpole office coverage: Cheshire and Sullivan CountiesWalpole Field Service Center

Serving Cheshire and Sullivan counties

NRCS and Cheshire County Conservation District
11 Industrial Park Drive
Walpole, NH 03608-9744
Phone  603-756-2988
Fax  603-756-2978

Deborah S. Weymouth, District Conservationist (Ext. 113)
Heidi E. Konesko, Soil Conservationist (Ext. 117)
Wendy P. Ward, Soil Conservation Technician (Ext. 114)
Amanda Costello, District Manager (Ext. 116)

Directions:
Route #4 west to Route #393 west towards Concord.  Turn onto Route #93 south to Route #89 north  to Route #9 west and follow into Keene.  Turn onto Route #12 and follow approximately 11 miles. As you enter Walpole, there is a large white propane tank on the right with "National Propane" on it.  The USDA service center is next to that on a small hill.
 


Woodsville Field Service Center

Serving Grafton county

250 Swiftwater Road, Room 6
Woodsville, NH 03785-1424
Phone  603-747-2001
Fax  603-747-3477

Dean T. Bascom, District Conservationist (Ext. 106)
Thomas Ebert, Soil Conservation Technician (Ext. 107)
Edward K. Hansalik, Civil Engineer (Ext. 108)
John (Jack) P. Highland, Civil Engineering Technician (Ext. 109)
Pam Gilbert, District Office Administrator (Ext. 103)

Directions:
Route #93 north to exit #26 onto Route #25 towards Rumney. Follow to the end and turn right onto Route #10 north.  Turn right just after the junction of #135 and take a right towards the hospital.  Take the 2nd right towards hospital.  The office is on the right approximately 1/2 miles after the hospital.