Tennessee Forestry

The Tennessee Division of Forestry and NRCS entered into a contribution agreement where each party agreed to share in the cost of a cooperative forestry position to facilitate implementation of Farm Bill programs.

Tennessee Shared Forester Contribution Agreement (March 2008)

Tennessee State Forest Action Plan

Tennessee State Wildlife Action Plan

State Forester
David Arnold
State Forester and Director
david.arnold@tn.gov
(615) 837-5411


State Conservationist NRCS
Sheldon Hightower
State Conservationist NRCS
sheldon.hightower@usda.gov
(615) 277-2531


State Forester NRCS
Robin Mayberry
State Biologist

(615) 277-2570


Association of Conservation Districts Executive Director
Matthew McClanahan
Executive Director
matthew.mcclanahan@tnacd.org
(931) 210-8674


U.S. Forest Service Regional Forest Stewardship Director, Region 8
Ken Arney
U.S. Forest Service Regional Forest Stewardship Director
karney@fs.fed.us
(404) 347-4177


State Extension Forester
Soloman Haile
State Extension Forester-Tennessee State University
shaile@tnstate.edu
(615) 963-5445


State Extension Forester
Wayne Clatterbuck
State Extension Forester-University of Tennessee
wclatter@utk.edu
(865) 974-7346