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Montana Soil Survey Offices


Montana State Office
USDA--Natural Resources Conservation Service
Federal Building, Room 443
10 East Babcock Street
Bozeman, MT 59715-4704
FAX: (406) 587-6808
Montana State Office Soil Survey Staff
Name Title Phone  (406)
Charles Gordon State Soil Scientist/MLRA Leader 587-6818
Michael Hansen Assistant State Soil Scientist/Digitizing Unit Manager 587-6960
Jane Karinen Soil Data Quality Specialist 587-6820
Melissa Kellogg Cartographic Technician 587-6853
Mary Beth Martinec Editor 587-6812
Eva Muller Soil Data Quality Specialist 587-6866
Robert Spokas Soil Data Quality Specialist 587-6819

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Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
USDA--Forest Service

Butte Ranger District
1820 Meadowlark Lane
Butte, MT 59701-6816
FAX: (406) 494-0269
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Soil Survey Staff—Butte
Name Title Phone  (406)
Dave Ruppert Forest Soil Scientist 494-0251
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
USDA--Forest Service

Dillon Ranger District
420 Barrett Street
Dillon, MT 59725-3572
FAX: (406) 683-3855
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Soil Survey Staff—Dillon
Name Title Phone  (406)
Dan Svoboda Forest Soil Scientist 683-3952

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Big Timber Soil Survey
USDA--Natural Resources Conservation Service
P.O. Box 749
Big Timber, MT 59011-0749
FAX: (406) 932-5285
Big Timber Soil Survey Staff
Name Title Phone  (406)
Charles French Soil Scientist 932-5160 ext. 113
Tia Leschin Project Leader 932-5160 ext. 102
Patrick O'Connell Soil Scientist 932-5160 ext. 114
Custer National Forest
1310 Main Street
Billings, MT 59105

FAX: (406) 657-6222
Custer National Forest Soil Survey Staff
Name Title Phone  (406)
John Lane Forest Soil Scientist 657-6205 ext. 210
Dillon Soil Survey
USDA--Natural Resources Conservation Service
420 Barrett Street
Dillon, MT 59725-3572
FAX: (406) 683-6840
Dillon Soil Survey Staff
Name Title Phone  (406)
Gary Berger Project Leader 683-3807
Barbara Landgraf-Gibbons Rangeland Management Specialist 683-3804
Kenneth Scalzone Soil Scientist 683-3812
Justin Urresti Soil Scientist 683-3809
Eve Wills Soil Scientist 683-3808

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Kalispell Soil Survey
USDA--Natural Resources Conservation Service
30 Lower Valley Road
Kalispell, MT 59901-7921
FAX: (406) 752-4879
Kalispell Soil Survey Staff
Name Title Phone  (406)
Calvin Sibley Project Leader 752-4731 ext. 106
Miles City MLRA Soil Survey Office
USDA--Natural Resources Conservation Service
3120 Valley Drive East
Miles City, MT 59301-5500
FAX: (406) 232-3965
Miles City MLRA Soil Survey Staff
Name Title Phone  (406)
William Drummond MLRA Soil Survey Leader 232-1945 ext. 107
Ryan Ragsdale Soil Scientist 232-1945

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Ravalli County Soil Survey
USDA--Natural Resources Conservation Service
1709 North First Street
Hamilton, MT 59840-3112
FAX: (406) 363-5011
Ravalli County Soil Survey Staff
Name Title Phone  (406)
Beth Rowley Soil Scientist 363-5010 ext. 110
Jay Skovlin Project Leader 363-5010 ext. 108
White Sulphur Springs Soil Survey
USDA--Natural Resources Conservation Service
4147 Highway 12
White Sulphur Springs, MT 59645-9509
FAX: (406) 547-3912
White Sulphur Springs Soil Survey Staff
Name Title Phone  (406)
Jay Brooker Project Leader 547-3633 ext. 108
Tamra DeCock Rangeland Management Specialist 547-3633 ext. 101
Brian Kloster Soil Scientist 547-3633 ext. 113
Ben Marshall Soil Scientist 547-3633 ext. 112

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Last Modified: 03/18/2008