Locations
Fontenelle Forest
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Camp
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Camp Logan720 Camp Gifford Road From I-80, take Hwy 75 (Kennedy Freeway) South to Chandler Road. Turn left onto Chandler. Stay on Chandler approx. 1 mile until the road ends at the stop sign at Bellevue Blvd. Turn right onto Bellevue Blvd. Continue for a little over .5 of a mile and turn left onto Childs Road. Continue on Childs Road through the housing development. The road becomes Camp Gifford Road and will change into a gravel surface. After the first curve, Camp Logan Fontenelle will be on your left. Get Directions |
Wetlands(Park here for Floodplain Trails) 103 Camp Gifford Road From I-80, take Hwy 75 (Kennedy Freeway) South to Chandler Road. Turn left onto Chandler. Stay on Chandler approx. 1 mile until the road ends at the stop sign at Bellevue Blvd. Turn right onto Bellevue Blvd. Continue for a little over .5 of a mile and turn left onto Childs Road. Continue on Childs Road through the housing development. The road becomes Camp Gifford Road and will change into a gravel surface. Continue 1.5 miles on the gravel surface. Get Directions |
Neale WoodsNature Reserve14323 Edith Marie Ave. From I-80 take Hwy 75 North. Merge onto Storz Expressway towards Florence Blvd/Eppley Airfield. Take the Florence Blvd ramp and turn left at the stop sign. Florence Blvd. becomes J. Pershing Drive. Continue through the T intersection at Mormon Bridge onto River Road. From there, you will travel 2.7 miles to White Deer Lane (past NP Dodge and Hummel Park, stay to the right at the fork in the road). Turn a slight left onto White Deer Lane and left again onto Edith Marie Ave. Get Directions |
Camp Wa-Kon-Da(Park here for History & 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. Get Directions |
General Contact information
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Staff
Jim Beebe Chief Ranger at Fontenelle Forest |
Stacey Carlson Part-time Finance Associate |
Patrick Conner Animal Care Specialist |
Joy Cotton Grants Writer and Community Giving Coordinator |
Natalie Drake Outdoor Recreation Coordinator |
Kathy Fischer Raptor Program Manager |
Steven Fox Conservation Technician |
Shawna Gorman Biologist |
Bridget Hanson Marketing & Communications Assistant |
Miriam Holder Visitor Services Assistant |
Christina Joel Donor & Visitor Services Systems Coordinator |
Michaela Johnson Biologist |
Ellen Kinsey Raptor Care Specialist |
Dana Meyer Manager of Marketing and Events |
Hannah Miller Naturalist Educator |
Matt Miller Manager of Conservation |
Toni Ptacek Naturalist Educator |
Celeste Robbins Visitor Services Associate |
Jocelyn Rodrigue Facilities and Grounds Technician |
Barb Shiffermiller Manager of Visitor Services |
Eric Sundar Grounds Coordinator |
Abby Swanda Naturalist Educator |
Lauren Walker Education Program Manager |
PART-TIME EDUCATORS
Mia Dempsey | Dianne Guinn | Liz Gunkelman |
Tisha Johnson | Heather Pearson | Jessie Sevener |
Taryn Schroeder | Deborah Woracek |
PART-TIME VISITOR SERVICES ASSISTANTS
Sheila Duralia | Kathleen Jamrozy |
Summer Land Steward Interns
Bennett Amdor | Jaqueline Armas-Marin |
Summer Day Camp Counselors
Will Carnazzo | Paige Connelly | Whitney Duresky |
Sarah Johnson | Katherine Kavars |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS |
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Matt Hardebeck | President | Sarah Griger | Treasurer | Shannon Mullen O’Keefe | Past-President |
Brittni Redding | Secretary | ||
DIRECTORS |
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Dan Bolt Alyssa Borden Tom Bragg Matt Ferguson Sarah Griger Matt Hardebeck Brent Hardebeck |
Amy Henderson Andrew Huettner Janel Kaufman Sally McGill Jerry McCaw Chris Morrow |
Shannon Mullen O’Keefe Brittni Redding Todd Rynaski Hassan Shalla Ray Turkle Fred Uhe Bob Wells |
HONORARY TRUSTEES |
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Anonymous Anonymous |
Stephen Kaniewski Gerry and Bruce Lauritzen |
Susan and George Haddix Marilyn and Carl Mammel |
HONORARY STEWARDS |
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Shawn Bengtson | Dennis and Ann Christiansen | Neal and Debra Ratzlaff |