Locations
Fontenelle Forest
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Camp
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Camp Logan
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Hitchcock Wetlands
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Neale
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Camp Wa-kon-da(Park here for History and Southern Uplands Trails) 402 Forest Dr. From I-80, take Hwy 75 (Kennedy Freeway) South to Chandler Road. Turn left onto Chandler. Stay on Chandler for a little over half of a mile. Turn right onto Fort Crook Road. Stay on Fort Crook Road for approx. 1 mile. Turn slightly left onto Galvin Road. Continue on Galvin Road for roughly .5 of a mile. Turn left onto Gregg Road. Stay on Gregg Road for a little over .5 of a mile. Turn right onto Bellevue Blvd. Continue for a little over .5 of a mile and turn left onto Forest Drive. Camp Wa-kon-da will be on your left. View Map |
General Contact information
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MembershipsLearn more about memberships and join or renew online. Get a Membership |
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ProgramsFor information about our classes, events, and programs, Calendar |
CareersInterested in working at Fontenelle Forest? See our current openings |
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Our team at the Forest
Directors
| Merica Whitehall Executive Director |
Dawn Jensen Director of Finance & Administration |
Kevin Hendrix Director of Development and Marketing |
| Denise Lewis Director of Raptor Recovery |
Pattarawan (Tan) Watcharaanantapong Director of Education |
Staff
| Jim Beebe Chief Ranger at Fontenelle Forest |
Dan Borgaila Facilities Supervisor |
Patrick Conner Animal Care Assistant |
| Betsy Finch Manager of Raptor Rehabilitation |
Kathy Fischer Naturalist |
Michelle Foss Manager of Stewardship & Research |
| Matt Holland School Programs Manager |
Christina Joel Development Associate |
Michaela Johnson Restoration Biologist |
| Anne Kotlik Finance Associate |
Andrew Klinkenborg Manager of Donor Relations |
Chelsy Kremin Visitor Services Assistant 2 |
| Isabella Lombardo Land Steward |
Brooke Manes Assistant Manager of Raptor Rehabilitation |
Dana Meyer Manager of Marketing and Events |
| Matt Miller Restoration Biologist |
Hannah Miller Naturalist Educator |
Reece Myers Chief Ranger of Neale Woods |
| Tim O’Hara Adult Programs Manager |
Heidi Seals Naturalist Educator |
Barb Shiffermiller Manager of Visitor Services |
| Maddy Wahl Facilities Rental Associate |
Kenneth White Raptor Care Specialist |
Carrie Nunez Raptor Rehabilitation Assistant |
| Katie Kendall Marketing Intern |
London Homer-Wambeam Marketing Intern |
PART-TIME EDUCATORS
| Kyle Anderson | Julie Carbonell | Natalie Drake (Intern) |
| Dianne Guinn | Liz Gunkelman | Tisha Johnson |
| Marcus Kubik | Shannon McKinley | Jean Neneman |
| Vanessa Nunez (Intern) | Toni Ptacek | Jessie Sevener |
| Trish Wakefield | Jake Wohlers | Deborah Woracek |
| John Bell (Intern) | Lacaya “Caya” Gurchin | Madison Hayes |
| Brett Lang |
VISITOR SERVICES ASSISTANTS
| Chelsy Kremin | Miriam Holder | Kate Optiz |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS |
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| Susan Haddix | President | Nickie Konen | President-Elect | Angela Athy | Past-President |
| Catherine Demes Maydew | Treasurer | Scott Marble | Secretary | |
DIRECTORS |
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| Dan Bolt Tom Bragg Catherine Demes Maydew Matt Ferguson Ryan Gibson Jo Giles Sarah Griger |
Matt Hardebeck Andrew Huettner Portia Kennel Kelly Mann Chris Morrow Shannon Mullen O’Keefe Don Preister |
Brittni Redding Todd Rivers Jen Rogers Hassan Shalla Ray Turkle Fred Uhe Jose Zambrano |
HONORARY TRUSTEES |
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| Stephen Kaniewski Susan and George Haddix |
Gerry and Bruce Lauritzen Marilyn Mammel |
Ann Pape Walter Scott, Jr. |
Honorary Stewards |
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| Shawn Bengtson | Charles Gifford Jeffry Green |
Neal and Debra Ratzlaff |