Other Agencies With Possible Authority Over Butterfly Releases

Compiled by the Political Action Committee-IBBA, Inc., November, 2000

Comments from Officials Are Noted

 

 

 

State of Alabama       http://www.state.al.us/            

 

Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources/

Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

M.N. “Corky” Pugh, Director

64 N Union Street

Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1456

334.242.3465

 

Commissioner is Riley Boykin Smith

Assistant Commissioner Richard Liles

Assistant Director Fred Harders

Wildlife Section is Gary Moody, Chief

 

Administrative Section:  wmccullers@dcnr.state.al.us  334.242.3465

Wildlife Section:  kguyse@dcnr.state.al.us  334.242.3469

 

Department of Environmental Management

James W Warr, Director

1400 Coliseum Blvd

PO Box 301463

Montgomery, AL  36130-1463

334.271.7700

fax: 334-271-7950

 

Permits & Services email:   Permitsmail@adem.state.al.us

 

State of Alaska          http://www.state.ak.us/            *****

 

Frank Rue, Commissioner

Alaska Depart of Fish and Game

1255 West 8th St

PO Box 25526

Juneau, Alaska  99802-5526

907.465.6141

fax:  907.465.2332

 

Rob Bosworth – Deputy Commissioner

Kevin Duffy – Deputy Commissioner

 

Division of Wildlife Conservation

PO Box 25526

Juneau, AK  99802-5526

907.465.4190

fax:  907.465.6142

 

Wayne Regelin, Director    wayne_regelin@fishgame.state.ak.us

 

Department of Environmental Conservation

Michele Brown, Commissioner

410 Willoughby Avenue, Suite 105

Juneau, AK  99801-1795

907.465.5065

fax:  907.465.5070

email:  commissioner@envircon.state.ak.us

 

 

State of Arizona      http://www.state.az.us/            *****

 

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

Jacqueline E Schafer, Director

3033 N Central Ave

Phoeniz AZ  85012-2774

602.207.2203

800.234.5677 ext 2203

schafer.jacqueline@ev.state.az.us

 

Arizona Game & Fish Department

Duane Shroufe, Director

2221 W Greenway Rd

Phoenix, AZ  85023-4399

602.942.3000

 

State of Arkansas      http://www.state.ar.us/

 

Arkansas Game & Fish Commission

Hugh Durham, Director

Two Natural Resources Drive

Little Rock, AR  72205

501.223.6300

1.800.364.4263

email:  algreen@agfc.state.ar.us

web page:  http:www.agfc.com

 

Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality

Richard A Weiss, Director

8001 National Drive

Little Rock, AR  72209

501.682.0744

web page:  http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/

 

Arkansas Game & Fish Commission

Wildlife Division

Donny Harris

E mail:  dmharris@agfc.state.ar.us

501.223.6359

 

State of California     http://www.state.ca.us/            *****

 

California Department of Fish & Game

Mike Chrisman, Chairman

1416 9th St

Sacramento, CA  95814

916.653.7664

 

See this web page on the Fish and Game site:  Watchable Wildlife – Butterflies

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/watchable/butterfly.html

 

California Environmental Protection Agency

Winston H Hickox, Agency Secretary

555 Capitol Mall, Suite 525

Sacramento, California  95814

916.445.3846

fax:  916.445.6401

email:  epasecty@calepa.ca.gov 

 

State of Colorado   http://www.state.co.us/        ***** 

 

Colorado Division of Wildlife

Phil James, Commissioner

6060 Broadway

Denver, Colorado  80216

303.297.1192

email:  pjames@uap.com

email:  AskDOW@state.co.us

 

Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment

Jane E Norton, Executive Director

4300 Cherry Creek Drive South

Denver, Colorado  80246-1530

303.692.2000

 

State of Connecticut   http://www.state.ct.us/       *****

 

State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

Arthur J Rocque, Jr., Commissioner

79 Elm Street

Hartford, Connecticut  06106-5127

860.424.3001

fax:  860.424.4051

email:  dep.webmaster@po.state.ct.us

 

State of Delaware     http://www.state.de.us/

 

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental  Control

Nicholas A Di Pasquale, Secretary

89 Kings Hwy

Dover, DE  19901

302.739.4403

 

Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife

Andrew T Manus, Division Director

89 Kings Hwy

Dover, De  19901

302.739.5295

 

State of Florida

 

According to the State AG Office, Fish and Wildlife are only involved with the endangered species.

 

Department of Environmental Protection

David B. Struhs, Secretary

3900 Commonwealth Blvd. M.S. 10

Tallahassee, FL  32399-3000

Phone: 850 488 1554

Fax:  850 488 7093

Contact the DEP Office of Ombudsman
3900 Commonwealth Blvd. M.S. 49
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Dr. Benji Brumberg
Office of Ombudsman
j.benjamin.brumberg@dep.state.fl.us (850)921-1222

 

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Executive Director
Allan L. Egbert, Ph.D.
(850) 487-3796
620 South Meridian Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600

 

 

State of Georgia     http://www.state.ga.us/          *****

 

Georgia Forestry Commission

Fred Allen, GFC Director

5645 Riggins Mill Road

Dry Branch, Georgia  31020

1.800.GATREES

912.751.3500

 

Georgia Environmental Protection Agency

Harold Reheis, Director

205 Butler Street Se Suite 1152 East Tower

Atlanta, Georgia  30334

404.657.5947

888.373.5947 (toll free)

fax:  404.651.5778

 

State of Hawaii     http://www.hawaii.gov/            *****

 

Division of Forestry and Wildlife

Timothy E Johns, Chairperson

1151 Punchbowl Street Room 325

Honolulu, Hawaii  96813

808.587.0166

fax:  808.587.0160

 

State of Idaho     http://www.agri.state.id.us/               *****

 

Idaho Soil Conservation Commission

Jerry Nicolescu, Administrator

PO Box 790

Boise, Idaho  83701-0790

208.332.8649

email:  jnicoles@agri.state.id.us

 

Department of Environmental Quality

Steve Allred, Director

1410 N Hilton

Boise, ID  83706

208.373.0502

fax:  208.373.0417

email:  Webmaster@deq.state.id.us

 

Idaho Department of Fish and Game

PO Box 25

Boise, Idaho  83707

Email:  idfginfo@idfg.state.id.us

 

State of Illinois     http://www.state.il.us/          *****

 

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Brent Manning, Director

Lincoln Tower Plaza

524 S Second Street, 4th Floor

Springfield, Illinois  62701-1787

Email:  director@dnrmail.state.il.us

217.782.6302

 

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Thomas V Skinner, Director

1021 North Grand Avenue East

Springfield, Illinois  62702

217.782.3397

email:  epa8145@epa.state.il.us

 

State of Indiana        http://www.state.in.us          ***** 

 

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Larry D Macklin, Director

402 W Washington Street

Indianapolis, IN  46204

317.232.4020

fax:  317.232.8036

email:  maharjan@dnr.state.in.us

 

Indiana Department of Natural Resources                                            

Robert D Waltz is the person with the authority over release  permits.

Division of Entomology & Plant Pathology                                 

Robert D Waltz, Division Director

402 West Wasington, Room W-290

Indianapolis, IN  46204

317.232.4120

fax:  317.232.2649

email:  bwaltz@dnr.state.in.us

 

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Division of Fish and Wildlife

402 West Washington Room W273

Indianapolis, IN  46204

317.232.4080

 

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Lori F Kaplan, Commissioner

Indiana Government Center North

100 N Senate

PO Box 6015

Indianapolis, IN  46206-6015

317.232.8603

800.451.6027

 

State of Iowa        http://www.state.ia.us/          *****

 

Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Lyle Asell, Interim Director

502 E 9th Street

Wallace State Office Building

Des Moines, IA  50319-0034

515.281.5918

email:  webmaster@dnr.state.ia.us

 

Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Fish and Wildlife Division

Henry A Wallace Building

900 E Grand

Des Moines, IA  50319-0034

515.281.4687

fax:  515.281.6794

 

Iowa Department of Environmental Protection

Michael Valde, Division Administrator

Henry A Wallace Bldg.

502 E 9th St

Des Moines, IA  50319-0034

515.281.6284

email:  michael.valde@dnr.state.ia.us

 

State of Kansas     http://www.ink.org/          ***** 

 

Interesting site:  http://www.ksu.edu/butterfly

 

Kansas State Conservation Commission

Tracy Streeter, Executive Director

109 SW 9th Street, Suite 500 Mills Bldg

Topeka, KS  66612

785.296.3600

fax:  785.296.6172

email:  Tstreeter@scc.state.ks.us

 

Kansas Forest Service

Robert Atchison, Rural Forestry Coordinator

2610 Claflin Road

Manhattan, KS  66502-2798

785.532.3300

fax:  785.532.3305

email:  Ratchiso@oznet.ksu.edu

 

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

Steve Williams, Secretary

900 SW Jackson Street, Suite 502

Topeka, KS  66612-1233

785.296.2281

 

State of Kentucky          http://www.state.ky.us/          *****

 

Kentucky Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

James E Bickford, Secretary

Capital plaza Tower

Frankfort, Ky  40601

502.564.5525

 

Kentucky Department for Natural Resources

Hugh N Archer, Commissioner

663 Teton Trail

Frankfort, Ky  40601

502.564.2184

fax:  502.564.6193

email:  Stan.Henize@mail.state.ky.us

 

Kentucky Dept of Fish & Wildlife Resources

C. Tom Bennett, Commissioner

#1 Game Farm Road

Frankfort, Kentucky  40601

800.858.1549

email:  info.center@mail.state.ky.us

 

Kentucky Division of Conservation

Stephen A Coleman, Director

663 Teton Trail

Frankfor, KY  40601

502.564.3080

fax:  502.564.9195

email:  coleman@nrepc.nr.state.ky.us

 

Office for Environmental Outreach

Division of Pest & Weed

502.564.4386

Bill.Fraser@kyagr.com       Dirctor

 

Dr. B. C. Pass, State Entomologist

Director of Graduate Studies

Department of Entomology

S-225 Agricultural Science Center North

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Ky  40546-0091

606.257.7450

fax:  606.323.1120

 

State of Lousiana          http://www.state.la.us/          *****

Forestry

Paul Frey, State Forester & Assistant Commissioner

5825 Florida Boulevard, Suite 1068

PO Box 1628

Baton Rouge, LA  70821

225.925.4500

fax:  225.922.1356

email:  paul_f@ldaf.state.la.us

 

Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries

James Jenkins Jr., Secretary

2000 Quail Drive

Baton Rouge, LA  70808

Wildlife Management Area

Tommy Prickett, Administrator

225.765.2346

fax:  225.763.5456

 

Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

Jack C Caldwell, Secretary

625 N 4th St

PO Box 94396

Baton Rouge, LA  70804

225.342.4503

 

Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

Philip N. Asprodites, Commissioner of Conservation

P. O. Box 94275

Baton Rouge, LA  70804-9275

Ph:  225 342 5540

 

Louisiana Dept. of Environmental Quality

Office of Environmental Services

P. O. Box 82135

Baton Rouge, LA  70884-2135

Ph:  225 765 0219

Fx: 225 765 0222

Email:  assist@deq.state.la.us

 

 

MAINE

Dept. of Conservation

Ronald Lovaglio, Commissioner

22 State House Station

Augusta, ME  04333

Ph: 207-287-2211

Fx: 207-287-2400

email: doccommish@state.me.us

 

Dept of Environmental Protection

Martha Kirkpatrick, Commissioner

17 State House Station

Augusta, ME  04333-0017

Ph: 207-287-2812

Fx: 207-287-2814

 

Dept of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

Lee E. Perry, Commisioner

284 State Street

41 State House Station

Augusta, ME  04333-0041

Ph: 207-287-8000

 

MARYLAND

Dept of Environment

Jane T. Nishida, Secretary

2500 Broening Highway

Baltimore, MD  21224

Ph: 410-631-3000

 

Maryland Dept of Natural Resources

Dr. Sarah J. Taylor-Rogers, Ph.D.

580 Taylor Avenue

Annapolis, MD  21401

Ph: 410-260-8100

 

MASSACHUSETTS

Dept of Environmental Protection

Lauren Liss, Commissioner

One Winter Street, 2nd Floor

Boston, MA  02108

Ph: 617-292-5856

Fx: 617-574-6880

 

Dept of Fisheries, Wildlife & Environmental Law Enforcement

David M. Peters, Commissioner

251 Causeway St., Suite 400

Boston, MA  02114

Ph: 617-626-1500

 

Dept of Environmental Management

251 Causeway St., Suite 600

Boston, MA  02114-2104

Ph: 617-973-8700

Fx: 617-973-8798

 

MICHIGAN

Dept of Environmental Quality

Russell J. Harding, Director

P.O. Box 30473

Lansing, MI  48909-7973

Ph: 517-373-7917

 

Dept of Natural Resources

Ph: 517-373-2329

 

MINNESOTA

Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance

520 Lafayette Rd. North, Floor 2

St. Paul, MN  55155-4100

Ph: 651-296-3417

Fx: 651-215-0246

Policy and Research email: policy@moea.state.mn.us

 

Dept of Natural Resources

DNR Information Center- Wildlife Division

Tim Bremicker, Director

500 Lafayette Rd.

St. Paul, MN  55155-4040

Ph: 651-296-3344

Fx: 651-297-4961

 

 

Minnesota Dept of Ecological Services

See Pfannmuller, Director

500 Lafayette Rd.

St. Paul, MN  55155-4040

Ph: 651-296-2835

Fx: 651-296-1811

 

MISSISSIPPI

Dept of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks

1505 Eastover Dr.

Jackson, MS  39211-6374

Ph: 601-432-2400

 

Dept of Environmental Quality

Office of Land  & Water Resources

Johnny Biggart, Director

P.O. Box 10631

Jackson, MS 39289-0631

 

Mississippi Forestry Commission

Insect Control

301 N. Lamar St, Suite 300

Jackson, MS  39201

Ph: 601-359-1386

Fx: 601-359-1349

Eldon P. Hopf, Chairman

P. O. Box 164

Gloster, MS  39638

Ph: 601-225-4211

Fx: 601-225-7842

 

MISSOURI

Dept of Conservation

Jerry Conley, Director

Administrative Office

P.O. Box 180 (zip 65102)

2901 W. Truman Blvd

Jefferson City, MO  65109

Ph: 573-751-4115

Fx: 573-751-4467

 

Dept of Natural Resources

DNR Director

P.O. Box 176

Jefferson City, MO  65102

Ph: 1-800-334-6946

 

MONTANA

Dept of Environmental Quality

Mark Simonich, Director

Metcalf Building Office

1520 E. 6th Avenue

P.O. Box 200901  Helena, MT  59620  PH: 406-444-2544  FX: 406-444-4386

 

 

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

1420 East 6th Avenue

P.O. Box 200701

Helena, MT  59620

Ph: 406-444-2535

 

Dept of Natural Resources & Conservation

Arthur “Bud” Clinch, Director

1625 11th Avenue

P.O. Box 201601

Helena, MT  59620-1601

Ph: 406-444-2074

Fx: 406-444-2684

 

NEBRASKA

Nebraska Game & Parks Commission

Rey Amack, Director

2200 North 33rd

Lincoln, NE  68503

Ph: 402-471-0641

email: ramack@ngpc.state.ne.us

 

Nebraska Dept of Natural Resources

Roger K. Patterson, Director

301 Centennial Mall South

P.O. Box 94676

Lincoln, NE  68509-4676

Ph: 402-471-2363

Fx: 402-471-2900

 

NEVADA

Dept of Conservation & Natural Resources

R. Michael Turnipseed, Director

123 W. Nye Lane, Room 230

Carson City, Nevada  89706-0818

Ph: 775-687-4360

Fx: 775-687-6122

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Dept of Environmental Services

Robert W. Varney, Commissioner

6 Hazen Dr.

P.O. Box 95

Concord, NH  03302-0095

Ph:  603-271-3503

Fx: 603-271-2867

 

Fish & Game Dept

Executive Director

2 Hazen Dr.

Concord, NH  03301

Ph: 603-271-3211

email: director@wildlife.state.nh.us

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Environmental Protection Bureau

Michael J. Wells, Bureau Chief

33 Capitol St.

Concord, NH  03301-6397

Ph: 603-271-3679

 

NEW JERSEY

Department of Environmental Protection

Robert C. Shinn, Jr. , Commissioner

401 E. State Street

7th Floor, East Wing

P.O. Box 402

Trenton, NJ  08625-0402

Ph: 609-292-2885

Fx: 609-292-7695

 

NEW MEXICO

Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Department

Jennifer A. Salisbury, Cabinet Secretary

P.O. Box 6429

Santa Fe, NM  87505

Ph: 505-827-5950

Fx: 505827-1150

 

State Wildlife Agency

Larry Bell, Acting Director

P.O. Box 25112

Santa Fe, NM  87504

Ph: 505-827-7899

Fx: 505-827-7915

 

State of New York          http://www.state.ny.us/

 

Department of Environmental Conservation

John P Cahill, commissioner

50 Wolf Road

Albany, NY  12233-1011

Fax:  518.457.7744

Phone:  518.485.8940

Email:  jcahill@gw.dec.state.ny.us

 

 

Department of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources

Gerry Barnhart, Director

50 Wolf Road

Albany, NY  12233-4750

Phone:  518.457.5690

Fax:  518.457.0341

Email:  fwwildlf@gw.dec.state.ny.us

 

Jeff Sama

Director, Division of Environmental Permits

Phone:  518.457.7424

 

State of New York Plant Regulatory Office

Robert J Mungari, Director

Division of Plant Industry

1 Winners Circle, Capitol Plaza

Albany, NY  12235-0001

Phone:  518.457.2087

Fax:  518.457.1204

Email:  mungari@nysnet.net

 

NORTH CAROLINA

Department of Environmental & Natural Resources

Bill Holman, Secretary

1601 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC  27699-1601

Ph: 919-733-4984

 

Wildlife Resources Commission

Division of Wildlife Management

1722 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC  27699-1722

Ph: 919-733-7291

 

NORTH DAKOTA

Game & Fish Department

Dean C. Hildebrand, Director

100 N. Bismarck Expressway

Bismarck, ND  58501-5095

Ph: 701-328-6300

Fx: 701-328-6352

 

OHIO

Department of Natural Resources

Sam Speck  - Director

Fountain Square

Columbus, Ohio

  43224

614-265-6565

 

John Wisse    

Division of Wildlife

614-265-6539

E-mail (both): infomail@dnr.state.oh.us

 

OKLAHOMA

Department of Agriculture

Dennis Howard

Commissioner and Secretary

P.O. Box 528804

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

 73152

405-521-3864

E-mail: odaweb@oda.state.ok.us

 

OREGON

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Jim Greer

Executive Director

P.O. Box 59

2501 SW 1st Avenue

Portland, Oregon

  97207

 

503-872-5310

503-872-5276         FAX

James.w.greer@state.or.us

 

 

Department of Environmental Quality

Langdon Marsh, Director

811 SW 6TH Avenue

Portland, Oregon

97204-1390

503-229-5696

503-229-6124 FAX

marsh.langdon.@deq.state.or.us

 

 

OREGON (cont.)

State Forestry Department

James E. Brown

State Forester

2600 State Street

Salem, Oregon

97310

503-945-7200

503-945-7212 FAX

info.odf@state.or.us

 

PENNSYLVANIA

Pennsylvania Department Conservation of Natural Resources

John C. Oliver III    

Secretary

Rachael Carson State Office Building

400 Market Street

Harrisburg, Pa.

17101

717-787-2869

askdcnr@dcnr.state.pa.us

 

RHODE ISLAND

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Jan H. Reitsma, Director

235 Promenade Street

Providence, Rhode Island

02908-5767

401-222-2771

401-222-6802 FAX

gmastrat@dem.state.ri.us

 

 

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Division of Fish and Wildlife

John Stolgitis, Chief

4808 Tower Hill Road

Wakefield, RI

02879

401-789-3094

401-783-4460 FAX

wildlife@ids.net

 

Rhode Island Bureau of Natural Resources

Malcolm J. Grant; Associate Director

235 Promenade Street

Providence, RI

02908-5767

401-222-6605

401-222-3162 FAX

mlasorsa@dem.state.ri.us