Contact Us

  • Please Note Changes to the Maine Natural Areas Program (MNAP): As of July 29, 2026, MNAP staff and corresponding responsibilities have been transferred from the Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (DACF) to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW). MNAP is now the Ecology Group within MDIFW’s Wildlife Diversity Section. This webpage remains temporarily available on the DACF website.

    Until further notice, please continue to submit project review requests separately to the respective Environmental Review Programs (IFWEnvironmentalreview@maine.gov for fish and wildlife reviews, and/or maine.nap@maine.gov email for rare plant/natural community concerns), and you will continue to receive separate comments from the MDIFW Environmental Review Program and MNAP (now Ecology Group) as the merger of the two programs unfolds.

  • Mailing address: 177 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0177

  • Phone: 207-287-8048
    FAX: 207-287-7548
    E-mail: maine.nap@maine.gov

Staff

Name Position Responsibilities E-mail
Kristen Puryear Chief Ecologist Wetland ecology, habitat restoration, landowner technical assistance, coastal resilience and monitoring, ecological inventory and monitoring, natural community classification kristen.puryear@maine.gov
Eric Doucette State Botanist Rare plants, aquatic biodiversity, ecological inventory and monitoring eric.doucette@maine.gov
Chris Reidy Forest Ecologist Ecological inventory and Ecological Reserve monitoring, landowner outreach, public forest lands management chris.reidy@maine.gov
Chad Hammer Invasive Plant Biologist Invasive plant outreach and monitoring chad.hammer@maine.gov, invasives.mnap@maine.gov
Abby Stepanauskas Senior Ecologist Ecological inventory and monitoring, landowner outreach, database management, GIS analysis abby.stepanauskas@maine.gov